in the kitchen

crown royal whisky cupcakes (aka boozy cupcakes) {recipe}

I never gave my father-in-law a chance to choose his birthday cupcake flavour - it was always going to be Crown Royal cupcakes. You see, many years...

chocolate nutella cupcakes {recipe}

Both my brother-in-law, Dave, and my sister-in-law, Alex, answered with an emphatic "chocolate" when I asked them what flavour they wanted their...

no-churn pineapple ice cream {recipe}

Even though summer in Toronto this year has been on the 'cool' side, and it's nearing the end of August, I refuse to let summer die. And what better...

cocoa meringue bites {recipe}

Nov 18, 2012 | chocolate, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

As we get closer to December, I've been doing a lot more baking than usual. Partly because I've been trying new recipes ahead of the busy holiday baking blitz, but also because I wanted to try some new cookie recipes for my upcoming Cookie Advent Calendar. I pulled...

lemon shortbread bars {recipe}

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! I've never made...

leftover turkey dinner pucks {recipe}

Oct 30, 2012 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, recipes

Paul and I always have a plan for Thanksgiving leftovers - turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches! For a week! LOL. I'm sure there are many of you out there that have similar plans for your leftovers, whether you celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving (in October)...

pumpkin spice baked doughnut holes {recipe}

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 aren't the...

pork dumplings (potstickers) {recipe}

Jul 26, 2012 | in the kitchen, pork & bacon, recipes

My mom is a great cook. I know a lot of kids grow up thinking this way, but what I love about my mom is that she still makes a lot of traditional Chinese dishes, even though she's been a Canadian citizen for over 40 years. She even makes many traditional dishes that...

blueberry muffins {recipe}

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 so I...

banana crumb muffins {recipe}

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 bananas hanging around. Eureka!...

strawberry jam x three {recipe}

Jun 21, 2012 | in the kitchen

A couple of weekends ago, I managed to cross off one of my food resolutions for 2012 - making strawberry freezer jam! I love jam. I'm especially a fan of "berry" jams - raspberry, strawberry - and being able to make my own seemed like a great way to try...

green tea ice cream {recipe}

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....

mint-filled brownie cupcakes {recipe}

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 to...