Christmas Baking: Cranberry Maple Nut Tartlets

When I was learning how to bake professionally at college, I had the opportunity to participate in an auction that was being held by one of the Marketing students. And by “participate”, I mean “donate stuff to the raffle” for no remuneration whatsoever. However, I liked the person who asked me, and since I was…

2015 Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap – My Matches!

I happily received all my cookie swap matches last week, and have been in Cookie Heaven! I’ve been nomming away at my stash with friends, family, and coworkers, discussing the different merits of each cookie. My three matches really went above and beyond in quality and awesomeness this year, and I was so very pleased…

2015 Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: It’s Time! It’s Time!!!

  *My apologies to anyone who sees this as a re-post; I didn’t program my scheduler correctly, and this post went live a week early for several hours before I noticed and pulled it back out. Sorry!* Yay! My cookies have been mailed out (and hopefully received by my swap matches), and now I can…

Recipe Post: Stuffing Bread!

Well, as most of my Canadian readers know, our October Canadian Thanksgiving weekend has long since passed. However, for my American readers who celebrate American Thanksgiving next Thursday, or for those wanting to get a jump on any Christmas turkey plans, I have a great recipe here for you to consider adding to your repertoire!…

Recipe Post: Scalloped Potatoes

I’ve been away for the last several days because, lucky me, I started a new job this week! Which takes me to the Big City once again, where many of my beloved friends are! The city I feel most comfortable in, having been born and raised there! That takes me almost 2 hours *each way*…

Recipe Review: Alton Brown Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Hi there! I am trying something new here, where I write about the occasional recipes I have made as-is (I’m a pathological recipe-changer, so this is rare), and give my review and what I would do to change it, if anything. To launch this inaugural effort, I have written about two of my favourite things:…