Daring Bakers January: Tuiles!
Filed in baking, daring bakers, January 29, 2009, 12:02 am by CandiceAfter missing last month’s challenge, I wanted to make sure I had time to do this month’s. And then… I found out I needed a root canal.
No, I’m not joking.
Fortunately for me, I wasn’t in the stage where the tooth is in such pain that you can’t function. We caught this pretty early, and while [...]
The Cupcakery
Filed in Toronto, shopping, January 18, 2009, 9:24 pm by CandiceCupcakes are a bit of a contentious issue here in Toronto. We argue about who has the best ones, who uses real butter in their buttercream, and if it’s really worth it to pay $3 for a single cupcake. There’s even a cupcake camp happening next weekend!
For my birthday, I asked Rich to pick [...]
Holiday recap, part 4: keep your fork!
Filed in baking, January 13, 2009, 10:36 pm by CandiceI know, I know. It’s mid-January and here I am with more holiday recap posts. Well, this one contains pie, so I hope you’ll forgive me for dragging things on.
This recipe was really easy to make vegan. All I had to do was substitute for butter in the crust (by making it all vegetable shortening) [...]
Coming soon – Starbucks?
Filed in Toronto, restaurants, January 11, 2009, 6:31 pm by CandiceThere’s been a vacant storefront at Dupont and Manning (just east of Dupont and Christie) for over a year now. Earlier this year, a sign indicating a request for zoning change to accomodate a coffee shop was posted in the window, but nothing had been done with the place since, and I thought that maybe [...]
Holiday recap, part 3: super soup
Filed in cooking, , 12:58 pm by CandiceWow, it’s been a busy week! I meant to post this a few days ago, but haven’t had the time until this lovely Sunday morning. I hope 2009 has been good to all of you so far.
So, I’ve talked about our main holiday meal, but we also did a soup appetizer to kick things [...]
