In all the years I’ve been exploring new recipes there’s one realm I’ve avoided nearly completely. Pies. I’ll make apple crisp, I’ll make graham cracker crusts, but pies? I think I’ve been long-scarred by a couple of early attempts at making crusts which failed miserably into disintegrated dough. And well if you don’t have a…
Prosciutto, walnut, blue cheese and pear pizza
I have to give credit to my pals Adria and Brad for this one, but its so damn good I can’t not share. First of all, I have a bread machine and I love to use it to make pizza dough. I’m not going to give a recipe because bread machines all differ in their…
Christmas is in the air, already
Despite my lack of posts this week I assure you, I’ve been crazy busy, but mostly with work. This week was one of our biggest fundraising events of the year — one that runs over a series of days and is made up of a few events. I’m hoping that now that it’s over, life…
Little dog in a big dog world
Last night we dogsat Bondi, a roughly 7 or 8 (I think) year old Boston Terrier. We were supposed to have him most of the week because our friends’ baby was supposed to have surgery, but the little man has a chest cold and it wasn’t to be. So the little bat-eared dude went home…
What. A. Week.
It’s been hell on wheels this week at work – and while I’ve resolved myself to leave the shop talk out of my blog, I’ll just say it ain’t over yet. Today was a work day (yes, its Saturday), and next week will be nearly utter insanity, with our biggest fundraiser of the year. But……
Cheesecake with Lychee Sauce
Yesterday was a good friend’s 30th and while I wasn’t coordinating the surprize party, I was asked if I would make a dessert. The only thing I was told was that the guest of honour’s favourite flavour is lychee. So I did a little hunting around and decided to make a traditional baked cheesecake with…
For the next recruit
I’m slowly building an army of baby vikings. The Baby Viking Helmet I made for Super Cal’s first birthday was such a hit I’ve had a few requests (from the pattern Viking Hat by Becky Veverka). This one, which I created using Mission Falls 1824 wool (in #008 Earth, #015 Putty, #013 Curry and #002…
Pumpkinummies
This week we had a bake sale at work in support of United Way Toronto. I took in some salsa (how could I not?) and baked up some of Smitten Kitchen’s Pumpkin Swirl Brownies. These were a little more work than I was expecting. I think I over whipped the batter base, and then when…
Trading up for a better model
It’s official – I am the proud new owner of a Bachelor of Fine Arts. I actually graduated back in 2000 but at that time, my alma mater, the Ontario College of Art & Design, was offering diplomas. In 2002, they became degree granting, and in 2006 I embarked on the path to an upgrade….
Best bridal photo evar
So my friends Michelle and Adam, who got married this weekend, opted to forgo the services of a professional photographer for their wedding and asked friends instead to take specific shots, as well as started a pool on Flickr to gather together everyone’s photos in one place, for people to see. This has its pros…