July 2020

September was more hot and humid than any of the summer months that just passed. It definitely wasn’t time for cozy fall baking or apple picking, but instead a two tiered Paw Patrol cake, and some other fun stuff: Kristine’s friends Justin and Masha asked me to make a Paw Patrol cake for their daughter’s 2nd […]

Today we’re celebrating the end of an era: it’s the last recipe in Baked Sunday Mornings! This has been a 10 year journey through four cookbooks, and has been a joy and light in my life. It’s meant so much to me to find this community of bakers who like to nerd out just as […]

This month was a blur! There was a lot going on outside of the kitchen, plus two very special cake orders! Here’s what I was up to: Working outside of the Financial District is really cramping my ‘after-work drinks’ style, but I did get down there to try one new spot this month with Krishna […]

September 10, 2017 Baked Sunday Mornings I can’t believe this is our last recipe from Baked Occasions! I also can’t believe it’s been three years since the book came out and I went to NYC for the launch party; truly one of the best days of my life! We’re finishing up the book with these Peppermint […]

September 5, 2017 Pies, Tarts & Pudding I first made this pie way, way back in my pre-blog baking days. It was probably around 2004 or 2005, and while I don’t remember if I made my own pastry or not, I definitely know that I made it with canned peaches. After making Rhubarb Custard Pie in 2014 […]

August 31, 2017 Monthly Recaps The highlight of this month was a WILDERNESS ADVENTURE to Jasper for Danielle’s wedding! I spent a couple days in Edmonton too, so I have some recommendations to share, after I share what else was up this month: First of all, I followed Descendant Pizza on Instagram back in July and because […]

I really tried this to cook at home in January and bring my lunch to work every day, which turns out is easy on your bank account but SUPER BORING. Instead I had friends over a couple times and tried out a bunch of new recipes. Here’s a recap: January always kicks off with a […]

So I unintentionally took a break from blogging this month. Didn’t really mean to do it, but it was a short and busy month, and it just kind of slipped right by. I’m also working on a Top Secret recipe testing project, so most of what I baked this month I can’t even blog about! […]

A few Summers ago, I decided I would get very into Pimm’s Cups and bought a bottle of Pimm’s No.1. This is the equivalent to a buying a single-use kitchen gadget like a cherry pitter or potato ricer; you basically use it once a year and then it sits there collecting dust. It’s kind of […]

Well, here it is, my childhood in a bowl. You know, I don’t think it ever even crossed my mind that there was something that could be considered weird about 5 Cup Salad until my sister-in-law Debbie came on the scene in the early 2000s. She took one look at it at a family gathering […]

My favourite thing to bake lately has been cute little 6″ birthday cakes. This is no doubt due to the endless cake decorating videos I’ve been watching on Instagram (faves: @chelsweets,  @whippedcakeco, @bakingwithblondie, @karleeskupcakes). Making mini versions has been a great way to practice a few specific things (i.e. using a bench scraper to get smooth […]

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 […]

September 30, 2017 Monthly Recaps September was more hot and humid than any of the summer months that just passed. It definitely wasn’t time for cozy fall baking or apple picking, but instead a two tiered Paw Patrol cake, and some other fun stuff: Kristine’s friends Justin and Masha asked me to make a Paw […]

Welcome to a brand new round of Baked Sunday Mornings! Since the Baked boys don’t have a new cookbook out, we’re throwing it back to their very first book, Baked: New Frontiers in Baking. I learned about this book when I started reading Smitten Kitchen and bought it sometime in 2009 or 2010. I actually blogged about […]