by byn September 30, 2019 Monthly Recaps 0 September is always a slower, more quiet month as everyone gets back into their usual routines. It was also still pretty hot around here, so there was no way I was cracking open a can of pumpkin, and was still eating peaches and tomatoes (see above, plus […]

by byn August 31, 2016 Monthly Recaps 0 August was long, hot and sad over here on Planet Byn. I won’t get into the details, and instead do what I do best, which is talk about the food: My friend Jenn had me over for a pool day at her new house and I brought […]

I enjoyed my Pink Lemonade Popsicles so much earlier this summer that I decided to try another ice pop recipe, and a boozy one at that. This popsicle is another simple mixture of just a handful of ingredients: fresh peaches, a bit of sugar and lemon juice and a cup of rosé. My only note is […]

As I alluded to in an earlier post, this was the craziest month I’ve had in a long time on a personal level. I quit my job at the company I’ve worked at for the past 15 years! I still can’t even believe I did it! In September I’ll be starting my new job at […]

I had so many fun summer cocktails saved to try this summer, and I just never seemed to get it together to make them*. Now that I’m thinking about it, each of them had a lot of different components, and they all violated my friend Weedy’s rules for a Signature Summer Cocktail: it must be easy […]

Does everyone out there know about FUNEMPLOYMENT?  I’m sure there are a few definitions, but for my purposes, funemployment is the space of time between finishing at one job and starting at a new one, when you have no responsibilities and can totally luxuriate in your jobless state, but with the safety net of knowing that […]

When Christmas rolls around, I only have one thing on my mind when it comes to treats. Well, technically two: Chocolate + Mint. I feel that this is a love or loathe situation, and I am firmly in the love camp. Something about the crisp, fresh flavour of mint is just perfect match for cold days […]

It’s been a minute since I’ve made anything with cherries – fresh cherries that is, not that faux cherry chip goodness. I normally just like to eat baskets of them during the short stone fruit season, but Tracy Shutterbean posted these Cherry Pie Crumble Bars on her Instagram and I though I’d given them a try. […]

My biggest frustration when it comes to baking is wasting time and money on a recipe that doesn’t work out. It doesn’t happen too often anymore, so when it does, I get super annoyed. That’s what happened with this Strawberry Tres Leches Cake. I was so excited to make it and bring it to Jenny’s […]

Summer arrived in full effect this month, and I really tried to make the most of it! Here’s what I was up to on the foodie front: My friend Nicole and I met up for lunch at Mary Be Kitchen. This is a super cute, healthy, fast casual style restaurant opened up by my old […]

Still a little bit behind here everyone, but I’m on a mission to get caught up this week so I can get back to posting in real-time! Summer salads! Graham cracker disasters! Roasted strawberries! We’ll get there friends, I promise. This tart was Father’s day dessert, as we’ve already established Mom and Dad love rhubarb. […]

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 to take pictures of […]

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 I think I’ve bought the stuff to […]

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 about it anyway. The […]