BA in Vancouver

Round two! *ding, ding* Time to bring out the matcha again! Actually, to be honest, it was still sitting on my counter after making ice cream. I asked my Toronto cookie pal if he would be nice enough to host a friend (dropped birthday cake) for a couple of nights while she was in town. […]

Totally forgot to include the link for the Sticky Lemon Buns recipe. It’s supposed to be crap weather this weekend. Get some lemons and make some buns! I also just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who reads this blog! I know not all of you comment – thank you to those […]

It was a busy, busy October. You could say I was thoroughly baked out. Much of it went undocumented. Thanksgiving: Chocolate-coated shortbread tart filled with crushed blackberry-whipped cream and topped with strawberries. (I’m particularly proud of this creation. What started as a mocha roulade turned into a tart. This is the second time a jelly […]

I received a wonderful (and unexpected) package in the mail the other day – a box of Swiss chocolates from a friend travelling in Europe! I was concerned after checking the box it was mailed in – it had obviously been opened slightly and inspected. I sent a quick thank you email to the friend […]

I’ve given up on this font-issue. I am pretty sure it has to do with my pictures and the line breaks because whenever a picture appears – the font is messed up afterwards. You win this round, Blogger! Anyway. Another dreary day on the West Coast.My solution? Marshmallows. Actually, I had a bit of an […]

I feel chocolate-d out. I had the urge to make something sweet and yet filling at the same time. But not that ‘nourishment’ filling – I needed something sentimental and nostalgic to satisfy that oh-so-peculiar craving of mine. The solution? Oatmeal raisin cookies. But not just any oatmeal raisin cookie – the best oatmeal raisin, […]