April 2014

April on Planet Byn

April 30, 2014 Monthly Recaps
Easter Treats

I feel like everyone was slowly coming out of hibernation this month, and all of a sudden April was packed with stuff to do. I’ve already written about a few things (YEASTER, Gastropost’s 100th Mission Party, Easter) but here are a few more foodie related activities I got up to: I went to Spadina Museum […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Classic Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

April 27, 2014 Baked Sunday Mornings
Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Almost eight years ago, I made my brother and sister-in-law’s wedding cake (you can read about that little adventure here). It was carrot cake, and I haven’t eaten it or made it since! The recipe I used was from Anna Olson, and it’s perfect. It’s dense and hydrated and has pineapple in it as well. […]

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S’mores Ice Cream {Gastropost Mission #100}

April 26, 2014 Frozen
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This week was Gastropost’s 100th Mission, and to celebrate, we got to create our own mission! I was thinking back to the first few Missions I did back in the summer of 2012, and of course when my thoughts turn to summer treats, that means only one thing to me: S’MORES! For my S’mores mission […]

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Dulce de Leche Rolls + a YEASTER celebration

April 21, 2014 Bread
Yeaster

I hope everyone had a great Easter yesterday! I had my parents over for a feast of Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf, Mac & Cheese, Twice-Baked Potatoes and a big green salad. This is what happens when you make your Mom watch The Pioneer Woman with you everyday when you’re on vacation! Everything was delicious and it […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Cinnamon Chocolate Soufflés

April 13, 2014 Baked Sunday Mornings
Cinnamon Chocolate Souffle

This is the second Baked Sunday Morning in a row where I was nervous about the recipe. I’ve never made a soufflé before, and actually now that I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one before either. The only thing I knew was that they’re notorious for deflating or sinking if you’ve […]

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My Favourite Buttermilk Pancakes

April 11, 2014 Breakfast
My Favourite Buttermilk Pancakes

When I was growing up, pancakes weren’t a frequent breakfast option in our house, but when we did have them, they always came out of a box (sorry Mom!). I legitimately did not realize you could make pancakes without the box mix until I was like 23 and saw Christine Cushing make them on the […]

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Thai Peanut Quinoa Bowl

April 8, 2014 Chicken & Turkey
Thai Peanut Quinoa Bowl

I’ve been posting a lot of dinner recipes lately, and I love it. I’m on a hot streak of kitchen hits and I have to document them here or I totally forget about them. I’ve actually made this TWICE in the past two months, which may not seem like a big deal, but to me […]

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Snickers Brownie Bites

April 4, 2014 Brownies & Blondies
Snickers Brownie Bites

I’m very emotionally invested in the birthdays of my co-workers. If I know it’s your birthday, and you’re in the office, there will be treats on your special day. I don’t care if you won’t tell me the actual day (I celebrate birthmonths too), or don’t want to disclose your age (irrelevant to birthday treats) […]

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Mushroom Stroganoff

April 2, 2014 Dinner
Mushroom Stroganoff

Updated with a new picture January 12, 2017 As soon as the weather warms up, all thoughts of cozy comfort food will be lost. It’ll be all about green things and fresh vegetables and the annual tradition of trying to convince myself I like asparagus. So I’m logging this here for the Fall 2014 Byn, […]

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