Yesterday was the first hot day of the year here in Abbotsford so I chose to ice and decorate a cake! To be fair, I would have iced the cake whether it was hot or not. You see, I was asked by colleague at work if I would make a two-tiered 50th anniversary cake for…
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Baking with Children and Creative Grandmas
I just found out I am going to be a Grandma next year! I am a planner by nature so my thoughts immediately went to Christmas and all the upcoming Christmas’ to come. I want to be a Grandma that does fun and creative things with, and for, her grandchild. One of the first things…
Gift Ideas For An Aspiring Baker
Baking is one of my favourite things to do. My Mom taught me to bake and I, in turn, taught my children to bake. Some of my fondest memories were baking with my children. If you have a person in your life that loves to bake and you want to give them some items to…
Planning Ahead and the 12 Weeks of Christmas
As Fall is now in full swing with all the vibrant colours of autumn my thoughts turn to cozy fires, scrumptious muffins, delectable cookies and succulent squares. Believe it or not, my thoughts also turn to Christmas baking. Why? When I was a child I remember seeing a magazine article about the twelve weeks and…
Apple Pie – My fear has been conquered
One of my favourite memories growing up was baking with my Mom. I was from a big family and when everyone got together there was always a lot of food with, of course, baking. Once I become a mom myself, one of my favourite memories was baking with my children. After pre-measuring all the ingredients…