Because I don’t have enough cookies to bake in December, this year I decided to do The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, thanks to some encouragement from my blogging friends Meg and Heather. The concept is simple: sign up, receive three names and addresses, bake three dozen of the same cookies, and ship out a......
Too soon to start thinking about Christmas cookies? Not on Planet Byn! I just can’t help it! Things get so crazy in December that there’s no time for recipe testing, so I thought I would try out a few new cookies whenever I have a minute over the next couple of months. Last Sunday gave......
It was my absolute pleasure to help out my friend Aoife with her sister’s bridal shower treats last month, because I love her family so much, and also because showers are often where baking and crafts collide. An additional little challenge was that all of the food for the shower had to be gluten- free and......
As an individual who goes rhubarb crazy every Spring, I find it so endearing when I come across someone who doesn’t even know what it is. I love trying to explain the flavour, and how it looks like celery, and how it’s actually a vegetable, and how it’s BFFs with strawberries. This happened in my......
Here’s the final treat I mixed up for my low-key day of Cinco De Mayo treats: a spicy chocolate chocolate chip cookie with cayenne and cinnamon. I saw this recipe in my Mom’s Chatelaine and thought I would give it a try; it’s from the Tacofino Food Truck, operating out of Tofino, BC. The......
It’s Spring! Yay! I’m currently waiting for rhubarb to show up at the farmer’s market near my house, and rejoicing in the knowledge that fresh, local, delicious strawberries are only about a month away. I also busted out a neon coral blazer at work last week, wore open-toed shoes this week, and completed my annual......
I’m currently at the tail end (I hope) of a cold that has now robbed me of my sense of taste. This is the worst part of having a cold for me. I start pondering all kinds of crazy things, like what if I lost my tastebuds PERMANENTLY? Will I ever get BETTER? Is......
Obviously this Bacon Mission was a mission in two parts for me, as I had to try to incorporate it into some form of baked good. I’ve made Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies twice in the past without success. For the first batch I roasted the bacon in the oven, and didn’t like how it was......
Welcome to The 3rd Annual Champagne & Cookies Christmas Party recap! This year was basically an even split between treats I’ve made before that I know are delicious, and some risks that didn’t really work out as expected. Nevertheless, it was great night of food and friends, and a reminder to slow down and chill......
The classic version of this blossom-style cookie is a peanut butter cookie with a chocolate Hershey Kiss in the middle. For some unknown reason, I haven’t made those cookies in about 8 years (I remember bringing them to my brother and sister-in-law’s Christmas party pre-nephew) but *SPOILER ALERT* they are currently chilling in my freezer......