Two things I wanted to address here: 1) My mango ginger sorbet! I only make it once a year – when the ataulfo mangoes are in season and the prices aren’t too exorbitant. I was lucky to stumble upon a heaving bag of mangoes in the ‘discount produce’ section of a local market. Out of […]
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Cookie Decorating Party
I had such a great response from my painted cookies – including a shoutout from Bon Appetit themselves! I was featured in their “Cook the Cover” slideshow featuring other bloggers/cooks who were similarly inspired by the December cover – my slide here. I wanted to do a little holiday shindig – so I thought what […]
BA Inspired: Cookie Decorating
One of my small joys in life – Bon Appetit = BA. So every once in a while I’ll catch something “BA” (clearly meaning Bon Appetit) and think, “oh how cool! It’s my initials!” In the latest (December 2013) issue, I went gaga over their cover feature – exquisitely PAINTED cookies!! ( I die. I […]
Fred’s Birthday Cake
On the heels of a cake I did for a friend’s birthday in October, I was commissioned to do a cake for a friend’s husband this past week. I really enjoy the process of creating a cake with a lot of creative freedom. Usually I think of the recipient – and the flavours they are […]
Smore Cake
Another year, another round of birthday cakes. November is usually a tricky month for me – in the past, I’ve made 3 cakes within two weeks for birthdays but with people moving to other cities, etc. I believe I only have one for the first half of November (the second one will be spectacular – […]
Weekly Eats: Beef Stroganoff
I lead a pretty busy life. Between a full time job, a few side assignments, triathlon training, Museum duties, etc etc…I actually rarely have time to cook dinner. What I like to do to is make big batches of things on Sundays and eat it through the week – lunches & dinners! Usually the meals […]
BA in Vancouver 