Last week’s Gastropost Mission was all about comfort food. I felt like I didn’t even know where to begin! I knew I had to break this mission down into two manageable parts: dinner and dessert. Part I: Dinner. There were so many meals that tap danced through my mind as I was brainstorming what I......
*Deep breath* Here we go. It goes without saying that Smitten Kitchen is my favourite food blog. It’s one of the first ones I found back in 2008 when Danielle introduced me to the whole world of food blogging, and it was love at first bite. I can’t really remember what the first recipe I......
It’s that time again! Danielle and I have baked another 25 recipes from the Joy the Baker cookbook, and here’s our summary of the 3rd quarter. Recipes Baked Total: 25 (Danielle – 13 / Robyn – 12) *This took from August 22nd – October 25th, just over two months, for our quickest quarter yet! Baked......
When the Gastropost Mission was released last week, I kind of thought something was up. Cookies in November? I thought maybe they just didn’t know that on Planet Byn and most other places, it’s all cookie everything, all day, everyday, but not until December! Things became a little more clear later in the week when......
Okay! I lied! I am already thinking about Christmas cookies! I can’t help it! Yesterday I sent out a Save the Date email for Champagne & Cookies III! And Kristine just emailed me that the holiday drinks are back at Starbucks! Speaking of Starbucks (smooth transition), remember way back when I ripped off their Pumpkin......
Yesterday I saw a Christmas commercial for Pot of Gold. Attention Hershey Canada: Please let us all enjoy our Halloween candy in peace before you bombard us with holiday propaganda. And Pot of Gold is so gross you guys! At least it could have been a commercial for the Festive Special or something! Anyway, I’m......
When these scones were posted on Smitten Kitchen two years ago, my interest level was at about ‘medium-low’ even though Deb described them as “October on a parchment-lined baking sheet”. I’ve never really understood the whole apple/cheese combo, but with some white cheddar in the fridge and some Honeycrisps on the counter, I thought I......
Birthday treat week concludes with these peanut butter/Butterfinger/chocolate chip cookies I made to share with my friend Weedy. Of course, I had to taste test a few before I passed them on. Let’s just say she’s lucky she got any, because it was very hard to stop eating these! Raw or baked, cookie dough is......
I’m still trying to figure out my new co-workers. I’ve definitely been easing them into what life is like when you have me in the office. So far, the treats I’ve brought in have been pretty traditional, nothing too crazy (i.e. Trail Mix Cookies, Zucchini Cake, Pumpkin Streusel Bundt Cake). No cookie dough concoctions or......
Whenever my birthday falls on a weekday, I take the day off. I’ve been doing this for a while, but now thanks to Tom Haverford, this day is now known as Treat Yo Self Day. Instead of fragrances, mimosas and fine leather goods, this year I treated myself to a pedicure and a facial, where......