I really want to be on top of my popsicle game this summer. Many people have lofty summer goals to hike things, and bike places, etc. etc. and I basically just want to make delicious frozen treats all summer long. I just went through Planet Byn’s Frozen category, and it’s looking like I’ve posted one […]

Last week I made a Rainbow Cake for my friend Tatiana’s daughter’s birthday party, and she asked if she could write a guest blog post about it. I know my friends and family get excited when I bake, but I’ve never read something that articulated the feeling quite like this. I got a little emotional […]

January 1, 2017 Baked Sunday Mornings We’re kicking off another year of Baked Sunday Mornings by celebrating the anniversary of the first Baked NYC, which opened on January 1st! Here’s the boys’ Ultimate Birthday Cake, which is a Very Vanilla Cake, topped with a Very Vanilla frosting, and a whole lot of sprinkles. I halved […]

When I was sick back in June and lying around on my couch drinking hot water with honey and lemon, I pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I was going to completely miss rhubarb season this year. I accepted the sad tragedy that it would be a rhubarb-less summer here on Planet Byn. […]

August 7, 2012 Vegetarian When I need to reset a little bit, and try to get my eating in check (like say, after a full day of eating sugar), the first blog I go to for ideas is Oh She Glows. The recipes on Angela’s blog are all vegan, and I swear you feel healthier just reading them. […]

February 4, 2013 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing I think battle missions are my favourite Gastropost missions! Strawberry vs. Cherry, Basil vs. Mint, Coffee vs. Tea, and now an epic battle of winter fruit: Pomegranate vs. Cranberry. It’s a easy choice for me: Sorry pomegranate, but no matter how many Gastroposters tell me you’re easy to […]

June 20, 2013 Frozen I really want to be on top of my popsicle game this summer. Many people have lofty summer goals to hike things, and bike places, etc. etc. and I basically just want to make delicious frozen treats all summer long. I just went through Planet Byn’s Frozen category, and it’s looking […]

  I feel like Kramer right now with his Mackinaw Peaches: Jerry, this is a miracle of nature that exists for a brief period! It’s like the aurora borealis! He’s right, because there’s really only a few more weeks to take advantage of amazing local peaches. I’ve had a huge basket on my counter for the last few […]

July 19, 2015 Baked Sunday Mornings I was so excited back in October to finally get my hands on a copy of Baked Occasions. Even though I had a preview of the book after testing out almost a dozen recipes, I couldn’t wait to see what other treats were inside. After the launch party at […]

August 23, 2017 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing Yes, dear reader, it has come to this. When I texted my niece to see what kind of cake she wanted for her 10th birthday, all I got back was a line of poop emojis. I quickly did a google image search, and sure enough, they are all […]

July 31, 2015 Monthly Recaps After a low-key start to the summer, things really kicked into high gear over here. July felt long, hot and full of fun. Here’s what was happening on the foodie front: The Food Blogger Mafia descended on Taste of Toronto and unleashed a high degree of food snobbery all up in […]

May 8, 2013 Cookies It’s Spring! Yay! I’m currently waiting for rhubarb to show up at the farmer’s market near my house, and rejoicing in the knowledge that fresh, local, delicious strawberries are only about a month away. I also busted out a neon coral blazer at work last week, wore open-toed shoes this week, […]

June 6, 2013 General   Last weekend, my new friend from work had a BBQ (yes! I was invited again!) on the rooftop terrace at her condo. It was the second day in a row of a mini-heat wave; one of those sticky, humid days that required a maxi dress and accepting that your hair […]

July 3, 2015 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing Well let’s get July started off right! As I mentioned the other day, June was not the greatest month on the foodie front over here. What I didn’t talk about was the greatest tragedy of all: it appears as though I’ve missed out on rhubarb this year. I’m […]