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Aug 14
Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend and the beautiful weather. I can’t believe summer is almost coming to an end and the kids will be back to school soon. The winter months always seem to drag on yet summer seems to just fly by. I mentio (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Cakes, Chocolate, Chocolate cake, Chocolate Dessert, chocolate glaze, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, flourless cakes
Aug 13
The wedding has passed, my family has returned home and I can honestly say I can’t remember when I felt this exhausted. I loved having my family here, they have only been gone a couple of days and I miss them so much already. I haven’ (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, butter cake, cake, Dessert, dessert recipes, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, Pastry Doughs & Batter, quick desserts
Aug 11
What a fantastic weekend! My niece, V, was married on Saturday. The wedding was amazing and V looked absolutely stunning! I think I cried throughout the entire ceremony (thank goodness I brought a few packages of kleenex). It was a crazy busy (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Cakes, Chocolate, Chocolate cake, Chocolate Dessert, Chocolate Frosting, chocolate icing, cream cheese
Aug 05
I love cooking breakfast on the weekends. I love the wonderful aroma’s that linger throughout the house, bacon frying, onions sauteing, butter simmering, freshly grated cinnamon for the french toast and of course the sweet aroma of chocolate (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Breakfast, brunch, Chocolate, Chocolate Dessert, eggs, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, Miscellaneous Recipes, Recipes
Aug 04
I really need to start exercising some restraint at the farmer’s market. If you could only see my fridge during the summer months. I have bowls and bowls of juicy berries and fresh fruit of all kinds. I always way over buy. The three of (read full article)
almonds, Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, bars, Blackberries, Dessert, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, individual dessert, Recipes, shortbread
Aug 02
I was entertaining over the weekend and wanted to make an extra special chocolate dessert, something simple yet luxurious. Donna Hay’s Chocolate Mud Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache would be perfect. When I was flipping through Donna’ (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, cake, Chocolate, Chocolate cake, Chocolate Dessert, Dessert, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, individual dessert, Pastry Doughs & Batter
Jul 30
Lately I’ve been on a Donna Hay kick. She was one of the judges on MasterChef Australia this year and I’ve come to really like her and her philosophy on food. She is a beautiful food stylist, I think she could make any dish look spect (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, custards, Custards, Creams & Mousses, Dessert, eggs, individual desserts, raspberries, Recipes
Jul 28
Happy Wednesday everyone! I am a big food photography fan and you can usually find me drooling all over the food pics at FoodGawker. It’s amazing how many talented cooks and bakers there are out there. Last week a couple of pics stood out to (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Cakes, Chocolate, Chocolate cake, Chocolate Dessert, Pastry Doughs & Batter, Recipes, small cakes
Jul 26
The countdown is on, less than two weeks to go to my niece’s wedding. V and her fiance were in town for the weekend and they popped by for a long, overdue visit. It was great to see them both. I have yet to meet a couple that were as calm (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, bars, brownies, Custards, Creams & Mousses, Dessert, eggs, Pastry Doughs & Batter, Recipes
Jul 21
I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t like Oreo cookies. Who could resist cream-filled, chocolate sandwich cookies? Not Me! Especially the double-stuffed Oreo cookie, it’s one of the best cookies for dunking into a cold glass of m (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, cheesecake, cheesecake cupcakes, cookies, cream cheese, cupcakes, Custards, Creams & Mousses, Dessert
Jul 19
Thank goodness, the weekend is over! You won’t hear me say that very often but I really felt out of sorts this weekend with my son, Matt, off to Toronto. He made a comment just before leaving and it sat with me the entire time he was gone. (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Chocolate, chocolate cupcakes, Chocolate Dessert, Chocolate Frosting, chocolate icing, cupcakes, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces
Jul 18
What a quiet weekend! My son, Matthew, is away for the weekend and my daughter, Liana, has been hiding in the living room, engrossed in a 1000-piece puzzle that she can’t seem to tear herself away from. The house feels so empty and it is extr (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Chocolate, cookies, Dessert, Pastry Doughs & Batter, Recipes
Jul 16
Gordon Ramsay and his thoughts on Hot Chocolate Fondant – “Whenever I’m asked for my favourite recipe, this is the one. It has a divine melting texture and the liquid centre is sublime.” My thoughts on Gordon’s Favour (read full article)
baked pudding, Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Chocolate, Chocolate Dessert, creme anglaise, Custards, Creams & Mousses, eggs, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces
Jul 14
I can’t believe it is Wednesday already, this week is flying by. I’ve held off posting because my site was to have been transferred to a new hosting company on Monday, then it was changed to Tuesday and now it looks like the magic day i (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, candied lemon slices, Custards, Creams & Mousses, Dessert, eggs, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, individual dessert, lemon, Lemon Curd
Jul 09
Obviously the mad confusion of yesterday has spilt on to today. Hope you enjoy the Raspberry, Blueberry, Cream Cheese and Mascarpone Pound Cakes I shared with you earlier today but I completely forgot to share my other delicious treat with you. Did (read full article)
after school treat, Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, brownie hearts, brownie pops, brownie truffles, brownies, Chocolate, chocolate brownies
Jul 09
To say the least this will be a week I will never forget and will take with me forever through my blogging journey. Although it’s been tough, almost to the point of wanting to throw in the towel, and more than a few tears shed I’ve rea (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, baking and pastry, Baking Mise en Place, berry pound cake, cake, cream cheese recipes, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, glaze, lemon glaze, mascarpone cheese recipes
Jul 06
What a frustrating weekend with a few lessons learned. Most important lesson; never make a change to your website minutes before your web developer is closed for the long weekend, if something is going to go wrong that’s usually when it happe (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, cake fillings, cupcake fillings, cupcakes, Custards, Creams & Mousses, Dessert, desserts, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, frosting
Jul 02
Happy Belated Canada Day and Happy Early 4th of July everyone! The Canada Day celebrations were in full force yesterday. There were quite a few firework displays happening in the city. I didn’t have to go too far, I had the perfect view f (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Custards, Creams & Mousses, eggs, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, Pastry Doughs & Batter, Recipes
Jun 30
Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes recipe book has quickly become one of my favourites and I am so happy I added it to my bookshelf. It is chock full of tips and techniques and provides so much inspiration. It’s one of the best recipe books I (read full article)
Afternoon Tea, almond cakes, almonds, Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, Batters, cake, cherries, cherry cake, cherry cakes
Jun 29
School is out! I look forward to this time of year, I get to spend more time with the kids, no schedules, time is our own or is it? Matt (my son) completed his last exam yesterday and the celebration began, hooting and hollering, hands flaying ou (read full article)
Baking & Pastry, Baking Mise en Place, castella, creme patissiere, Custards, Creams & Mousses, Dessert, desserts, eggs, Fillings, Frostings & Dessert Sauces, japanese dessert