As if I would let a pandemic stop me from making myself a birthday cake! I look forward to this all year, and I didn’t care that I had nowhere to bring the leftovers. I also knew exactly what I wanted to make myself this year. I was a little bit burnt out on layer......
I had a nice little YEASTER streak going where I worked on a babka project on Good Friday for the last couple years. This year I switched to a Hot Cross Bun project, and true to 2020 form, it was a disaster. I took a break from yeast after that. When Sally posted this Apple......
No one in my family likes pumpkin pie except my Mom and Dad, and since it was just the three of us for Thanksgiving this year, I decided to make it for them. But not just any pumpkin pie! I reverse engineered this creation from Cake & Loaf‘s Thanksgiving menu that I kept seeing on......
I had a small Thanksgiving dinner with my parents this year, and made half-batches of my two favourite sides: Mashed Potatoes & Stuffing. I usually make one more side dish with sweet potatoes or butternut squash, and so with a smaller number of test subjects this year, I auditioned a new recipe combining both: Root Vegetable......
Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday, but let’s be honest, this year it’s just going to be weird. Instead of dwelling on it, I decided to focus my energy on the food, and scaling down all my must-have dishes for our small celebration of three (me + my parents). So it’s the perfect time to document......
I kept myself busy with baking and canning projects in September which was a nice distraction from everything else going on in this dumpster fire of world right now. Here’s the scoop: My favourite twins turned 1 this month! While COVID robbed me of the joy of attending their birthday party, I was still there in......
I’m really excited to finally put this recipe in the spotlight today! This is the chocolate cake recipe that I’ve been using exclusively for at least the last five years, and it’s definitely time to document it and elevate it to MY FAVOURITE status. There are two primary reasons why this is the best and most......
Ontario peaches were so good this year! I was so excited, because last year they were definitely sub-par (at least the ones I bought). This Summer they were perfectly sweet, juicy and flavourful. I ate chopped peaches with yogurt and granola for my breakfast for about three weeks straight, and it was terrific. The only......
I wasn’t a fan of Potato Salad for most of my life. My Mom made hers with potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and celery, all tossed in Miracle Whip. It led to a lifelong aversion to hard-boiled eggs (still going strong!) and a severe distrust of mayo in all forms, because I never knew the difference between......
Dare I say August almost felt like a normal Summer month? I ate tons of fresh tomatoes and peaches, had a few pool days, and soaked up as much sun as possible. I blogged a lot too, but here’s a short recap of what else was happening: My beloved Aunt Mary celebrated her 80th birthday......