…so another Black Friday has come and gone. Unless you have been living under a rock for the last several years, you will know that the term “Black Friday” does not mean this, …but instead identifies the day after American Thanksgiving; a concentrated day of store (and now online) deep discounts on a myriad of…
Month: November 2013
Recipe and Tutorial x2: Super-Chewy Triple Chocolate Cookies and Jacques Torres Chocolate Chunk Cookies!
I was up visiting my sister’s family a couple of weekends ago, when I heard that she and her hubby were hosting a UFC Pay Per View Fight Night at their house on Saturday night. Not lots of friends/family coming over, but enough that they would want snackages along with the pizza and alcohol they…
Recipe and Tutorial: Banana Pumpkin Bread of AWESOMESAUCE!
Wow, two banana posts in a row. I must be on some kind of banana kick. Don’t worry, I have plenty of other yummy fewdz to talk about; it was just the roll of the dice this week. In any case, earlier this month, my friend, Erynith, decided to stay at our place for a…
Professional Cakes: The Most Adorable Dr. Who Cake EVER!
I think the title says it all. Amazing design by Nerdache Cakes Tigger as Dr. Who, and Piglet wearing a homemade Dalek costume? Sign me up!
Recipe and Tutorial: Tropical Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This recipe is my absolute go-to recipe for all things carrot cake; its origin comes from a trusted recipe in my little More Food That Really Schmecks baking book by my Canadian home-baking heroine, Edna Staebler. I’ve fiddled around with it over the years, adding this and removing/altering that, until I developed what I consider…
Recipe and Tutorial: Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Some time ago, for whatever reason that is lost to the mists of time, I made some banana chocolate chip muffins. I probably had some bananas that were over-ripe or something. I had never had much success with muffins, which is weird and annoying on two fronts, considering that a) they’re one of the…
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