Oh Universe, it is coming up on six months that I left Vancouver for Toronto. Since then I have spent 80% of my time in bed. I have been on a chemical rollercoaster ride trying to break the soul-crushing insomnia I came home to Toronto and yes, I fell down the stairs. The Health Drama I […]
2017 Favourite Things: Shortbread Mini Bites
This recipe comes to you from WestRosa! I follow this Vancouverite foodie on Instagram and when I saw her photograph for these cookies propped up so prettily in a beautiful tall white mug, I knew I had to try making (and photographing) them myself. I thought that these little shortbread bites would be perfect for holiday […]
Podleski Sisters’ Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies
When I heard Greta Podleski was coming out with her own cookbook Yum & Yummer: Ridiculously Tasty Recipes That’ll Blow Your Mind, But Not Your Diet! I got super excited. So much so I pulled out The Looneyspoons Collection to celebrate. I made her and Janet’s Light and Lemony Poppy Seed Loaf which was a HUGE hit at […]
Featured Foodie Company: Rogers Food
Update: Since writing this article there has been a recall of Rogers flour damn it! “The BCCDC is advising anyone who purchased a 10-kilogram bag of Rogers all-purpose flour with the lot number MFD 17 Jan 19 C — which was sold to Costco customers in B.C. beginning in January — to dispose of it.” That […]
Anna Olson’s Chocolate-Dipped Ladyfingers & Cookbook Review
I have had a blast working through Anna Olson‘s cookbook Bake With Anna Olson. From getting the cookbook signed in person by her through the trials and tribulations of making her focaccia, bagel bites and her Indian naan bread… I have enjoyed this baking journey and will continue to work through her cookbook and learn a ton. For […]
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. […]
Badass Chocolate Halloween Cookies
Quaker Gluten-Free Oats, Oatmeal & My Peanut Butter Chocolate Icebox Cookies
The following is a sponsored post but, as always, the opinions expressed are mine and mine alone. I will always speak the foodie truth! Remember back in May when I shared that Quaker’s Crispy Minis were gluten-free? Quaker has taken their pledge to help those with gluten intolerance to a whole new level! The Products […]
President’s Choice Gluten-Free Crackled Chocolate Cookies Recipe Review
President’s Choice Gluten-Free Crackled Chocolate Cookies are made with PC Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Blend. The recipe was developed with this “-free” product to help Canadians with food sensitivities. Of course I had to put it through my own test kitchen to see if we would actually like the cookies! Please note! There is a 2-hour chilling time required for […]
President’s Choice Gluten-Free Crackled Chocolate Cookies
Tantalizing Treats for Creating Birthday Bliss As I mentioned the other day, I am a President’s Choice Ambassador for their “-free” products to help Canadians with food sensitivities. As a result, they sent me this high-tech basket full of goodies so I could make some of their gluten-free recipes. One of them is the following recipe […]