December 2014 Wrap Up
If I would have written out a list of what I would be baking in December at the beginning of the month, it would have looked very different from what I ended up making! I expected to do a lot … Continued
Christmas Baking
When we moved out of Manhattan into a bigger (funny to think about a 2 bedroom apartment as ‘bigger’ now that we’ve been living in houses for a few years – but at the time it was bigger than the … Continued
Creative Uses of Cookie Cutters
I love looking at how the various cookie experts (including Sweet Sugar Belle) use cutters in such creative ways. I even got the awesome Patti Page book from Roy for Christmas this year! I thought I would give it a … Continued
November 2014 Wrap Up
This month was filled with the flavors of fall – lots of pumpkin and cinnamon and some apple, too! There were many recipes I had hoped to make that I didn’t have time for, but hopefully next year! Breads & … Continued
Baking With Pumpkin
When I first mentioned making pumpkin pie for Roy & his brothers on Canadian Thanksgiving many years ago, my suggestion was met with … let’s call it ‘uncertainty’! By this time, they had been living in Canada for several years, … Continued
Baking Photography Tip
I am far from a skilled photographer, and I really would love to take the time to learn more about photography and my camera at some point. In the meantime, I try to pick up little tips and tricks and … Continued
October 2014 Wrap Up
October was a good month in the kitchen! It felt like fall and I was excited to bake with fall flavors, like apple and pumpkin and cinnamon. I had the chance to try out some new recipes, and I had … Continued
Granola Bars
I’ve always been a fan of granola bars, but tend to find a lot of the packaged ones a bit too sweet in my old age! So, when I started doing more baking for school snacks for Leighton (and for … Continued
September 2014 Wrap Up
After a fairly slow summer, I was incredibly busy in September with lots of cakes and cookies. I didn’t get the opportunity to try out any new recipes, but I had lots of new decorating to try out. Brownies & … Continued