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 […]

Root Vegetable Crumble by byn October 13, 2020 Side Dishes, Vegetarian 0 I had a small Thanksgiving dinner with my parents this year, and made half-batches of my two favourite sides: Mashed Potatoes & Stuffing. I usually make one more side dish with sweet potatoes or butternut squash, and so with a smaller number of test […]

September 14, 2016 Salads This salad was stalking me all summer. First up, my Mom and I split a delicious salad (at Boston Pizza of all places), that had arugula, pesto, peaches, beets, goat cheese and candied pecans. Yes please! This started the obsession. Then, Annie posted something very similar on her site with many […]

March 5, 2010 Personal I’m about halfway through my re-introduction phase, and all is well so far! I’ve still been cooking a lot, but nothing really that exciting (until I got to tomatoes!). I thought I’d just post some links to some recipes I tried throughout the first couple weeks: Dairy: Pioneer Woman’s Pasta with Bacon […]

What a time to be alive and double vaccinated! It was so fun to start hanging out with friends again IRL, and even share food! Here’s what was going on in the first month of my my post-vaxx life: My friend Jen had a few us over for a swim and patio lunch over the […]

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 […]

February 24, 2016 Beef & Pork It was a cold, wet, miserable snowing/hailing/raining mess today, so it’s time to talk about comfort carbs. Bolognese has always been something I thought best left to the pros. My friend Jenn taught me to order it at old school Italian restaurants, and that you know it’s legit if […]