Bake with abandon!
January nearly broke me. Lots of bills. Little sun. And weather that fluctuated between skin-shrivelling rain and nostril-frosting cold. But I think I’m going to make it after all. Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces by Gayla Trail (Clarskson/Potter, 2010) arrived the other …
Oh, so close. One number lower and I could have launched this post with a really cool reference to Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. You know. What’s the secret of the universe? 42! Oh, I could have had fun proving chocolate was at …
It’s that time of year again, when I post my resolutions online in the earnest hope that when my willpower fades, the fear of public humiliation will keep me going. Despite being on my list for two consecutive years, I still haven’t brought myself to …
Earlier this week I selected a recipe from The New Best of Better Baking.com by Marcy Goldman. To enter the contest, you were to guess which page this recipe was on. The two closest guesses, without going over, would get a free subscription to BetterBaking.com …
This plateful of Crayola-coloured cookies, arrived unannounced in a holiday-green tin with a handmade tag. My 16-year-old, non-baking niece made them. Not only were the sugar cookies her idea, she helped shop for the ingredients (hunting down every sprinkle option in the store) baked them, …
Yesterday afternoon, I sat in the River Run Centre’s Main Stage theatre and witnessed The Amazing Kreskin in action. Yes, he found his cheque. Yes, he knew a volunteer had cut 19 cards from the top deck during a trick. And yes, he convinced more …
Last week, after I posted a no-carve recipe for Apple Roast Chicken, I learned I’m not the only one who dreads slicing up a bird in front of guests. With Christmas racing towards us, I thought I should cover this issue sooner rather than later. …
Cheryl Wilson called it when she wrote, “What a pregnant woman wants, a pregnant woman gets.” Her saffron story won over Monica Bhide, the author of Modern Spice and judge for this giveaway. Monica says, “While I loved Amy’s response, I think the winner is …
My mother is a saint. Either that or insane. The letters are similar and the outcome’s the same, so I’m going with saint. What did she do? When I was a child, my mother not only allowed but outright encouraged an annual cookie decorating party. …