The very first Starbucks treat I ever fell in love with was their lemon currant scone. I went through a very heated, short-lived passionate affair with them in my college days before burning out. When I decided one day, years later, to rekindle that affair, they had already been discontinued. […]
If I had to rank my favorite comfort foods, cornbread is definitely near the top of that list. It’s like the little black dress of comfort food – you can jazz it up with cheese, green onions, diced pepper, or jalapenos, or you can eat it plain-jane with a shmear […]
Want the secret to the richest, chewiest, tastiest spiced oatmeal cookies EVER? It comes in a little blue-and-white box.Adding half a package of instant vanilla pudding to the dry ingredients gives these cookies great texture and really bumps up the vanilla flavor too. (I used Jell-O brand which is accidentally vegan). […]
Somehow I fell down a ‘mukbang‘ rabbit hole on Instagram the other night. (If you’re not familiar, it’s a social media thing where people eat vast quantities of food in front of a camera and share it to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.) Sometimes it has an ASMR component to it, […]
There really isn’t a lot I’d like to bring back from my high school years. I’m quite content to leave my “Tease it to Jesus” 80s hair and mouthful of braces as nothing more than a fond memory. But the fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies from the school cafeteria are another […]
I’m lucky to live in a city that has a huge and vibrant vegan scene. Toronto is full of restaurants that cater to vegan and vegetarian lifestyles, and we have many vegan-only or extremely vegan-friendly grocery stores, which makes it really easy to maintain a plant-based diet. We are also […]
Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit by calling these “muffins”. The crumb is so light and soft and chocolatey, that it’s really hard to tell it apart from a chocolate cupcake. But in the absence of frosting (and the appearance of streusel, which is definitely a “muffin thing”), we’ll go […]
It’s been quite a week trying to get started with online school.Our school district had a huge spike in students switching from in-person to online classes, and not enough teachers to cover them, so we’ve been in a holding pattern with one child and a delayed start with the other […]
Nothing Says fall quite like these Apple Spice muffins. With a streusel-like topping and chunks of apple, they are the perfect treat to cozy up with after a day of apple picking (and a great way to use up some of your bounty!) To give these muffins even more texture, […]
Have you tried my ultimate ranch seasoning yet? It takes just minutes to make and lasts forever. I make a huge jar of it and use it for everything – ranch dips and dressings, as a seasoning for roasted potatoes, and as a popcorn shaker or coating for roasted cashews.It’s delish […]