July 2, 2012 Beef & Pork   For Father’s Day this year, my Dad got to choose his own dinner adventure, as I emailed him short lists of mains, startchy sides and veggie sides, and told him to pick one from each list. We ended up with ribs, roasted potatoes and roasted summer veggies. He’s been watching a […]

July 5, 2012 Cookies My not-so-little nephew turned SEVEN last week, and he requested Toronto Maple Leafs cookies for his family party. I knew I wasn’t going to have enough time during the week to go the whole royal icing route, so my brainstorm was to make the actual cookies bright blue and sandwich them […]

Wow, look, a vegetable! After Farewell Treat week, then Rhubarb week, I’m sure you were wondering (probably not!) what I’ve been eating for dinner. The answer is: nothing too exciting. With my new job, I’m getting home a little later, so I’ve been having a lot of quick dishes (i.e. roasted veggie soft tacos), plus […]

July 26, 2012 Bakeries & Restaurants After eating our way around the perimeter of Trinity Bellwoods Park, it was time to hop on the streetcar and head east to Leslieville. Danielle and I have a shared love of pie, and when she visited in ’08 we went to Wanda’s Pie in the Sky, the undisputed […]

July 24, 2012 Bakeries & Restaurants The first stop on our Toronto Treat Tour was The Wedding Cake Shoppe for blogTO’s #1 rated cupcake. On the way there, we came across Le Dolci, and popped in to see what it was all about. Little did we know, we were about to find our kindred spirits. […]

July 19, 2012 Frozen   For this post to work out, I need a little extra cooperation. You need to pretend it’s July 2nd, and you’re currently relaxing on your day off before heading back to work. Okay? Ready? Here we go… Read the full article →

July 5, 2012 Cookies My not-so-little nephew turned SEVEN last week, and he requested Toronto Maple Leafs cookies for his family party. I knew I wasn’t going to have enough time during the week to go the whole royal icing route, so my brainstorm was to make the actual cookies bright blue and sandwich them […]

July 7, 2012 Gastropost A few weeks ago my Mom saved me a section of the National Post, because it was all about rhubarb. Turns out, this was actually part of a new feature in the paper called Gastropost!It works like so: each week a new food-related mission is posted, you can complete the mission, and […]

June 20, 2012 Cocktails RHUBARB week rolls on over here with a foxy little drink I’ve been making for a few summers now. Fellow rhubarb lover Gwendolyn posted this recipe a couple of years ago, and it has the best story behind it (her grandmother’s nickname was Foxy Lady!). I can’t believe I haven’t posted this until […]

July 25, 2012 Bakeries & Restaurants   After a bit of a disappointment with the alleged #1 cupcakes in Toronto, it was time to hop back down through Trinity Bellwoods Park to try blogTO’s #1 rated macaron.  Nadège has been on my radar for a couple of years, but macarons have never really provided me with […]

July 4, 2012 Vegetarian Wow, look, a vegetable! After Farewell Treat week, then Rhubarb week, I’m sure you were wondering (probably not!) what I’ve been eating for dinner. The answer is: nothing too exciting. With my new job, I’m getting home a little later, so I’ve been having a lot of quick dishes (i.e. roasted […]

August 30, 2012 Pies, Tarts & Pudding   Guess what? I finally finished making everything on my Summer Baking To-Do List! What’s that you say? The list is from 2010? Better late than never! Peach Hand Pies are essentially summer wrapped up into one neat little tidy package. Of course, this package is one that […]

July 30, 2012 Bakeries & Restaurants Let’s recap: cupcakes, macarons, pie, donuts. What’s missing? Ice Cream.  I’ve never really been one of those people who needs to have ice cream in the freezer at all times, but obviously I can appreciate a good scoop. Ed’s Real Scoop is blogTO’s #1-rated ice cream, and we headed over […]

A few weeks ago my Mom saved me a section of the National Post, because it was all about rhubarb. Turns out, this was actually part of a new feature in the paper called Gastropost!It works like so: each week a new food-related mission is posted, you can complete the mission, and then post about it […]