Oh the things we do for love!!! I am still getting back into my baking groove and making special treats for other people is the best inspiration of all for me. It truly makes me happy. Our dad was in Scotland on a Zodiac cruising around the ocean adventuring on Father’s Day so this weekend […]
Mississippi Mocha Mud Pie For A Surprise Birthday Party!
Mini Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting
What do you do when you have a large class of drawing students to bake for to celebrate your last class together but only have so much energy? You turn to Martha Stewart’s Cupcake cookbook and take her recipe for Devil’s Food Cupcakes, divide the recipe in half and convert it to mini cupcakes. That way […]
Recipe Review of Kraft’s Coffee-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Mocha is one of my favourite flavours so I am always on the lookout for new recipes with chocolate and coffee. During this unseasonable cold and snowy Vancouver winter my friend Marina mentioned making these Kraft’s Coffee-Chocolate Chunk Cookies. What is so odd is despite living in the same area, we had completely different results. […]
Coffee Date at Cafe Deux Soleils on The Drive in Vancouver
Last weekend we had the opportunity to go for a walk along The Drive on Commercial for a little window shopping followed by some coffee and a treat. Our intended plan was to end up at Cafe Deux Soleils at 2096 Commercial Drive in Vancouver, a place I have heard about a lot from Reg but I had yet […]
Mocha Bite Cookies
I have really been enjoying baking cookies for my D&D group and my art class. It is always so much fun to share goodies with others and these ones disappeared… FAST! The Inspiration I really enjoy turning to old recipes for inspiration. This one comes from McCall’s Cookie Collection. When I started gathering the ingredients though […]