FBS12: a spot of tea + a dash of christmas
Anxiety was building once Halloween ended and as American Thanksgiving neared. My tree wasn’t up and the only signs of holiday in our condo were the rolls of wrapping paper […]
Category Archives: BAKING
FBS11: chips + dips + s’mores
This past summer, I pained myself through batch after batch of failed macarons. To my knowledge, I was doing nothing out of the ordinary and was devastated when I pulled […]
FBS10: cabbage rolls + cake + 100 posts!
It’s hard to believe that this post is #100. What started off as a side project to distract me from lengthy testosterone-filled Football Sundays, transformed into regular weekend adventures and Sundays […]
FBS5: a thanksgiving tradition
Though Football Sundays are not as couch packed as they use to be, our holiday dinners never cease to draw the usual crowd. Not city limits nor working hours can […]
THE OFF SEASON: peach tarts
Our Niagara peaches have ripened and my full time reign over the kitchen is quickly coming to an end. Football season is no longer around the corner; it is knocking […]
THE OFF SEASON: superman macarons
To date, I have baked fruit, nut, chocolate, and candy inspired macarons; but never superhero. I was given the challenge of baking a batch of Superman macarons for a superhero […]
THE OFF SEASON: happy birthday!
It may not feel like it by recent Toronto weather patterns, but it is finally July and it is finally starting to feel like summer; perfect timing for my birthday! […]
THE OFF SEASON: mango macarons
…and so my Filipino macaron adventure continues with the mango; the national fruit of the Philippines. The Phillipines is amongst the top mango exporters in the world. With its tropical […]
THE OFF SEASON: macaron experiment #1
When I began my macaron baking adventures, one of the first books Mike gave me for reference was ‘Macarons by Pierre Herme’. As I flipped through its glossy pages, I […]
THE OFF SEASON: mini egg inspired macarons
A full moon + an empty condo + a week to myself. Mike left on Monday for a trip to Vancouver; a trip which culminated with a weekend stay on […]
SO IT'S SUNDAY 