Let yourself eat cake 🍰

Hi friends,

An inspired post this week reminded me we can rage and still eat cake. Forever existing in the duality of doom scroll inducing news and moments of joy. We can linger in grief and appreciate quiet, delicious comfort. We contain multitudes and resilience lies in fiercely celebrating existence in an uncommon era. Whether that’s with fat dessert slices, dinner with friends, indulgent morning beverages, or otherwise, find time for culinary contrasts amidst the turbulence.

And stay resolute. As we march for change, protect our neighbors + friends–we mark this moment in constancy, steadfastness, and yes, in cake.

Yours in solidarity and like never before–

Stay hungry,
Hawnuh Lee | Founder, Closed Loop Cooking

No-bake strawberry mousse cake.

What’s cooking?

Highly recommend this revolution-worthy no-bake (vegan + gluten free) strawberry mousse cake. An exploration in berries and coconut cream with plant-based agar agar setting a divine texture. You can bake along with me or watch things come together live on air on my latest edition of K2 afternoon live.

The dish

• Kicking of berry girl summer and reminding you of all these ways you can use up those strawberry tops!

• Let’s eat cake.

• Love the community aspect of this traveling table.

• Resources for mobilizing community care.

• ICE raids are a climate issue.

• Might need to travel east for this summer of food forests tour in NYC.

• And still cheersing NY for compulsory compost regulations.

• Wish I could join for this Food 52 panel on food + career 6/24.

• In pantry envy content…

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