BA in Vancouver

Episode 2: Biscuits Recipe (Showstopper Technical Challenge): 3-D Vancouver Special Cookie House Ahhhh the Showstopper Challenge! To be honest, I have been looking forward to doing the Showstopper challenge since the beginning. The challenge was to create a 3-D cookie, a la gingerbread house and most of the bakers on the show did some sort of ‘scene’. […]

So I am a little late to this parade. I had heard about it years ago when it came out but I didn’t have the urge or tools to do it. Fast forward 8 years and I finally have a 5qt cast iron casserole to make the famous Jim Lahey No Knead Bread! A quick […]

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 […]

For someone who is permanently connected to their phone…I always forget I can post on my phone! To try and grease the rusty wheel of blogging, here’s a picture of my little love. Name: Koi Age: 11 (in Sept) Breed: Shiba Inu Origin: Re-homed three years ago to out family

Ok, I admit. This isn’t a very good recipe. It’s more of a ‘how to’ guide to make a delicious spin on a traditional Indian dish. When I bake, I usually stick to a recipe quite faithfully. But when I cook? It kinda all goes out the window. Unless it’s something ‘new’, I tend to […]

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 […]