Jul 2, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, events
The lovely Ashley from SmashCake was kind (and brave) enough to let me help out at her booth at the recent Toronto Food Fest. After doing the rounds at the event as a blogger/eater at the mediapreview hour, I slipped behind the table to join Ashley and Greg and saw...
Jun 24, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, events
This past Sunday, I got to play two very different foodie roles at the same event. First, Paul and I attended the media preview hour of the 2nd annual Toronto Food Fest (what this post is about) and then I slipped behind the SmashCake booth to see what life was like...
Jun 13, 2013 | beef, grilling & smoking, in the kitchen, main courses, products, recipes
Paul makes awesome burgers. Seriously awesome burgers. One of his secrets is to add some “moisture” ingredient to the meat before shaping the patty – it can be mustard, pesto sauce, barbeque sauce, beer…really, there are an unlimited number of...
Jun 6, 2013 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, main courses, pasta & noodles, products, recipes
Paul and I make our own tomato sauce all the time – in fact, we’ve never purchased tomato sauce before and we have bought pesto sauce, but mainly because fresh basil is expensive and for some reason, basil is the only plant that refuses to grow in our...
May 31, 2013 | chocolate, cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, new posts - in the kitchen, recipes
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 birthday cupcakes to be. After a little more thought, Alex added that she wouldn’t mind Nutella cupcakes...
May 29, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, events
Last year, Paul and I attended the first ever Fresh Fest 2012 – the first time that the Ontario Food Terminal had been opened to the public. We had such a great time that I told my family, friends and co-workers all about it so that they could check it out this...
May 24, 2013 | chocolate, cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, new posts - in the kitchen, popular, recipes
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 ago, when Paul and I were still dating, I gave a bottle of Crown Royal Canadian whisky to his dad for Christmas...
May 13, 2013 | in the kitchen, personal
Earlier this year, I had the crazy idea to bake cupcakes for each of my close family members on their birthday. But, not just any cupcakes – these were going to be special birthday cupcakes based on a flavour that was either requested by them or chosen by me...
May 5, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, eating out
I had seen Hot Bunzz (@HotBunzzTO) around on Twitter for awhile but our first taste of their buns was at the September 2012 Toronto Underground Market where their Beef Basil Thai bun was a hit with both Paul and myself. I’ve been stalking following Hot Bunzz on...
May 4, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, events
On Wednesday, May 8, McDonald’s is celebrating the 20th McHappy Day in Canada and they need our help! For every Big Mac, Happy Meal or hot McCafe beverage that’s sold on May 8, McDonald’s will donate $1 to local children’s charities, including...
May 1, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, personal
365 days (actually, 366 since 2012 was a Leap Year) ago today, I posted my very first blog post here on kitchen frolic. In the span of a year, what started out as a tentative step into the world of food blogging has turned into lots of wonderful new opportunities,...
Apr 24, 2013 | in the kitchen
If you haven’t been able to tell from my blog, Twitter and Instagram feeds – I love macarons. A lot. Paul likes them well enough, but I ADORE them. I even managed to talk my sister, Suzie, into giving macarons out as her wedding favours just so I could eat...
Apr 17, 2013 | desserts & sweets, frozen treats, in the kitchen, recipes
One of our favourite discoveries when we travelled to Rome for the first time last year was the Tazza d’Oro, a small coffee shop that sits very close to the Pantheon. Being a famed coffee shop in Rome is no small feat and there were definitely some wonderful coffees...
Apr 5, 2013 | chocolate, drinks, in the kitchen, recipes
Pink peppercorns look like regular peppercorns and have a peppery flavour, but are not actually related to regular peppercorns. These pinkish-red dried berries can often be found in gourmet stores or bulk food stores (where I found my supply) and are sometimes even...
Apr 1, 2013 | beyond the kitchen, in the kitchen, personal
I had big baking plans going into the Easter weekend – I had four days off and during that time I was determined to dye some Easter eggs! Bake Easter-themed cupcakes! Make another attempt at macarons! Do something with marshmallow Peeps! And then I got sick. Not...
