BA in Vancouver

Episode 1: Cakes Recipe (Showstopper Challenge): Mini Cakes So I admit that I was quite intimidated by this challenge. The last challenge of the Cake episode was to make 36 miniature “British Cakes”. I assume that cupcakes are probably a no-go – so off I went to make some cakes! The competitors on the show […]

I had the pleasure of attending The Art of Marketing event in Vancouver at the end of November. One of the presenters was Scott Stratten (@unmarketing) a ‘media’ guy (social media, marketing, communications) who spoke about bringing your best to your work, social media and in life. One particular topic that struck a chord with […]

Okay, okay, I know. Very bad blogger, Spoon! The end of 2011 was a lot hairier than I expected. I wrapped up some big projects at work, had a typically busy  end-of-year social life, did a whack of home renos and…to top it all of – a raging sinus infection that had me at my […]

I don’t usually post about my day-to-day eating. It’s usually fast, tasty and not so pretty looking. I’m all about the end product, heck, I’ve been known to eat things straight out of the pan! That’s why I generally post about my baked goods. You eat one or two (or a dozen) and then get […]

Nothing like it. Even Koi seems to think so. I spent a weekend in the Okanagan cheering on some friends as they completed their first half-marathon! Woot! One of the things I really wanted to do while in the area was get some local fruit. We stopped by a local market and picked up a […]

  No Shibas consumed any chocolate in the making of this post! Only some intent sniffing.Long weekend = extra time to bake = blog-stravaganza! 🙂