Beatrice
Have you ever been scrolling through your social media feed and stopped dead in your tracks? That was me last week. I saw a picture of the most elegant butter cookies I had ever laid eyes on. They were simple, golden-edged, and pressed on top of each was a single, perfect, blush-pink cherry blossom. It looked like spring had been captured in a single bite.
Lucas
Have you ever scrolled through pictures of spring desserts from Japan and stopped in your tracks? Delicately pink, impossibly perfect cherry blossoms, pressed into the surface of a butter cookie or suspended in a shimmering jelly. It’s pure art. But how do you get from a flower on a tree to a beautiful, edible decoration? The secret isn’t just picking a blossom from the garden; it’s a beautiful, time-honored process of preservation.