May 2022

Tequila Lime Watermelon Wedges by byn July 24, 2020 Appetizers 0 Kristine and I met up in my parents’ backyard a couple of weeks ago for a pool day, and I knew right away I wanted to recreate our poolside snacks from our trip to Vegas last October. Frosé? Check. Guac + Chips? Check. Chilled […]

It’s our penultimate recipe for Baked Sunday Mornings! I can’t believe it! I have so much more to say about the whole thing, but I’ll save that for the last post. This week we kept our ovens off and made Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce. This recipe was a bit perplexing to me, as I always…… […]

Brownies might be one of the quickest and most straightforward treats to make at home, but I have a lot of opinions about them for something so simple. It turns out that Claire and I are on the exact same page when it comes to brownies. I think I shouted “ME TOO!” no fewer than…… […]

Top Chef Canada Season 2: Season Finale by byn June 7, 2012 Top Chef Canada 2 Season Finale!! Whoop whoop. Can’t lie, I’ll be happy to get my Monday nights back to watch The Bachelorette work on my life goals. We begin with a brief recap of your Top 3: Carl, Jonathan and Trevor. Let’s […]

If you noticed things were a little quiet around here lately, this post will explain why! I was on a self-imposed baking hiatus for the month of August leading up this: my friend/former co-worker Emma’s wedding cake. Emma slid into my DMs on Instagram last December and asked if I would be willing to make […]

Coconut Turmeric Chickpea Stew by byn February 16, 2022 Soup, Vegetarian 0 There are some celebrity chefs, foodie personalities and bloggers that I love, and I rush to cook or bake whatever I see them make – people like The Barefoot Contessa, Claire Saffitz and of course Smitten Kitchen. But weirdly, there’s another subset of […]

S’mores Sheet Cake by byn July 22, 2020 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing, S’mores 0 I was really into sheet cakes last Fall when I made this Chocolate Blackout Sheet Cake for my first anniversary at work, and then a Rainbow Sprinkle Sheet Cake for my birthday. This S’mores Sheet Cake puts a perfect Summer spin […]

Panko Crusted Baked Salmon by byn March 2, 2022 Dinner, Seafood 0 One of the (very) few good things to come out of all the quarantines/lockdowns we’ve had since 2020 is that I finally learned how to cook salmon. Pre-pandemic, I occasionally made tilapia or sole, but never salmon, and I’ve always thought I should […]

People have started coming back to the office! Last week I had two of my co-workers come back for a day, so I welcomed them with this Pumpkin Coffee Cake which was a big hit. This week two different teammates were in, so I used up the rest of my pumpkin puree from the can […]

Hope everyone had a nice Labour Day weekend! After a month of being away or busy every weekend, I decided to lay low, ignore my phone, and binge on The Mindy Project. Take a look at what else I was up to in August: The month kicked off with a weekend away at a friend’s […]