Ever since Deb at smitten kitchen posted her recipe for cheesecake marbled chocolate brownies, I’ve been trying to come up with an excuse to make them myself. Then when the Ali P & mango bake fest was drawing to an end on Friday night, we desperately sought excuses to keep the sugar high going, and [...]
TAGS: baking • bars • brownies • chocolate • friends
When we were in school, I had a weekly bake fest with the lovely Ali P where we’d bake up a batch of cookies, make some tea, and plonk ourselves down in front of the TV just as Gilmore Girls was starting. Our equipment was basic but functional, and we managed to bake up a [...]
TAGS: baking • cookie • cookie of the fortnight • friends
Ever since the start of September, I’ve felt slightly shell-shocked about how quickly another summer went by. I remember moaning and groaning last summer about all the rain we got on the weekends, and going through a long winter after Christmas last year, wishing for an early spring. When the first strawberries hit the farmer’s [...]
TAGS: family • friends • half-marathon fun • Toronto • Us
On Thursday, our friend Malcolm graduated from U of T med school. On Friday, our friend Linda graduated from U of T school of dentistry. On Saturday, they got married. What a week for the happy couple! I was a part of their wedding party as a bridesmaid, and thus had the privilege of being [...]
TAGS: caking • family • friends • wedding • wedding cake