Can you believe that I grew up in BC, loved Bake Sales at school, but had never had a Nanaimo Bar until this past Friday? It’s true, sometimes I can be unnecessarily stubborn.
I decided to make these because it looks like everyone is in Olympic spirits and making Nanaimo Bars to celebrate, so I [...]
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When Starbucks first came out with these, Alex would always pick one up whenever we stopped in. Slowly, from having lukewarm feelings towards them, I became a fan of the spicy and sweet flavour. I’ve always wanted to find a recipe that mimics just this cookie, and so entered Barefoot Contessa at Home. [...]
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I have emails in my Gmail inbox from Spends2Much from November 2007, October 2008, and again October 2009 trying to get people organized to sign up for the Visions of Sugarplums workshop at Dundurn Castle in Hamilton. After two years of not being able to get into the little workshop, this year we finally [...]
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A little something for a little girl’s first birthday. The theme that her parents requested was Mary Had A Little Lamb…so off I went with some modelling with the fondant!
The little lamb had somewhat evil eyes, I know – food writers suck, don’t buy them. For the little girl, I opted to use [...]
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A while ago I alluded to the baking sessions that Ali P and I used to have in university. A recipe from the back of a Chip-its packet might’ve been mentioned…and today I’m here to share.
This recipe has lasting power. It is like chocolate chip cookies dressed up in leopard print and killer [...]
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