first week of april // cardamom orange yogurt cake

today you could:
go to work and even still! open some windows, make some coffee, feel the weight of a stone in your hand, shake out the sheets of your bed, paint something with bold and irregular stripes.

this week saw:
the acquisition of a giant plant for our bedroom. welcome, monstera deliciosa.
a first spring walk through red hook.
this cardamom and orange yogurt cake*
nighttime rehearsals in the financial district. (stony and damp outside, brightly lit and filled with freshly cut wood inside. elements of nature even at the epicenter of capitalism and commerce, ascend the subway stairs and see a freedom tower in the waltzing fog.)

and I learned this word: archipelago. an expanse of water with many scattered islands, or a group or scattering of similar things. like a crowded street. arched ceilings pelicans flying long long ago.

*cardamom orange yogurt cake 

ever so slightly adapted from this recipe. (made mostly because I had all of these ingredients already, which absolutely never happens.)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp kosher salt
1 1/2 tsp cardamom
1 1/2 tsp orange zest
1 cup of sugar
3/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup olive oil
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract



:: preheat oven to 350

:: butter and flour a standard loaf pan. tap out excess flour.

:: whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cardamom in a medium bowl.

:: rub the orange zest into the sugar with your fingers, then mix well with yogurt, olive oil, eggs and
   vanilla in a large bowl.

:: gently fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients. mix until just combined.

:: pour into loaf pan and place on a rack in the middle of the oven. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until
  the top is lightly browned and a cake tester comes out clean.





ps. if you're interested, check out our apartment tour on Scissors and Sage this week!