December 2019

Photo from Top Chef Canada’s Facebook Page Hi friends! Here we go for Episode 4! I promise to keep an open mind about Dale! Off the top, we see you-know-who questioning why he was in the bottom last week (of course). Dustin is sad to see Steve go (me too!) and wants to get back to what he […]

November 21, 2018 Muffins & Scones I did not have my act together when it came to PUMPKIN SZN this year. I was busy, and not organized, and then it seemed like all of a sudden Christmas Cookie planning time was here, and pumpkin had to step out of the way! I did crack open a […]

May 22, 2011 Cookies   Howdy y’all! Welcome to my first Baked Sunday Morning! This is an online baking group that is working through Baked Explorations one recipe at a time. You guys have already seen and probably eaten a few things from this book: Sweet & Salty Brownies, Red Velvet Whoopie Pies, and Chocolate Mint Thumbprints.  I thought jumping into […]

May 2, 2011 Top Chef Canada Hi friends! Here we go for Episode 4! I promise to keep an open mind about Dale!   Off the top, we see you-know-who questioning why he was in the bottom last week (of course). Dustin is sad to see Steve go (me too!) and wants to get back to what he […]

October 24, 2017 Muffins & Scones I know there’s no topic more boring than the weather, but it’s really messing up my baking vibes this Fall. This should be the time of year where crisp, cool breezes are coming through my open windows, a pumpkin-scented candle is burning, and I’m happily in the kitchen baking […]

May 2, 2011 Breakfast When you invite people over at 5am to watch the Royal Wedding, you better provide some good eats to make the visit worthwhile. Yes, I am one of those people who booked April 29th off work way back in November when Prince William & Kate’s wedding date was announced. My Mom, […]

May 12, 2011 Beef & Pork   Last week I was chatting with my co-worker who moved to Toronto from Mexico a few years ago. I excitedly asked about her Cinco de Mayo plans and was humourlessly informed that it is not celebrated in Mexico and is basically a pointless holiday. Okay then! Since I will latch […]

I didn’t make anything new for Easter dessert, but I thought it was worth a quick post to recap my little changes to this Butterscotch Cream Pie. Instead of the pastry crust I used on the first version, this time I used a graham cracker crust, which held up nicely, and didn’t get soggy like my first […]

May 2, 2011 Breakfast When you invite people over at 5am to watch the Royal Wedding, you better provide some good eats to make the visit worthwhile. Yes, I am one of those people who booked April 29th off work way back in November when Prince William & Kate’s wedding date was announced. My Mom, […]

April 12, 2011 Top Chef Canada   As I explained back in August when I went to Tom Colicchio’s ‘wichcraft, I have a bit of a pop culture blind spot when it comes to Top Chef. I watched a bit of Season 7 in the Fall, although I missed more episodes than I watched. So when the […]

June 21, 2011 Top Chef Canada It’s crunch time, friends! Down to the final 5! This episode starts with Dale talking about how much he misses his son, how much he wants to win, and how much he wants the money. Francois says he didn’t have any fun on the bottom last week. Connie misses Andrea, […]

May 25, 2011 Top Chef Canada Sorry for the late recap this week! I’ve been having some technical difficulties, and also I was distracted during this week’s episode so I had to re-watch it online. To be honest, I was annoyed by this whole episode, as you can see by the length of this post.  […]

January 31, 2016 Baked Sunday Mornings Today the rest of the BSM crew is making Chinese Five Spice Scones for Chinese New Year. I actually bought the five-spice powder and sesame seeds last week, but just wasn’t feeling it. Five-spice powder is no joke: cinnamon, cloves, fennel, star anise and pepper. It’s STRONG. I’m not the […]

May 31, 2011 Top Chef Canada Thank you for all your comments after last week’s (rage-inducing) episode! Just one more interesting follow-up point before we get to this week’s show: Kristine remembered that on a Season 2 episode of Top Chef, the winner of the Elimination Challenge had their dish featured nationwide on the menu of T.G.I.Friday’s, so this wasn’t […]