Without a doubt, this is my Summer Seventeen obsession right here. While it doesn’t exactly meet the criteria of a Signature Summer Cocktail (it’s a little too high maintenance for that), I couldn’t stop making it over the past few months. I first came across the idea of frozen rosé (also known as frosé or […]

July 19, 2018 Salads We all know that I’m super picky when it comes to food, but did you know there’s one particular thing that I LOVE, but that I refuse to eat in public? That’s Corn-on-the-Cob, my friends. I just can’t deal. The only place I’ll eat it is at my parents’ house, because […]

The first half of this month revolved around researching and prepping for a long weekend trip to Atlanta (which I’ll write more about soon) and the second half was all about the weddings of two of my close friends. Here’s what I was up to in between: First of all, my beloved co-worker who is […]

My little niece Rebecca is getting so big and turned 5 at the end of December! For her birthday cake this year, she asked for a Unicorn Cake for her birthday party with her friends {*tear*}. I still think of her as the baby of the bunch (she’s the youngest cousin), so it was kind […]

Last Oscar Dinner post – our treat for dessert. These were my first ever gluten-free baking success last year, and have been approved by both my g-f experts Aoife & Jill. They taste like marshmallows, are made of six easy ingredients, and best of all, only use one bowl! This weekend I also hit sugar on the […]

I’m currently facing a disaster of epic proportions at my job: my new team does not eat baked goods. And I’m not talking about the one person who’s gluten-free, the one that’s lactose intolerant, or the other one that’s doing an elimination diet. I’ll bring tasty treats to our weekly team meeting, and maybe three […]

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 left to professionals. Then I talked to […]

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 irrationally annoyed every time I […]

I’m conditioned to think that May 1 is the beginning of summer because of the way my university terms were structured, and I definitely felt a lightness in my spirit this month after a depressing spring. This month was centred around my trip to New Orleans, but there were a couple foodie outings back here […]

Last Summer, I was obsessed with Frosé, and documented my trials extensively here. By the time I figured out the best way to make it, Summer was over and I had no use for my new skills. Well, Summer’s back in full effect and I only have one goal*: TURN EVERY COCKTAIL INTO A SLUSHIE. […]

When it was time to plan the foodie agenda for our trip to New Orleans, there were only two things I knew we had to have: beignets and po’boys. Everything else I learned from the New Orleans section on Joy’s blog, Bon Appetit’s city guide, and some additional googling. Here’s the best of what we ate […]

I read somewhere that March is like the Tuesday afternoon of months, and it’s so true. I didn’t go to Florida this year like I usually do, so the month felt extra long and kind of blah. I did do a few fun food related things, so here we go: For our Book Club/Pizza Club […]

  Last year was my first time baking with rhubarb, and to say I was obsessed was an understatement. To that point, I had only had rhubarb in lackluster store-bought strawberry rhubarb pies, but for some reason, I just became totally fixated on it last spring. I think I made almost every single rhubarb or strawberry-rhubarb recipe on smitten […]

When one of your foodie friends is celebrating a big birthday, it’s time to bust out the big guns with a special cake. For Tasty G‘s big day, it had to be a Take 5 Birthday Cake. I wasn’t acquainted with the Take 5 Candy Bar until I met Heather. It’s her favourite, and whenever […]