Chocolate Croissants [Recipe]


Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Ever since I posted my Butter Croissants Recipe (the instructions of which I just edited slightly to make it a little easier, btw), I’ve been itching to make chocolate croissants – and well, it finally happened! The secret to this success? Simple. Follow the the directions for making my Butter Croissant Dough exactly. When you’re ready […]

June 14, 2016

Nanaimo Bars [Recipe]


Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

Ok, so I have to clarify: You probably saw the word “Healthy” and assumed that this recipe was the equivalent to a raw carrot dipped in dark chocolate. Before I leave you making that assumption, however, let me clear the air a little: These are not carrots disguised as Nanaimo Bars. These are a real, honest-to-goodness dessert… And […]

June 7, 2016

Miniature Cherry Pies [Recipe]


Food, Recipes, Sweet

Cherry pie: If there’s anything filled with nostalgia as being “The best dessert ever,” from my childhood, this would be it. I remember one time in particular, my mom had made a large dessert spread sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and we had a group of people come over to visit for a few hours. […]

July 16, 2015

Miniature Lemon Meringue Pies [Tutorial]


Food, Recipes, Sweet

They’re small – they’re fabulous – and they’re incredibly simple to make. Yes, you heard me correctly. YOU could be eating these very soon. And here’s all you gotta do to teleport this much awesome from your computer into your kitchen. You Will Need:  – 1 recipe of my Easy Pie Pastry  – Lemon Pie Filling, […]

July 9, 2015

Anchor Coffee House [Review]


Food

It was a beautiful morning to visit a coffee shop… And what a perfect way to start the day! I walked into Anchor Coffee Shop on a lovely June morning to be warmly welcomed by Kyle and Rachel Bondy, the young married couple who own this local cafe.  My mom came along to keep me […]

August 14, 2014

Twix and Tea


Chocolate, Cookies, Food, Miscellaneous, Sweet

Do you ever find that when you go to type certain words, they always end up coming out wrong?  Example:  Twix.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve typed “Twixt” today.  It just happens, and it’s like I can’t stop it. :-/ Oh well.  If you find any “Twixts” in this post, you can […]

October 24, 2013

Chocolate Souffle Cakes [Project]


Chocolate, Food, Recipes, Sweet

  Souffle.  I have been wanting to make a souffle for a while, because A) It looks cool, and B) I’ve heard that it’s hard.  Actually, I think I got that impression from the old Audrey Hepburn movie, “Sabrina,” when she attends Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in France and learns to make a souffle.  […]

March 5, 2013

Pumpernickel Bread [Recipe]


Bread, Food, Recipes, Savoury

It looks a little crazy doesn’t it?  But also, it looks completely edible, and I’m here to tell you that IT WAS.  This is good stuff! Pumpernickel bread is something that you typically see a lot around this time of year in particular, as it is a stylishly popular kind of bread that goes well […]

December 1, 2012