Best Ever Easy Homemade Classic Cheesecake [Recipe]

Cake Decorating, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Easy homemade cheesecake… need I say more? You put the words “Cheese” and “Cake” together into one, and that pretty much says it all, does it not? If you’ve been looking for the perfect cheesecake recipe to add to your collection (but like, one that truly gets the award for “the best cheesecake recipe” award), […]

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The Easiest Homemade Whole Wheat Bread [Recipe]

Bread, Breakfast, Dinner, Food, Recipes, Savoury

Here’s a fantastic, simple recipe for your collection: easy homemade whole wheat bread. If you’ve never made bread before, no fear: this recipe is called “easy” for good reason! This recipe, believe it or not, is just a slight adaptation of my Easy French Bread recipe. I had originally posted this recipe (back before I […]

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How to Make Gum Paste Ribbon Roses [Tutorial]

Cake Decorating, Cake Tutorials, Dessert, Food, Tutorials

Today I want to teach you guys how to make these oh-so-simple gum paste ribbon roses. This tutorial is one of the simplest ways to make sugar flowers, making the typical process of making gum paste roses much faster and much easier. Here is an ideal rose to make if you are wanting something faster […]

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Eggnog Ice Cream Punch with Spiced Coffee [Recipe]

Beverages, Christmas, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

It’s time to blow your mind with eggnog bliss: this eggnog ice cream punch recipe is made with mulled strong coffee, creamy ice cream, fluffy cream, and delicious eggnog. It’s the ultimate decadent, easy holiday treat, perfect to make for your tree trimming party this holiday season!  ​If you’re an eggnog lover, an ice cream […]

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Dance, Art, Weddings, and Austria


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Okay, so despite my most hopeful dreams, updating with a new recipe this week hasn’t really been an option.  I ran out of time like the dickens!  And here, I will tell you, is why: Last week I had the opportunity, for the third year in a row, to volunteer at the Soli Deo Gloria Ballet annual […]

August 15, 2013

Liebster Award & A Bit About Me


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So guess what?  I was nominated by Rustic Honey for the Liebster award! This award, from what I could learn on Google, is just kind of an honorary award that gets passed from blogger to blogger, as if to say “Good job – Keep it up!” And so, I take a deep bow and say, […]

May 11, 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

Cupcake Apron, Pink Floral


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  Have you ever had one of those days where you’re just doing whatever you’re doing, thinking to yourself, “Wow, this day is so nice.  So relaxing.  And I have absolutely 0 other commitments today…”   …And then at the last second you realize, “OH NOOOOOOO!  I have 15 projects to complete today and I forgot […]

January 15, 2013

Holiday Art at the Gibson Gallery


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Every once in a while you stumble across something great that not-too-many people know about, so, you feel obligated to share the news. Have you been the the Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg? And more importantly, have you  been there in the last couple of weeks?  This old train station has been converted into an art […]

December 1, 2012

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