Dec 20, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Whenever I want to feel inspired, I head over to the Iron Whisk blog. Filled with drool-worthy desserts, I always spend way too much time daydreaming about making the treats that Ilan does and wistfully wishing that I could have been even half as talented when I was...
Dec 19, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
I cannot thank Jen enough for being the one who sent me and Paul to our first Toronto Underground Market back in September. Previously, we were either busy on the day of the event or couldn’t get our hands on tickets, but a few months ago, I won tickets from Jen...
Dec 18, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
One of the best things about learning to be better cooks in the kitchen is that Paul and I have been eating a whole lot healthier these days than we were even a year ago (with much more trips to the market and WAY less take-out). And we’re continually learning...
Dec 17, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Stephanie and I have a lot in common (besides our name) but she’ll fill you in on that. We’ve moved our chats off of Twitter (after all, what can you really discuss in depth in 140 characters when you have so much to talk about?) and onto email and...
Dec 16, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Although I didn’t have any requests as to the type of cookies people submitted to the Advent Calendar, when I asked Jerry from Zeppoli’s to contribute to my Cookie Advent Calendar, I was secretly hoping he’d share a traditional Italian cookie recipe...
Dec 15, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
You know how once in a while you and a co-worker manage to become friends, great friends, outside of the workplace. You no longer think of that person as someone who you work with, but someone you actually like hanging out with? That happened to me and Christina....