What’s Cooking Wednesday - Fresh and Fluffy Baked Donuts

September 5, 2012

Last week Ange of All Trades came to visit and introduced me to donuts by Cartems Donuterie. Oh my! These were yummy donuts. After trying gourmet, it will be hard to go back to mass produced goods from Tim Horton’s. Who am I kidding? If you bring over Timbits or a sour cream glazed donut, [...]

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A Taste of My Old Life

September 2, 2012

Fresh, homemade Banana Blueberry Muffins. A sign that things are slowly returning to normal in my household. After 6 weeks of sleep deprivation, I have finally managed do something other than feed, change and hold my baby girl. The little bundle of joy who normally refuses to be put down for a nap, decided to [...]

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What’s Cooking Wednesdays: Mad About Macarons

February 8, 2012

I recently became obsessed with learning how to make French Macarons after reading an article in the newspaper about how these delicate cookies are all the rage for 2012. The article featured a few local companies that make and sell macaroons including one woman who offers classes. I seriously considered taking the class but then [...]

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Banana Oatmeal Cake

November 9, 2011

Traditional banana bread, banana chocolate chip, and now banana oatmeal - one might say we’re bananas about banana cake. The weird thing is, I’m actually not a huge fan of bananas on their own but I do enjoy them in my smoothies and baking. It’s What’s Cooking Wednesday and the feature recipe is yet another [...]

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Farmland Flax Cookies

October 26, 2011

A nutritious cookie that actually tastes good. Does that really exist? It always seems like stuff that is good for you is somewhat lacking in the taste department. Not so with these popular Farmland Flax Cookies. I baked up a batch as an afternoon snack and they were met with enthusiasm by my hungry first [...]

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Cinnamon Bun Muffins

September 28, 2011

Who needs cupcakes when you have decadent muffins such as these? Cinnamon Bun Muffins. One quick glimpse at the recipe convinced me I had to make these for this week’s What’s Cooking Wednesday post. Cinnamon? Yum! Brown sugar? Even better. Carbs? Sold. Funny enough, I found this recipe in The Vancouver Sun’s weekly Food section [...]

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Perfect for Company Blueberry Ricotta Cake

August 31, 2011

What’s Cooking Wednesday Yesterday I baked a delicious Blueberry Ricotta Cake. Don’t believe me? Ask my sister the taste tester du jour. Or my dad who had no problem helping himself to a second piece while I was bathing my kids. Don’t assume that family members are biased because these two are the pickiest of [...]

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How to Make the Best Banana Bread Even Better

August 24, 2011

Hey everyone and welcome to another edition of What’s Cooking Wednesday! Recently, I featured “The Best Banana Bread Recipe”. Did you manage to try it? If you did, then you know that it’s very good. If you haven’t, then you don’t know what you’re missing! Today, I’m going to tell you how to make the [...]

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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

April 29, 2010

Don’t be intimated by the instructions, it’s easier than you think! My husband and I always say, “everything in moderation”. That being said, it’s hard to resist the temptation of fresh, just out of the oven cinnamon rolls. You will enjoy this recipe if you like a light fluffy bun with a strong cinnamon taste. [...]

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