When I was in Italy a couple years ago, my mouth watered every morning as I passed by all the pastry displays at the local coffee shops. No matter where I went, there were these insanely amazing looking pear tarts that immediately got my attention. I left Italy and forgot all about them. (more…)
This Christmas I decided to treat myself to a Nespresso machine. I am completely obsessed with it. It is some of the best coffee I’ve ever had. And I am an avid Starbucks lover.
‘Tis the season for an insane amount of holiday parties. I had two this weekend – one in which we hosted. You don’t know how much effort goes into a “TMZ Christmas” themed party until you throw one, you guys. (more…)
I pretty much refuse to drink eggnog each year when it rolled out in grocery stores. But I never pass up an opportunity to bake with it. (more…)
I have officially given into the idea that it’s the holiday season. My Christmas tree and lights are up and I’ve discovered these delicious cinnamon buns that will guide me through winter!
First off – welcome to my newly redesigned website! I hope you like it. On a whim, I spent the better part of yesterday night playing with different designs and incorporating my content into it. I wanted a more visual layout. I hope I have succeeded! To celebrate, let’s eat some cookies! (more…)
It’s been a while since Claudia and I actually sat down to bake together, which is fairly contradictory to my actual goal of this blog. Therefore, we made it our mission to set some time aside and get our bake on this past weekend. We also had Christmas movies on in the background. (more…)
I have had this love affair with Momofuku Milk Bar, or simply Milk Bar, for quite some time now. I first learned about it through a mild obsession with David Chang and his Momofuku restaurant empire, which first started in New York City. (more…)
I had the pleasure of participating in Ford Canada’s ‘Focus on My City’ promotion, where Ford was gracious enough to provide me with a brand new Ford Focus to test drive all over the city. Of course, I had to use this to my advantage. So I decided to do a bakery tour of Winnipeg! (more…)
“Summer, summer, summertime!” I love me some DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. You know, that time (1991 to be exact) when Will Smith was actually famous for being in a rap duo and not for being a major action movie star? I miss Junior High. (more…)