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...

s’mores for the win! {recipe roundup}

Any time I have the opportunity to sit around a campfire, I break out the marshmallow, graham crackers and chocolate. Yes, it's all about those...

7 real recipes from famous novels {infographic}

In keeping with the new more book-focused kitchen frolic, I couldn't help but fall in love with this adorably illustrated and book-related recipe...

chewy chocolate chip cookies cookie calendar 2013 – day 2 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 2, 2013 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Vicky is awesome. I originally met her on Twitter (I don't remember how we connected, but that's the fun of Twitter!) and even online, you can feel her energy and enthusiasm. So when I met her in real life, I wasn't disappointed! Since our initial meeting, we've...

double chocolate cookies cookie calendar 2013 – day 1 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 1, 2013 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

I met Kat through a monthly baking challenge that she and my friend Stuart (@cakeyboi) started up earlier this year, Treat Petite. I've taken part in a couple of these challenges already and they are lots of fun! Kat is an awesome baker so I'm very excited to kick off...

earl grey tea (aka london fog) cupcakes {recipe}

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 simple to...

brown rice pudding {recipe}

Nov 12, 2013 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes, rice & grains

Growing up in a Chinese household, I ate rice. A LOT of rice. Plain white rice. Every day. Every single day. So...needless to say - I've had more than enough experience cooking plain white rice. It was my "job" as a young child to "wash" the rice and measure out the...

cherry cola cupcakes {recipe}

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 buy these by...

pumpkin spice cupcakes {recipe}

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 the...

frothy beer cupcakes {recipe}

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, so off I went in search of...

pink grapefruit marmalade ice cream {recipe}

Sep 9, 2013 | desserts & sweets, frozen treats, in the kitchen, recipes

The second recipe that I created for #bakingwithmackays isn't technically "baking", but who could say no to ice cream? Definitely not me! One of the jars that Mackays sent to me was their Pink Grapefruit Marmalade. Now, anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE pink...

green peas and bacon {recipe}

Aug 26, 2013 | fruits & vegetables, in the kitchen, pork & bacon, recipes, side dishes

Green peas are currently in season here in Ontario and we recently bought some “just picked” peas from a roadside farm stand (seriously, I actually had a lot of trouble trying to find fresh green peas at the grocery store!). After trying to figure out how to best...