In what seems to be a continuing theme of vegetables and cheese wrapped in pastry, here we have Spanakopita, which consists of a savory filling of spinach and feta, wrapped in phyllo dough. This is a greek speciality that you’ve no doubt had as an appetizer on the Danforth, but the filling is really easy to pull together.......
Updated with a new picture February 2, 2014 Yesterday I brought some leftover shortbread cookies into work, as they were taking up valuable real estate in my freezer. Seriously, most people just groaned and walked right by. Happy New Year! Time to detox! I feel like we’re bombarded with this message as soon as the......
On Planet Byn, NYE is just another night to relax and stay in or go to the movies, and of course, cook. This year I pulled some pork, mixed up some slaw, and had a couple of my girls over to hang out. Kristine leaves for the Philippines in a week, and she is super......
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......
Last week I had a few co-workers over for a little Holiday get-together. Barry, Jill, Rebecca, Shane & Paulette came over after work to check out my new place, eat some snacks and treats and gossip about work. Since Jill eats gluten-free, I did a little advance planning to make sure everything would be wheat-free, as......
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......
Technically these treats are called Buckeyes, but since I can almost guarantee no one around here is up on candy terminology that originated in Ohio, I’m taking some liberties with the name. This recipe comes from Baked Explorations, and was also featured on Smitten Kitchen. Both sources talk about why you only partially dip the......
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......
We are well into Christmas cookie obsession here at Casa Byn, and when I say we, I mean me, my blogs, and Danielle via Google Video Chat. First though, a quick post about some cute mini White Chocolate Blondies I made for Tatiana’s daughter’s 1st Birthday party last month. Tatiana calls these ‘mini muffins’ and......