Alana I was chatting with my friend Mike about the watercolour cookies that I had made, and about what kind of cookies we liked. He mentioned shortbread, which I also love. I went through the Best Cookie Cookbook again to see what it had in terms of shortbread, and noticed a recipe for brown sugar … More Brown Sugar “Shortbread” Cookies
Alana The semester is really winding down now, so I was lucky and had the day off on Thursday 🙂 I only have one final this semester because most of my grades were determined by group work/projects. All of that was completed and handed in before the Easter weekend (yay early due dates! … not), … More Watercolour Sugar Cookies
Roopa Despite living in different provinces, Alana and I seem to be on the same wavelength in regards to baking with mini eggs. She just made these mini egg cookies and I made cupcakes! I wanted to make them spring-like so I decided to go with a lemon icing. EGGLESS VANILLA CUPCAKES (24 medium) 1-¾ cups … More Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes
Alana It’s that time of year again! Winter semester is coming to an end, so it’s time to bring in treats for all of the staff at Boyle Street Community Services. Time has been really tight lately with lots of group projects and deadlines, so all I wanted was something quick. I decided to revisit … More MiniEgg Easter Cookies
Alana A couple weeks ago was my friend Brad’s 30th birthday. He’s gay, so Theresa suggested making a cake of a more phallic persuasion… If you know what I mean…. Normally I don’t think I would bake a penis cake, but I was pretty okay with our game plan. Partly because it suits Brad, partly … More Chocolate Chip Birthday Cake
PRETTY, PRETTY PRINCESS CINDERELLA BIRTHDAY CAKE Roopa My friend was making a Cinderella themed birthday cake for his daughter’s birthday and I got to help out! We used this cake recipe (minus the chocolate chips) and this icing recipe, and swapped some of the vanilla for lemon. We got it baked and decorated in about 4 hours, … More Cinderella Cake
Roopa I always thought that the correct spelling was ‘St. Patty’s Day’ because it was from St. Patrick. I recently found out that the correct spelling is actually St. Paddy’s because it’s actually from Padraig, the Gaelic spelling. Fun fact of the day! Having just come back from Ireland, I felt compelled to make some celebratory cupcakes. … More St. Paddy’s Day Cupcakes
Roopa I got to go to Ireland over spring break to visit my sister! I missed St. Patrick’s day by 2 days, but things were ramping up for the weekend. The people she was staying with were absolutely lovely and let me use their kitchen to some baking! I was lacking a lot of my … More Baileys Truffles
Alana Finally, an excuse to spend some time baking! One of the nursing ladies is have a potluck brunch at her house tomorrow, and scones have been requested 🙂 Even though it’s reading week right now, nursing has managed to continue to eat up all my time. I don’t have endless hours to spend cruising … More Blueberry Lemon Scones
HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES Roopa I wanted to make healthyish cookies that were low in sugar, so I adapted this recipe. I didn’t have everything – my Vancouver kitchen is not as well stocked as Edmonton – so I skipped the nutmeg, clove, and coconut. I used chopped up almonds instead of peanuts, … More Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies
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