Roopa Last week I made these red velvet cupcakes for a coworker’s birthday. I made a big sign and put the cupcakes out…and then found out it was actually my CEO’s birthday. Oops. I tried to amend the sign for inclusion purposes, but he was very clearly an afterthought. After nicely calling me out at our … More Lemon Curd Pavlova
RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE ICING Roopa It’s a coworker’s birthday soon, and she said her favourite flavours are red velvet and dark chocolate; I elected to make these red velvet cupcakes that have turned out really well before, and top them with dark chocolate almonds.
Alana I love cooking in my crockpot. It’s so easy to throw together a bunch of ingredients, go do an activity (because what else would I do with my time), and come home to a hot meal. I don’t bake a lot of bread, but when I saw a recipe for bread made in a … More Rosemary & Olive Oil Slow Cooker Bread
Roopa Some friends came over last night (now that I live by people!!) to have a baking date, and I wanted to do something a little different. I adapted these sweet and salty cookies from Sally’s Baking Addiction. They turned out quite well. I would definitely use a different style of chip next time though, since … More Butterscotch and Potato Chip Cookies
Alana It’s been pretty rainy in Edmonton lately. Before I started my dialysis training, I was spending a lot of my time knitting and hanging out at the Tea Girl. I want to start practicing my pastry school recipes more often, but wasn’t really in the mood to do anything that requires brain power, as … More Lavender Shortbread Cookies
Roopa I start my new job tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my interviews, the fact that I bake a lot came up quite a bit. My background (facebook) check also strongly suggested this. I thought it was only fitting that I bake something for my first day of work! I am still just getting settled in this apartment … More Chocolate Cupcakes with Butterscotch Icing
Roopa My mother is visiting me in Vancouver to help me get my life together before I start working, and she brought me one of my favourite foods. Obottus (uhh-but-toos) or holigas (whole-ih-gaze) are a type of sweet flatbread dessert from India. I’ve always wanted to learn how to make them, so she spent an … More Indian Sweet Flatbread
Alana As mentioned in my Matcha Pudding post, Theresa and I had a macaron date a little while ago. Ever since we first attempted our macaron gateaux, we’ve both wanted to keep baking macarons. I think it’s going to feel really good to perfect the technique, especially since macarons are so trendy. Theresa still works … More Macarons with Dulcey Ganache
CHOCOLATE ORANGE CUPCAKES Yesterday was my last Prosthetics and Orthotics final (yay!), which means that my friend Gillian is leaving me and moving to Edmonton (not yay). My mom is visiting me, so she cooked a celebratory/goodbye feast, and we threw Gillian a little party. I have been harassed for the last 2 years to … More Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
Alana Last week, Theresa and I made macarons. The duchess macaron recipe calls for 3 egg whites, meaning there will be 3 left over egg yolks to use. This isn’t quite enough for me to make a batch of my new found pudding recipe… or is it? I said screw it, and figured out the … More Matcha Pudding
Chateau Gateau 