How do you organize the recipes you want to make? I would say I’m a bit of a hot mess in the area. I have a folder of favourites on my work computer (categories: Dinner, Treats, Breakfast, BBQ, Other Stuff), another system on my personal computer at home (categories: Treats, Pioneer Woman), a huge stack......
The human garbage disposal has left the building! Yes, it’s true, my co-worker Barry – the bottomless pit/treat monster – has moved on to another company. Luckily he’s only going to be about two blocks away, but still, it’s sad to see him go. In honour of his last week, I thought it would be fitting......
Growing up, I never really realized that granola bars were supposed to be healthy. The ones I usually had in my lunch bag were those old ones that I think were called “Dips”, and let’s be honest, were basically a chocolate bar. I remember my favourite one had caramel inside and was covered in chocolate. (Oh......
When we last left off, I was on the cusp of blondie greatness, but had to stop baking as the Throwdown was quickly approaching. Erin arrived with her submission – Milk Chocolate Nougat Blondies – and I admitted right away they were way cuter than any of my batches. Her original recipe called for a drizzle of......
Okay, this is going to be a long one, so you just have to stick with me here. I promise the end result is the quickest, easiest, one-bowl treat yet to appear on Planet Byn, so you have to just power through. Last week, my former co-worker and friend Erin was e-mailing me about some......
Way back in the summer of 2003, I went to Ottawa to visit my friend Kathleen for her birthday. Kathleen comes from a huge family on her dad’s side – 18 brothers and sisters – and the weekend I was visiting, there was also a family reunion happening. Katy mentioned that there were a couple of cousins......
In my office, people go bonkers for free food. There’s a certain group of people who will actually loiter outside conference rooms, waiting to pounce on leftovers from catered meetings. We’re talking soggy sandwiches from the deli downstairs, disgusting pasta salads, fruit picked over until there’s only honeydew melon left, and cookies that taste like......
The Golden Globe Awards are my version of Superbowl Sunday. They are clearly the best awards show because they cover movies and TV shows, and you have a lot of drunk celebs in attendance (“Who’s Natalie?!?!”). Kristine, Nicole and I have been watching together for the past few years, because it’s no fun to yell at the TV......