April 2010

Gluten-Free Care Package

April 29, 2010 Brownies & Blondies

Three of my favourite sisters are in need of a little TLC these days. All three eat gluten-free, so I baked up some treats last weekend for a care package. I’ve been experimenting with gluten-free baking for a couple years and had my fair share of disasters before discovering the Chocolate Chip Meringues on SK […]

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Guest Blogger: Brooke’s Peanut Satay Dragon Bowl

April 28, 2010 Chicken & Turkey

On my last trip to Calgary, Brooke, Danielle and I had an amazing dinner at The Coup. Similar to Fresh in Toronto, The Coup is a vegetarian restaurant focusing on local, whole and organic foods. Brooke just sent me their cookbook in the mail, as well as an e-mail/guest blog post on this dinner that she […]

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70th Birthday Cake

April 24, 2010 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing

Last month Nicole and her mom threw a birthday bash in honour of her dad’s 70th birthday. I was in charge of dessert and make a triple layer vanilla cake frosted with vanilla buttercream, as well as some lemon squares. Nicole made all the food (I helped a little by rolling some triangles), and she […]

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Snickerdoodles

April 19, 2010 Cookies

There’s something about Snickerdoodles that I just don’t like, but I can’t put my finger on it. The lack of chocolate maybe? Too much cinnamon? In any event, they are my brother’s favourite cookie, so I made a half batch to bring over last month for his birthday. Why half batch, you ask? Joel’s request […]

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Key Lime Tart

April 9, 2010 Pies, Tarts & Pudding

Here’s Easter Dessert #2, which would have saved the day if I couldn’t find a store that was open on Easter morning. I had all the ingredients at home because I was going to make this sometime in March but ended up doing something else. This recipe comes from the blog Patent and the Pantry, which […]

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Coconut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

April 7, 2010 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing

When I collapsed into bed last Saturday night after getting in late from the airport, my last thoughts before I fell asleep were of the Coconut Cupcakes I was planning to make for Easter dessert. I figured I would get up early, hit the grocery store, and have lots of time to bake and […]

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Guest Blogger: Lydia’s ‘Mother of a 3 month old’ Brownies

April 2, 2010 Brownies & Blondies

While I’m in Florida, Lydia has been busy “baking” Easter treats at home. She sent me this picture, and I asked her to write a guest blog post. Here’s what she had to say: Not sure if I’m blog worthy…they are called… Mother of a 3 month old Brownies Buy 2 bite brownies Buy vanilla frosting […]

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