If I’m posting a savoury recipe in the Summer, you know it must be a good one. When the weather gets hot, I don’t actually cook; it’s more like I chop things and assemble them on a plate (this is my forever fave). However, after finding a recipe on Bon Appetit for the Spicy Fusilli......
Once again, my baking whims this month were dictated by my Planet Byn calendar that Danielle made for me. The whole month of June I was staring at a picture of The New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies and I couldn’t get them out of my mind. I decided it was time to tackle one......
I consider myself to be very against any pairing of fruit and chocolate. Orange + chocolate = repulsive. Raspberry sauce pooled underneath or drizzled across a molten chocolate cake? Nope. Chocolate covered raisins? Oh, hell no. The only exception I make to this rule is a chocolate dipped strawberry, which I do find quite tasty.......
I first made this pie six years ago to bring to a BBQ at my friend Libby’s house, and have been thinking about it every summer since! I finally re-made it to bring to another BBQ with my friends Krishna & Weedy, using freshly picked strawberries from Stonehaven Farms. It was both the best looking......
June started off with my quick trip to LA, and followed up by the pure joy of a Raptors Championship and lots more fun! Here’s what was going on: After walking by it every weekday for the past couple of years, I finally went to the Union Summer Market with my friend Krishna. It’s a......
Here’s another recipe from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking that I’ve never made before! This is a pretty straightforward muffin recipe, with a couple of extra steps involved to zest/juice an orange and grind some almonds in the food processor. I ended up being really surprised by these; they’re super fresh and light for summer.......
The last time I went to LA it was 2005. Food blogs didn’t exist, and I didn’t even have a digital camera. I don’t really remember much about what Kristine and I ate on that trip, with the exception of multiple trips to Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for Ice Blendeds. This time around, I......
I truly thought it would be a rhubarb-less year here on Planet Byn. Last year, without any new inspiration, I re-made a couple of my favourite recipes from the archives: Lemon Rhubarb Bundt Cake and Strawberry Rhubarb Tart with Brown Butter Crumble. So I thought I might just skip the whole thing this year, but......
I first made these fudgesicles all the way back in 2010! But in the spirit of Summer and Baked Sunday Mornings, I gave them another shot this week. This is a basically a frozen pudding pop, with the addition of some espresso powder. I was curious to see what would happen if I substituted the......
Last week I took my first true vacation since starting my (not-so) new job last Fall. I went to LA for a quick visit to see my friends Christine & Daryl (lots more on that soon!) and then was back home in time for a super fun charity event with my co-workers, Games 3 and......