Blog Post List

This blog post list contains the most recent blog posts from The Messy Baker in reverse chronological order. You can also browse by recipe category or use the search function.

Today, for As the Barrel Turns, Dr Thomson ventured into the Big City in hopes of acquiring an Aaron Hill bobblehead. "Good glove. Good stick. Future all star," Thomson says. "I had hoped this promising player would bring luck to my whisky." But alas, everyone at...

After my first Umbra disappointment, I was skeptical of their PortoChef Recipe Album. Promotional photos and reality don't often jibe in my world. I love the concept. Its 26 plastic sleeves wipe clean and hold computer printouts or magazine clippings, both of which I have in...

Two points of order for today. First, I've entered a blogathon. Don't panic. I'm too lazy to blog myself to death. This blogathon's slogan is, "A blog a day for the month of May." That's 31 posts. Now that I'm two posts in, I'm wishing...

As promised, I made the Almond Coriander Chicken from Rouxbe for dinner last night. I'd planned on blogging about the site and resulting recipe, but Murphy dropped by to say hello. The recipe called for 4 whole onions. That's a lot of chopping, so I hauled...

I recently reviewed the newest book by Cuisine Canada's founder for Off The Shelf. If you're in downtown Guelph, drop by The Bookshelf and pick up a copy of Anita Stewart's Canada, the review -- or both. While the cover photo will make you want to...

In the Social Studies page of yesterday's Globe and Mail, Michael Kesterton mentioned Christopher Foyle's collection of all-but-lost words. I was delighted to see that more than half of the sample pulled from Foyle's Philavery: A Treasury of Unusual Words could be put to immediate...

This week on As The Barrel Turns, the The Tax Man cometh. Apparently, claiming two cats and a whisky barrel named Junior as dependents will raise flags with Revenue Canada. While our cookie jar of receipts passes inspection, when it comes to our cheerful little "Junior",...

Those of you who have a stand-up mixer located permanently on their counter are laughing at me right now. Okay, I can take it. I've earned a collective, "I told you so!" The Viennese torte I made for my sister's birthday required me to whip half...

How can something that's free, readily accessible and more common than dandelions at the park be one of your most valuable marketing tools? If you're willing to invest some real time and virtual legwork, blogs can create buzz, establish credentials and boost sales. Jen A. Miller,...

Chocolate curls are an art form I've yet to perfect. My sister asked for "that layered nut cake you made before" and I obliged. Tuning into my psychic abilities, I decided she meant Hazelnut Mocha Torte and not Pecan Orange Dacquoise. Because the cake and filling...