When you invite people over at 5am to watch the Royal Wedding, you better provide some good eats to make the visit worthwhile. Yes, I am one of those people who booked April 29th off work way back in November when Prince William & Kate’s wedding date was announced. My Mom, her friend Janet, and......
As soon as I saw these cookies on Joy the Baker, I knew I would make them for the gluten-free ladies in my life. I’m not a huge fan of lemon in desserts (I’m a chocolate / butterscotch /peanut butter girl through and through), but something about citrus just makes it perfect for Spring. It......
Updated with a new picture April 4, 2014 As the E! Fashion Police panel would say, I’m so on trend with these cookies right now. In January they popped up on Picky Palate, and have been all over the place since....
To celebrate the holidays, I had a little party the weekend before Christmas, and spent the month of December obsessed with my Cookie List, and which recipes would make the cut. This was extremely difficult as all the food blogs kept posting new recipes I wanted to try. I also had some favourites from last year......
I have strong views on certain baking related topics, and thank goodness I have this blog now, because I can rant about them as much as I want. So I have issues with the whole Red Velvet thing. This is mostly under the influence of my real-life friend Danielle, and my pretend friend Deb, and I......
When Christmas rolls around, I only have one thing on my mind when it comes to treats. Well, technically two: Chocolate + Mint. I feel that this is a love or loathe situation, and I am firmly in the love camp. Something about the crisp, fresh flavour of mint is just perfect match for cold days......
Nicole is spending Christmas far, far away from home this year, as she’s going to Cambodia for the organization she volunteers with. For some reason, it only *just* dawned on her that she’ll be missing out on all types of Christmas activities, and she was feeling a little forlorn. Last year we did it up right cooking......
Updated with a new picture January 13, 2021 2010 will probably go down as the summer of the Pretzel M&M. I am absolutely obsessed with them. A tiny, crunchy, salty sphere of pretzel covered in chocolate and a candy shell. Amazing. I first saw an ad for them in a magazine, but thought they would take a......
In his 5 short years, Johnny Mac has been obsessed with a variety of things, including, but not limited to, ladybugs, Curious George, gorillas, and other jungle animals of all kinds (“Auntie O-byn, did you know orangutans are the largest tree living mammals in the WORLD?”). But this year, he is obsessed with Star Wars. And for......
Okay, so it appears I have more of a baking blog backlog than I thought! I’m on the case, and first up, a quick post about my second try at sugar cookies with royal icing. I made these for my niece Amy’s second birthday party, using the same recipe and steps as my first try on......