It has traditionally been a source of irritation to me that once our Canadian Thanksgiving is finished in October, all the American blogs start talking about their Thanksgiving plans, which makes me very jealous. Since I have a dining room table now, I decided to have an American Thanksgiving Potluck a.k.a. Friendsgiving Feast! (Yes, a......

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......

Last week the boys from Baked came to Toronto and did a brownie demo and book signing at the Williams-Sonoma in Yorkdale. I found out about the event on Twitter after Matt asked for Toronto bakery recommendations (I suggested Wanda’s Pie in the Sky in Kensington), and I knew a foodie fangirl such as myself......

Caramel makes me nervous because of a few bad experiences in my baking past, where things that were supposed to be gooey and chewy ended up with the consistency of something you could break a tooth on. Armed with a candy thermometer and healthy dose of patience, I made these last weekend as a Halloween......

I made these cupcakes for Kristine to take to her friend’s bachelorette party last weekend. I got a call on my way to the movies asking if they were nut-free; I said there weren’t nuts in them, but I couldn’t guarantee anything. Apparently they were so good, one of the girls risked an allergic reaction......