Nov 7, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
I love lemons. I love their scent, their taste and their bright, sunny yellow colour, so it’s definitely one of my favourite ingredients to cook with. It’s even better if a recipe calls for zesting lemons – then the entire kitchen smells heavenly!...
Oct 12, 2012 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
It’s been awhile since I pulled out my babycakes cake pops maker, so I figured Thanksgiving would be a great time to try another recipe. We had two Thanksgiving dinners to hit, so I wanted something that featured pumpkin, but that was easy to make. These...
Jul 8, 2012 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
I had a couple of extra days off from work last weekend so I was planning on whipping up a double-batch of banana crumb muffins (after I made them for the first time, there were a lot of complaints from family members who saw the photos and didn’t get to try any...
Jun 27, 2012 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
I had a real “baker” moment last weekend. I woke up and just felt the urge to BAKE something. I’ve never had that feeling before. The problem was I didn’t really have that many ingredients handy…until noticed there were four over-ripe...
Jun 4, 2012 | desserts & sweets, frozen treats, in the kitchen, recipes
About five years ago, my lovely sister got me a Cuisinart ice cream maker for my birthday after I mentioned that it would be fun to have one. I used it once (to make a mango sorbet) and then put it back into the box where it languished for the next half-decade....
May 18, 2012 | chocolate, cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Paul is a huge fan of chocolate-mint flavoured anything, so when I saw this recipe for mint-filled brownie cupcakes in Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes cookbook, I knew I had to give them a try. The ingredients list is nice and short and the recipe is very easy...
