Ok, so it’s a little ‘late’ for fall. But technically, it isn’t winter for another few weeks. A few weeks ago a friend invited a small group over to her house to do a cookie decorating event. I volunteered to provide the icing…and the cookies. One of the women brought along her two young sons […]
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Chicago Day 4: Caramel
Hehe, what started as a day-by-day breakdown of Chicago morphed into a dissection of confectionery topics. Quite fitting actually. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we would start a project one day and then finish it two days later, so actually remembering what we did day-to-day is actually a bit tricky. One of the […]
Review & Result: Ding Dong Cake
Really, with a name like ‘Ding Dong Cake’, could you go wrong? Ironic that I’m posting this as Hostess is ceasing production on their nuclear weapon-resistant snack cakes. To be honest, I was never really a fan of Ding Dongs, Ho Hos or the infamous Twinkie. The cake itself wasn’t bad, but the fillings just […]
A Cake Throughout the Years
It all began around 10 years ago. I don’t remember what inspired me to make this cake. It has such a peculiar and funny name, “zuccotto”. It’s from a Martha Stewart recipe anthology I purchased many years ago – when she was publishing those books. They were a bound collection of all the recipes from […]
Pen is mightier than the cursor
I find it highly ironic that I’m writing this post. About the virtues of traditional pen-on-paper writing over digital content. Because I’m blogging. And my avatar picture is of me doodling away on my phone. But I do love to write with a pen…on paper. I’m surrounded by notes and my notebook that sits a […]
Taking the time to enjoy a tomato
It’s been a tough few months. Being unemployed has its obvious perks – no alarm clock to jar you awake, no battle on the daily commuter bus, no late evenings, no deadlines… But I miss having coworkers, motivations, a steady schedule…and of course a steady paycheque. I’m getting closer to that deadline I set for […]
BA in Vancouver 