I was so focused on my friend’s Wedding Cake for the first half of the month, and then recovering after it was over, that I really didn’t get up to much else. I do, however, have three pizza related items to discuss: We had TWO Pizza Club Book Clubs this month, since we missed the one […]

April 25, 2018 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing When my friend’s sister asked me to make her wedding cake at the end of last year, my first thought was ABSOLUTELY NOT. It seemed like it was too much pressure, plus I had never made a tiered cake before, and I thought this was just something best […]

  Today I hit the wall. The novelty of the Elimination Challenge has definitely worn off. I felt grumpy, tired, and very sad about how I would be spending Pancake Tuesday.  I thought about how there would be no butter slathered, nor maple syrup poured over my pancakes and it almost brought a tear to […]

When I was getting ready for my trips to New York last Fall, I was trying to think of all the places I ate the last time I visited The Big Apple in 2009. I was about to check the Planet Byn archives to re-live all the good eats when I realized…I didn’t have this […]

March 10, 2010 Appetizers   Continuing with our Oscar night dinner, here’s a quick post about Sweet & Spicy pecans. I added them to a big green salad we ate alongside the Roasted Tomato & Goat Cheese Tart, as well as some slices of apple, homemade croutons and a simple vinaigrette with olive oil, white wine vinegar, […]

January 31, 2012 Seafood   You may or may not have noticed a severe lack of seafood recipes over here on Planet Byn. Seeing as how my whole family is from the Maritimes, my seafood aversion is pretty much a genetic mystery. The only fish I eat is plain white: tilapia, halibut, grouper, mahi mahi. […]

A few weeks ago Tourism Burlington offered up 10 passes to their Taste of Burlington Summer Launch Event to Food Bloggers of Canada members and I snatched one up!  Taste of Burlington is a Summerlicious-esque dining program where restaurants offer three-course menus, including an appetizer, entree and dessert for a fixed price. The Launch Event […]

May 5, 2014 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing I’ve been giving Tres Leches Cake the side-eye for years now. In theory, it always sounded good: a vanilla sponge cake, soaked with a mixture of three different kinds of milk, topped with whipped cream. In reality, I was convinced it was actually just a soggy mess, and […]

April 29, 2010 Brownies & Blondies Three of my favourite sisters are in need of a little TLC these days. All three eat gluten-free, so I baked up some treats last weekend for a care package.  I’ve been experimenting with gluten-free baking for a couple years and had my fair share of disasters before discovering […]

January 18, 2017 Travel This past July, I confirmed something I’ve suspected was true for a long time: Chicago is the perfect place for a long weekend trip. I’ve wanted to go forever, especially since I was supposed to attend a conference there a few years ago (but ended up not going), and had to […]

October 7, 2010 Bakeries & Restaurants I seem to have a pop culture blind spot when it comes to Top Chef. I’ve never watched it before, even though it seems like the perfect show for foodies. The only reason I know who Tom Colicchio is, is because Deb talked about him in a post about a sandwich. So […]

May 5, 2015 Chicken & Turkey It’s Cinco de Mayo today, so it’s a perfect excuse to log this Frito Pie that I made a couple of months ago. Although who really needs an excuse to cover chili with corn chips and cheese and call it dinner? Certainly not me. I can’t think of where […]

May 22, 2016 Baked Sunday Mornings It finally, FINALLY, feels like Spring around here, and I was so excited to have this Strawberry Supreme Cake on the Baked Sunday Mornings schedule this week. Let me break it down for you first, because there are a lot of different components of this cake: Three layers of […]

March 19, 2018 Appetizers Back in the early years of Planet Byn, I used to blog extensively about my Golden Globes and Oscar meals. I haven’t really done that lately, especially since my friends have been requesting the same dinner for the past two or three years now. This past Oscar Sunday, I actually remembered […]