Alex

I just think it’s so quaint when someone refers to that cake that they always had at family gatherings. The “it” cake of the family, if you will. Growing up, my birthday cakes have been interesting and wildly different every year depending on geographical location and later on, the temperamental weather in May in BC. [...]

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March 14 2010

Happy Pi(e) Day!

If you’re blissfully unaware of the nerdiness that today inspired, I apologize for ruining this ignorance. Apparently, March 14th is a recognized “holiday” called Pi Day, and yes, people celebrate by having pie at 1:59 (am? pm? undetermined). While I can’t say I’m a big pie person, Alex loves apple pie. So when he pointed [...]

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November 12 2009

Seven

As of today, Alex and I have been dating for 7 years. We met in first year university while living on the same floor, and just haven’t gotten tired of each other yet. I think that’s a good sign. Since our backpacking trip to Europe in the summer of 2004, we’ve been calling ourselves a [...]

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This is part 2 of the Pirate Cake saga, particularly, how it ended with a delicious chocolate icing. I got the chocolate icing recipe by chance from a foodie site forum (I think it might’ve been either Chocolate & Zucchini, Smitten Kitchen, or The Pioneer Woman, in case people want credit I really can’t remember [...]

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Have you ever had McVities Ginger Nuts? In case you’re unsure, McVities is the producer of rolls and rolls of Digestive Cookies, and the cause of my incredible weight gain in England. For 99p, Alex and I would buy a roll of the Caramel Digestives – a digestive cookie with a thin layer of melty [...]

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