Holiday

Amazing Brownie Sugar Cookies

December 21, 2012

Christmas is just a few days away. It’s hectic, I know.  The shopping, the wrapping, the decorating… it’s just overwhelming after a while!  And then there’s the food… This holiday season, I find myself in a teensy, tiny kitchen with almost no counter space.  Most of the cooking stuff I’ve acquired over the years is […]

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Roasted Root Vegetables with Apples and Walnuts

October 8, 2012

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in Canada. That means, for the first time ever, my American self gets to enjoy the traditional fall feast in mid-October.  We had our big dinner last night, and my new Canadian friends did a wonderful job at making my inaugural Canadian Thanksgiving a fun and delicious occasion! For our contribution to the […]

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Candy Cane Cookies ‘n’ Cream Ice Cream

January 9, 2012
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Remember when I showed off the delightful package of holiday cookies I got from Tofugirl?  Well, I also shared a few photos of the brownie bites I had made, but only mentioned my other holiday creation: candy cane cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream.   Tofugirl demanded (well, suggested) that I get a photo of that […]

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Holiday Goodies Galore!

December 30, 2011
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A couple days before Christmas, I got home from an exhausting day at work and plopped down in a chair. I had a lot of last-minute holiday baking to do, but all I wanted to do was relax. As I tried to motivate myself to just do it, I glanced at my bedroom door and […]

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The Great Thanksgiving 2011 Recap!

November 26, 2011
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Turkey Day has come and gone, but before we move on to the next holiday, how ’bout a recap? Some of you might remember last year, when I cooked nothing for my family’s Thanksgiving feast. I was rather saddened by this, since, you know, I’m rather fond of cooking. When I’d asked my mom what […]

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