Continuing on with my retro party snacks, here’s another thing that reminds me of Christmas holidays when I was a kid. For whatever reason, my Mom would only buy chip dip* at Christmas time. That thick, stinky (in a good way) tub of onion dip would get peeled open and devoured with a bag of......
I’m extremely devoted to my Bits & Bites recipe; it’s one of my most nostalgic recipes that reminds me of being a kid at Christmas time. When I wrote that post in 2020 (one of my last pre-pandemic posts!) I mentioned how Deb had a fancy version on Smitten Kitchen, but I wasn’t ready to......
November is normally a pretty chill month for me (pandemic or not), but this year there were so many fun things going on! I also went to two restaurants that I’ve been thinking about for YEARS: Lydia and I went to see Mean Girls: The Musical and had dinner at Byblos beforehand. I’ve been once before (for......
Smitten Kitchen has a new cookbook out, and I’ve been counting down the days to both its delivery AND Deb’s book tour stop in Toronto. It’s now tradition! You can read about her first book tour in 2012 here, and her second tour in 2017 here. This time Kristine came with me, as well as......
I absolutely adore Molly Yeh, and have a series recording set up on my PVR for Girl Meets Farm so I never miss an episode. HOWEVER, it’s pretty rare that I make any of the recipes I actually see on the show, since Molly is routinely doing things like handmaking fresh pasta for homemade ravioli,......
Like I mentioned in my October recap, for some reason I had a vision of a Halloween cookie platter stuck in my head for the whole month. I made it a reality, and brought everything to work for some happy sugar rushes (and crashes). The first two cookies were some of my faves “Halloween-ized” –......
I always love October, and this year was no exception! Lots of cooking, another concert and I even left the country! More on that below: My work bestie Jess requested a Drake on Cake for her birthday, so I had so much fun planning it out and bringing it to life for her! She loves......
I’m not quite sure how 2022 turned into the year of the Jelly Roll Cake on Planet Byn, but here we are. First up was this Lemon Roll Cake, filled with Raspberry Whipped Cream that I re-made for Easter. Next up was a Banana Bread Roll Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Filling from Smitten Kitchen......
After a couple of years of non-cake birthday cakes, this year I made myself two! First up is this Funfetti Coffee Cake. Funfetti is one of my main birthday food groups, and I’ve had this recipe pinned for ages, so it was finally time to make it! This is a lovely, hydrated, sour cream-based cake......
After many years of blogging, I finally have go-to recipes nailed down for all my favourite things I like to make at Thanksgiving. This year, I realized it would be handy to have links gathered in one post for easy planning and grocery list making! Here they are: Stuffing Mashed Potatoes Root Vegetable Crumble Cranberry......