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Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! I'm re-posting this recipe for Irish Soda Bread that I blogged about...gulp...last year? Time is definitely passing too quickly for me these days. I've been meaning to make this again, so this weekend it will likely sneak onto the menu for Sunday dinner. I hope you have a Happy St. Patrick's... Continue Reading →
We grapple with love a lot, don't we? What is it? How do you know when you've found it? How do you keep it? How do you communicate it? In a song? A look? A story? A cake? A friend of mine recently told me about love languages. The concept is based on a book... Continue Reading →
I don't really believe in writer's block but every once in a while I find myself out of the flow and it takes a lot of effort to get typing again. Why does it happen? Who knows...fatigue, preoccupation, fear, life. This time it was a pause that followed a week of energetic writing, at the... Continue Reading →
Happy May 2-4, everybody! Canadians get pretty excited about this long weekend, which technically is to celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday, but that most of us see as the kick-off to summer - patio, outdoor concerts, beaches, camping, barbecues, cottaging! (I could go on, ha ha.) It's as if all of our pent-up cabin fever gets... Continue Reading →
Happy Mother's Day! Sorry for being a little AWOL, blog friends, I'm not sure where the days have been going lately. I pinch myself whenever I see the calendar on my phone and think, "May? Really?!" I suppose I've been busy with writing and life, but welcome to adulthood, right? ;-) Never too busy, though,... Continue Reading →
Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! My little nephew's motto for the day is my favourite: "Kiss me, I'm Indish!" A witty wink to his multicultural heritage. Those of you who are friends of the blog know about my reluctance to bake bread. I went through a bread maker phase...that was about a year ago and... Continue Reading →
Today I baked a cake for the woman who made me, the one I like to call Life of the Party, because well, she just is, especially in our fam. Happy birthday, Mom! My mom isn't a big fan of chocolate, but she loves white cakes, so I thought lemon would be a nice choice.... Continue Reading →
Happy Leap Day, everybody! The sun is shining and I woke up happy that one more day stands between us and March! Say it with me: spring in just three weeks!!! Clearly, this calls for celebration, which for me is synonymous with chocolate. Black Bean Brownies have been on my baking to-do list for years... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the best things to find in the fruit basket are a couple of over-ripe bananas. These Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins helped me measure and stir away the stresses of last week, and turned out to be a lovely Sunday morning breakfast. The purple silicon baking cups were a gift from my lovely bestie, Rae,... Continue Reading →
I did it. I made soufflé! And it wasn't as big a deal as I thought it would be. Being a novice, I went to the master and followed Ms. Martha's recipe. Here it is if you'd like to have a peek: http://www.marthastewart.com/356052/individual-chocolate-souffles This recipe makes four mini soufflés, for those of you who are... Continue Reading →
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