I'm always up for a challenge to whip up something that is unforgettable for Halloween. I know it's easy to just order pizza...but I've learned that EVERYONE orders pizza on Halloween night and if your little ghosts, goblins, and Pikachus are racing to get out the door, then it's better to have … [Read more...]
Why Toronto Is Obsessed With Prairie Girl Cupcakes
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jean Blacklock, owner of Prairie Girl Cupcakes. She just came out with her first cookbook, The Prairie Girl Cupcake Cookbook, but this 54-year-old go-getter, who has two children and two step-children, has even more on the go. She's finishing her degree in … [Read more...]
TGIT
Thursdays are my favourite. They are the mornings of the week that my two older girls are both at school so I just have Brinley with me. We go for coffee, the two of us. We go shopping and I get a shocking amount of errands run in no time flat, since hauling one kid around is a heck of a lot easier … [Read more...]
Babycakes
One thing I've really wanted to add to our traditions at Christmastime is baking. I remember vividly my mum making tins of shortbread and plates of rumballs every Christmas (I also remember wondering how many rumballs I'd need to eat to get a buzz) I wanted to create memories like that … [Read more...]
The Way to a Heart…
Anyone for cupcakes? How about a pie? These tasty books about young bakers pair treats with rules to live by.Close To Famousby Joan BauerVikingISBN: 978 0 670 01282 4Audience: grade 6 and up, maybe a mature grade 5Foster and her mom leave town fast to get away from a sleazy, abusive boyfriend, and … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Sweet Treats
I've touched very briefly on the loss of my close friend just over a year and a half ago.Today was her birthday and my heart felt a little bit heavy when I work up this morning and realized it was February 13th.My spirits were buoyed throughout the morning as the kids snipped paper into various … [Read more...]
Alternative Shopping
Before I get to all the shopping stuff, I have to get a confession out of the way. I jsut finished lying in bed for 2 hours doing nothing watching "An Affair to Remember". The big kids are at their mom's this weekend and I let the Gaffer watch 2 hours of animated Christmas specials. Now, … [Read more...]