My birthday was a few weeks ago and I made my own cake. Yeah, yeah, I know, to some people it isn’t a big deal, but it was my first time and I’m pretty happy about it. Save for the… Continue Reading
Baking is my new way of destressing while the city/province/country is pretty much on a lockdown. Yes, I’ve jumped the bandwagon, but unlike most people, I haven’t been making sourdough. Instead, I’ve been making soda bread. Continue Reading
I decided to be a bit more creative with my baking recently, deriving a recipe by combining two which I’ve made in the past (from actual published recipes I either found online or in a book). Continue Reading
The Mid-Autumn Festival, aka the Moon Festival is this Friday and as usual, I’m going to be making my own version of mooncakes based on my personal palate. Last year, I based it on a baked pancake recipe and this… Continue Reading
I’ve been eating overnight oats for breakfast several times a week for a while, but have grown a bit tired of them. I still want oats, but decided to give them a bit more of a twist. It’s hard to… Continue Reading
At the risk of sounding like I’m part of the radical right, I really want to ask, “what ARE we allowed to say these days?” I find that EVERYTHING that doesn’t sound “woke” seems wrong. Hell, me suggesting that people… Continue Reading
It’s December 25, so Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the holiday. We had our annual holiday dinner party over the weekend, so we’ll be spending today watching movies and ordering in Chinese. In other words, it’s what my husband… Continue Reading
The usual suspects are back for the One of a Kind Show, including our favourites such as The Fishery, 3rd Floor Studios, Birdslovebees, Uppdoo and Crosswind Farms. Some old favourites were noticeably absent, however. Voisin Pure Maple Syrup, which also… Continue Reading
NOTE: A version of this was originally posted on DelectablyChic! back in 2014. I decided to give an Italian-inspired meal an East Asian twist. Making turkey meatballs Asian (dim sum) style and serving it with rice and seaweed noodles rather… Continue Reading
Yes, I tend to buy so-called “weird” snacks (at least according to my parents – and NO, I’m NOT apologizing for that!). Most things I have in my pantry are NOT from “mainstream” brands which one might find at a… Continue Reading