I sort of lost my Montreal posting momentum, but as my fridge is bursting with freshly picked strawberries and rhubarb, it’s time to get a move on. So here’s the last of my Montreal posts, and I’ve saved the treats for last. Just like bagels and smoked meat, when you go to MTL, you will […]

March 21, 2018 My Favourites Sound the alarm! It’s the first ever SAVOURY entry into the My Favourites category on Planet Byn! Get ready, because it’s time for 1,000 words on everyone’s beloved side dish: Mashed Potatoes. For some reason, I loathe making mashed potatoes. It’s one of my most dreaded kitchen tasks. I get […]

July 11, 2017 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing One of my favourite things to do with my co-workers is go to Lone Star for Fajita Fridays. It doesn’t necessarily take place on Fridays, and we don’t always eat fajitas, but there is one constant: CHEAP MARGARITAS. It’s truly the best. My friend Shane had all of […]

November 23, 2013 Dinner Mushroom BOOM! That was our challenge for this week, and I knew right away what I wanted to make. Smitten Kitchen’s Mushroom Bourguignon, which is both on her site and in her cookbook. It was warm, cozy, and filling, but just not really a looker. Since I had the day off […]

July 25, 2018 Frozen I really feel like I’ve been off my popsicle game for the last few Summers. There’s just a treasure trove of awesome ideas in the Planet Byn archives (like Peaches & Cream Popsicles, Rhubarb Creamsicles, and Mocha Fudgesicles to name a few), but I haven’t made anything new in a few […]

This post is long overdue, but it’s finally time to recap Day 3 of the Food Bloggers of Canada Conference. Just like Day 2, we’ll go at this panel by panel: Bookkeping for Canadian Bloggers This session with accountant Brian Kent-Baas was all about the financial side of blogging, and how to determine what constitutes […]

July 31, 2018 Monthly Recaps This month was relatively quiet leading up to a quick road trip to Cleveland at the end of the month to see Jay-Z & Beyonce’s On The Run II Tour! I have a few recommendations should you ever find yourself there: First up: Mabel’s BBQ. I heard about this on […]

July 11, 2017 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing One of my favourite things to do with my co-workers is go to Lone Star for Fajita Fridays. It doesn’t necessarily take place on Fridays, and we don’t always eat fajitas, but there is one constant: CHEAP MARGARITAS. It’s truly the best. My friend Shane had all of […]

January 31, 2017 Monthly Recaps 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 […]

July 22, 2012 Quiche & Savory Tarts Attention, attention! Friends, you need to prepare yourselves. There was an extra special visitor here at Planet Byn last week! The very person who introduced me to food blogs – who unknowingly set this whole world in motion – came for a visit! That’s right, Danielle was here! Read the full article → […]

August 3, 2016 Cocktails Don’t get excited, this is not my Signature Summer Cocktail. The #1 rule of the SSC, as dictated by my friend Weedy, is that it has to be super simple and quick to mix up. This is definitely not that, but it’s so delicious and vibrant that we have to talk […]

July 25, 2013 Frozen See! I kept my promise! I vowed to make one ice pop before summer was over, and not only did I make some, but I made boozy ones at that! These popsicles are basically like a frozen watermelon mint margarita, and are so summery and refreshing. The best part is that […]

September 16, 2016 Dinner Alright, this isn’t so much a ‘summer dinner’ as a ‘dinner I made in the summer’, but it’s so incredibly good I have to share it. A good caesar salad is one of my joys in life, and if you’d like to read approximately 5,000 words on why, you can click […]

First of all, I followed Descendant Pizza on Instagram back in July and because I was their 6,000th follower, they gave me a free pizza! Tasty G and I ventured over on a rainy Friday afternoon and tried two pizzas: Classic Pepperoni and Truff-ghi, which has garlic mushrooms, double-smoked bacon and white truffle sauce. Their pizza is […]