Category: Saffron & Scarlett: The Parties
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An Ode To Cake and the Reveal of Versailles
This is a photo of Scarlett’s Versailles, an edible version of the iconic French palace. This cake is an ode to the last fourteen years of my annual cake creation for my daughters, Saffron and Scarlett. Like a child’s doll-house, we constructed this as a cross-section of the palace, surrounded by the golden royal fence,…
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Dessert with a Twist
Hi everybody, I know some of you from far and wide have been waiting to hear a bit of news about Scarlett’s bat mitzvah. I tantalized you by posting some pictures of our reconnaissance trip in Versailles earlier this year. Many of you know that I pour my heart and soul into the creation of…
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Down to the Hue of Blue: Saffron and Scarlett’s Mexico Party
Happy 2017! My intention was to share the world of my parties with you. In between managing my Ooh La La Business and being a mom, they don’t seem to be coming out as quickly as I had hoped. But it’s January and I am back to writing and I am so excited to share…
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Saffron’s Bat Mitzvah Part II
In my last blog, I started describing my daughter Saffron’s bat mitzvah and how it was so linked to the precious spice. But I realised I haven’t told you how I came to name her Saffron in the first place. You know how some things in life happen back to front? Well, I knew my daughter’s…
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Saffron’s Bat Mitzvah Part I
Now that you’ve got a little background about my passion for life-changing parties, you will understand why I was a little intimidated when my daughter’s bat mitzvah approached. How was her bat mitzvah going to stand out from her birthday party? After a lot of sleepless nights, of toiling over what we were going to…
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Parties with No Apologies
In celebration of my daughters’ lives and birthdays, I have dedicated myself to creating extraordinary birthday parties for them. When my daughter, Saffron, was five months old, I was involved in an armed robbery while she was sleeping. For those of you who don’t live here, South Africa is such a beautiful and dynamic country with…
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