in the kitchen

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...

Well, that was a nice break

At the end of last year, I decided to take a short break from blogging. Mainly to recharge, but also to focus on all the other things happening in...

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...

weber q1200 bbq {gadget review} #qincolour

Aug 13, 2015 | gadgets, in the kitchen, reviews

brand: Weber gadget: Q1200 MRSP: $250.00 CAD available for purchase: major retailers across Canada and the US that sell BBQ products, including Home Depot (Canada and US), Lowes Canada, Ontario Gas BBQ, Amazon and Amazon Canada. the first nibble: This past February,...

discovering nude bee honeys

Jun 29, 2015 | in the kitchen, products, reviews

Honey. What can I say about this sweet, golden food treasure. And seriously, it's a TREASURE. Honey is not only a wonderful sweetener that's good on toast, in tea, drizzled on dessert and a myriad of other delicious uses, but it is simply AMAZING. Many years ago, I...

brioche buns and #RicardoRecipes

Apr 30, 2015 | in the kitchen, products, reviews

A few weeks ago, I was asked to try out a recipe from RicardoCuisine.com - I could pick any recipe I wanted, but it had to come from the Dessert Recipes section (obviously, they know I love making desserts more than anything else!). I had a really tough time narrowing...

caramel toffee oolong bundt cake {recipe} {baking with tea}

Feb 27, 2015 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Here's the results of my February Baking with Tea Challenge! THE TEA: Caramel Toffee Oolong Tea by Octavia Tea Description on Amoda Tea's site: "An oolong dessert tea! Sweet and creamy with decadent caramel and hazelnut. It’s certainly rich with flavour, but balanced...

circulon 5-cup non-stick egg poacher {gadget review}

Feb 10, 2015 | gadgets, in the kitchen, reviews

brand: Circulon gadget: 5-cup non-stick egg poacher MRSP: not sold individually, but sold as part of the Circulon 11-piece Red Cookware Set, which retails for $499.99 CAD available for purchase: exclusively at Canadian Tire [gallery type="rectangular" link="none"...

chocolate stout cookies *cookie calendar 2014 – day 24 {recipe}

Dec 24, 2014 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

A few days ago Paul pulled out a Founders Breakfast Stout, a rich, double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout, to make oatmeal cookies and that got me thinking about my own beer cookies. I've baked with beer before, with some pretty good success, like my beer cupcakes and...

pineapple coconut cheesecake parfait {recipe}

Dec 23, 2014 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Pineapple and coconut together is one of my favourite flavour combinations of all time - I guess because it reminds of Hawaii, one of my favourite places. Now that I think about it, I don't actualy have that much that's pineapple-coconut flavoured while I'm actually...

cherry chocolate chip shortbread cookies *cookie calendar 2014 – day 23 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 23, 2014 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

When I first connected with Amanda, it was because I admired her eye for design and her cool artistic abilities. I was happily surprised to find out that she loves to bake too! Having met her in person (finally!) I can say without a doubt that this girl is as happy,...

vegan chai shortbread *cookie calendar 2014 – day 22 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 22, 2014 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

I'm so happy to have connected with Kim (and Hector!) from Our Fresh Kitchen through Food Bloggers of Canada! Their bright, beautiful site is dedicated on helping everyone eat healthy and uncomplicated food that still tastes great. Since I've had to really work on...