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On a Love Affair with Lisbon

The man & I spent a long weekend in Lisbon recently. Just the 2 of us; no kids. It has to happen occasionally.

I had been to Lisbon once before. The first time I really had no idea what to expect and was completely captivated by the place. It was January, cold and damp in [...]

You are officially 2 years old today. That’s 731 days (as we are in the midst of a leap year). That’s quite a milestone and we must celebrate, since I must rather shamefully admit that I don’t think we celebrated or even acknowledged your first birthday. So first of all…

HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY!

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On Not Reinventing the Wheel

When I was thinking about how to present this post I realised that I was likely to come across as rather fickle. Or as I prefer to think about it, “taking a balanced view”. Seeing both sides of the issue. Yes, both of those sound much better than “fickle”. More mature & grown up (although [...]

On Finding that Silver Lining

I will say up front that I hate being cold. I also hate being too hot. I’m a Libra – I don’t go for extremes. But being cold, really, I cannot stand it and it makes me quite grumpy. People always say to me “but you’re Canadian, you must be used to the cold.” I [...]

On a Princess Cake for a Princess

Another year has passed and the girl has just had another birthday. Where exactly does the time go? I know people say that all the time but I’m really feeling it at the moment. Seriously. I distinctly remember writing this post about her pink & sparkly birthday cake, and here I am again with another birthday [...]

On Branching Out From Chocolate Chip

Do you ever get stuck in a cooking rut? I don’t necessarily mean this to be a bad thing as rut dishes can be as equally delicious as new dishes. What I mean by “rut” is making the same things again and again because they’re tried, tested, & well loved or safe bets for picky eaters or quick [...]

On Daring Bakers and Coffee Cake

There are certain things I get a real child-like excitement about baking . Chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate ganache. Any kind of bread/yeast product. I’ve made these things over and over and still feel this sort of gleeful anticipation before making them. I think with the first two it’s because they’re just soooo good (and honestly, who [...]

On a Birthday Cake for a Leopard

Before I became a parent I really had only a vague idea of what parenthood entailed. I had visions of early mornings, permanent bags under one’s eyes, talking gibberish, singing songs on long car journeys, brightly coloured birthday cakes, wiping snotty noses, laughter and tantrums in equal measure, angelic looks on small faces as they slept, [...]

On the Best Chocolate Cupcakes Ever

The word “best” can be defined as follows: of the highest quality, excellence or standing. That’s saying something, isn’t it? Taking this definition into account, calling my post (and the subject thereof) The Best Chocolate Cupcakes Ever would seem to be quite a bold statement. After all, there are zillions of “best ever” recipes, cookbooks, columns [...]

On Daring Bakers and Artful Cakes

I must say I’m developing a bit of a love/hate relationship with these Daring Bakers’ Challenges. Every month since I’ve joined the Daring Bakers the process has gone something like this:

Excitedly open and read the challenge on the first of the month Either a) love or b) hate it on first sight Promptly avoid [...]

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