Dec 15, 2014 | chocolate, cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Some of you may have noticed that lately I’ve been sharing a lot of photos of Amoda Tea products. Well, I can finally let the cat out of the bag – I’m partnering with them on a really fun and unique project! I connected with the lovely Tegan, one of...
Nov 20, 2013 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
My sister’s birthday was back in September and she chose Earl Grey as her birthday cupcake flavour and I was pretty excited to get baking. I already had a great Earl Grey buttercream recipe (why is everyone surprised by that?) so I figured it would be pretty...
Oct 29, 2013 | chocolate, cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Paul is a HUGE fan of Cherry Coke. Actually, he’s a huge fan of Cherry Coke, Cherry Coke Zero, Vanilla Coke and Vanilla Coke Zero. All of which are tough to find here in Toronto (some convenience stores sell individual cans, but it’s next to impossible to...
Oct 17, 2013 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
For Thanksgiving (which we celebrate in October here in Canada), Paul’s family always gets together for a big turkey feast. Everyone contributes a little something and we end up with A LOT of food (this year there were 36 of us and that was only a small part of...
Sep 16, 2013 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
I wasn’t all that surprised when Paul’s brother, Mike, chose “beer” as his birthday cupcake flavour – Mike is a big fan of beer. I wasn’t sure how beer would translate into a cupcake recipe, but he chose his flavour and stuck by it,...
Aug 19, 2013 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
My mother-in-law chose “lemon pudding” as her birthday cupcake flavour, which really put my mind into a tailspin. Lemon pudding? In a cupcake? How the heck was I supposed to achieve that? And then, inspiration just dropped into my lap. Actually, it was...