Hello sweet friends, happy Wednesday! Long time no recipe! No seriously – it’s been nearly three months since I last shared a recipe with you! How has it already been three months since these Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits? Bizarre! Anyways, don’t worry, I’m here today with …
Hi friends! How are you this fine Saturday? Ideally this post finds you taking it easy, coffee in hand, and with an upcoming birthday bake that needs planning. The first two are out of my control, but I can definitely help you with the latter! …
Hello lovely people, happy Wednesday! I’ve had such a busy morning and I’ve been dying to get home so I could share the details of this Godzilla Cake with you! As I mentioned in May’s Monthly Musings post, Boyfriend’s sister asked me if I could …
Hi friends, happy Friday! Do you have any plans for the long weekend ahead of us? Boyfriend & I have been so busy over the last few weeks, I’m pretty sure we’ll be hibernating and taking it as easy as we can. Our only plan …
Hello friends! Today’s recipe comes to us courtesy of Boyfriend and I’m so glad I can finally share it here on the blog. See, Boyfriend tells a wonderful tale about having breakfast in Locanda Verde – the Tribeca restaurant owned by Robert De Niro, whom …
Hi friends, happy Friday! I’m a little late to post this week, but I’m just not up to the task of holding myself accountable right now. Besides, I’m a big fan of the phrase ‘better late than never’. Today, I want to share with you …
Hi friends, happy Sunday! I hope this post finds you well caffeinated and well rested. I’m relaxing on the couch in my comfiest loungewear after a solid bacon breakfast and a bop around the kitchen to Christmas songs with Boyfriend. In a few hours, we’ll …
Hello friends! I hope this post finds you with a coffee in your hand and a hankering for a nice sweet slice of cake. My offering to you today comes in the form of this humble Lime Loaf Cake. Ultimately: it’s a yogurt cake, flavoured …
Hello, friends! How are you keeping? I find myself in a near constant state of frustration these days, looking at people not wearing masks or social distancing. It’s just so irresponsible it bugs me right to the core. Thankfully we’re escaping to a secluded house …
Happy Wednesday, friends! We’re celebrating the blog birthday today, would you like to join us? I mean, technically, the birthday was two days ago.. but we’re running on lockdown time, which is really such a different ballgame. Eight years ago, on April 27th 2012, I …
I’ve tested the recipe for these sourdough blueberry muffins five times in the last month & a half. f i v e.That is a heck of a lot of muffins. Three of the five bakes were for recipe tweaking – a little more sugar, a little …
In the latest Monthly Musings post, I mentioned my blood orange addiction. We have thick wedges in the mornings as a kind of pre-breakfast appetizer – the two of us romantically standing over the sink with bright red juice running down our chins. Every morning, …
Friends, hello! I’m sharing a cake today that is very close to my heart: Pear Spice Cake with Brown Butter Frosting & Dark Chocolate Drip. Every year, right around the beginning of Autumn, I make this Pear Spice Cake. It’s a welcoming ritual of sorts, …
Because one type of chocolate is never enough to celebrate a birthday with. And guys, this birthday is a big one. Six years ago today, I made the decision to start my own food blog & created passionate baker. I threw myself head first into …
Day 4. No work, no leaving the house, no telephone network, no sunshine. We are slowly but surely running out of milk & bread, we’ve exhausted our supply of cookie dough, and we’re down to our last bottle of wine. Things are pretty grim. The …
Let’s jump head first into the new year. We’re just coming out of those murky days surrounding the holidays & trying to get ourselves back into working shape. There’s a long to-do list to tackle before the week is out, including – but not limited …
It took me a while to get into the whole naked cakes thing. They started popping up everywhere – food blogs, cookbooks, TV – and I honestly just didn’t get it. Even my mom has been asking why I bother with lavish decorations when a …
If you follow me on Instagram, this Earl Grey Tea Cake is not new for your eyes to behold. Back in the day when I was a dedicated food blogger, a photo shared to my insta would have been quickly followed with recipe here. That …