Happy New Years Eve…I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to ring in the New Year filled with hope for what’s ahead. I know I’m excited and curious to see what 2014 will bring…in the early plans are a short-term move to Ontario and a makeover for the blog, but it’s […]
Archives for December 2013
Merry Christmas – and my Christmas baking (wish)list
I love everything about Christmas. The weather, the decorations, the stocking stuffing, the season-specific baking, and, above all, the celebration of Jesus humbling himself, becoming man in his most helpless state, a newborn baby. Whether Dec. 25 is actually the day of his historical birth or not matters little – it’s an event that […]
Pomegranate Bliss Cookies
Cranberry Bliss Bars are everywhere this time of year, and I tried my first ever actual Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar a couple weeks ago. It was blissful. Last year I made Cranberry Bliss Cookies and Chocolate Cranberry Bliss Cookies, and both were a big hit and I’ve made them many times since. This is a […]
Honey Garlic Chicken Stirfry
It’s been 5 days since my wisdom teeth came out, and I have to say it was anti-climactic. I’m sure a lot of the credit for that goes to my fantastic dental surgeon, but my preparations for several days holed up in bed certainly did not come to fruition. I should have known my control […]
Monday Moments
Uh oh, this looks like trouble. Whatcha got there, buddy? *Hits the floor* She’ll never notice me down here… AHA, right into the trap laid by Snuggly Security. Another successful interception of the elusive snack smuggling ring.
My Favourite Chocolate Chip Cookie
If you follow me on Facebook (you should – I would love to hit 1000 fans by Christmas!), you already know I got my wisdom teeth out on Wednesday. I was only wise enough to grow three, thankfully, so this was no 4-wisdom-teeth-story: The missing wisdom tooth was one of the pesky bottom ones, so […]
Party Appetizer Round-Up
Tis the season for one of my favourite things: appies for dinner! I love parties packed with appetizers in every corner, with so many things to choose from and the absolute need to sample each and every option. You don’t need to eat dinner before these sorts of parties, that would be a waste of […]
Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
Guys, I feel like you’ve been holding out on me. Why has no one been shoving baked oatmeal recipes into my hands, insisting I add it to my breakfast routine regardless of childhood oatmeal trauma? Baked oatmeal is the bomb, and that’s not something I say, like….ever. I love the endless possible flavour variations once […]
Monday Moments
We hauled out the Christmas décor this past week, and with a rare cold front and light snowfall the day we decorated, it couldn’t have been more perfect. I was, quite frankly, too tired to go all out this year so I decided to forego any greenery besides the tree and one piece of garland […]
A Canadian Christmas Tradition: Tourtière Recipe
It’s Saturday, but we’re not talking sweets today – if you need a sweet fix, check out the recent Chocolate Pomegranate Bark or less recent Forget Me Cookies – both are close to my sweet-loving heart :) Today’s savoury recipe is a part of the Canadian Food Experience Project, a movement spearheaded by the most […]
Whole Wheat Raspberry Waffles
Remember last year Carl bought me a waffle maker for Mother’s Day? It may be the best gift I’ve ever received, because, thanks to it, I’ve eaten many a delicious waffle but still don’t even know how to operate the thing. Carl took on full waffle-making responsibility when he brought home the waffle maker and […]
First on the First: Homemade Candy Canes
Have you ever watched expert sugar artists on the food network? I have, on occasion, and I am completely floored by the delicate, whisper-thin creations they are able to make out of sugar. They also don’t stop telling you the whole time how extremely fragile everything is, and how the slightest heavy breathing could shatter […]