Making Red Velvet Whoopie!

Making Red Velvet Whoopie!

I saw these at Starbucks and had to give them a go. I absolutely adore Red Velvet Cake and lets face it anything with a name as cool as Whoopie Pie deserves to be attempted – at least once anyway. The bake-off challenge for the... [+]

Thankstaking Pecan Pie!

Thankstaking Pecan Pie!

Never tried one of these before but apparently for Thanksgiving in Canada Pumpkin Pie or Pecan Pie are the most desirable options.  I went with the latter. Totally decadent! Crust Ingredients: 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 1 Tablespoon Sugar 6 Tablespoons Butter (not... [+]

Summer 2011: to watch list.

Decided to try and lay my hands on some interesting movies to watch this summer while my mom (the art fundi) is visiting. I’ve compiled this list based on some rushed googling and will see how many of these I can procure. * done it!... [+]

My ideal summer menu.

My ideal summer menu.

I’ve just imagined a divine dinner for a warm summer evening. A fresh icy cold cucumber soup served with mint and lightly grilled Ciabatta. To follow an asparagus bundle wrapped in prosciutto. For the main – beetroot pancakes with salmon and creme fraiche on a... [+]

The Cake Pop experiment.

So I decided making cake pops was my Victoria day project. I have a FB friend who always makes the most amazing things – everything is colourful and fabulous and I am convinced must be absolutely delicious too. She put photo’s of her Cake Pops... [+]

The ultimate Banana bread recipe.

I can’t rightfully take credit for this one and its not the one handed down for generations and guarded as a family treasure, I vultched it off the interwebz somewhere but for the life of me can’t remember where. What I can add, an insignificant... [+]

Low GI Goodies? not half bad.

I’ve been feeling very lethargic lately and get hungry often between meals. So I’m checking out this Low GI business, which seems theoretically like a good idea. So apparently eating a lot of high GI foods can be detrimental to your health because it pushes... [+]

Prints rock!

Prints rock!

Art makes me feel good, like eating chocolate, drinking a great Merlot or sipping a fabulous latte, as made by my darling hubby. So I figure I should get my kids started with an appreciation for the finer things. I’ve decided that besides the silly... [+]

Quilting for dummies.

Quilting for dummies.

About 2 years ago I thought it would be fun for me to undertake a little sewing project after finding some great off cut prints at a (then) local haberdashery. I wasn’t sure what to do with them, but after seeing a really great quilt... [+]

Kids hate veggies.

Kids hate veggies.

So I’m allways trying to figure out clever ways to disguise them. This one has them fooled at the moment. Veggie fritters Makes approx. a dozen fritters. • 3 medium  or two large courgettes, grated • 1 cup of sweet corn • 1 cup of... [+]