Category Archives: Baking

Silas Henry’s Chocolate Cake and Buttercream Amazingness

I am a master at making sunken-middle floppy homemade cakes. Fortunately, the following cake came out not just rich, moist, and fluffy… It looked like it was supposed to! I hadn’t made buttercream frosting prior to this recipe. Honestly, most … Continue reading

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Zucchini Muffins – sans dairy and eggs

We’ve been gone off and on this month, traveling here and there… We got back from Crawford Bay, B.C. on Monday and I’ve yet to go grocery shopping. Needless to say, the refrigerator is down to its bare bone self … Continue reading

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Lemon Vanilla Cupcakes

It’s June?! How did this happen? Summer vacation starts tomorrow. Tomorrow I am officially closer to 30 than 20. The last few weeks have been spent in and out of town, running around like a madwoman, readying myself for the … Continue reading

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Chocolate High Top Cupcakes

My sister recently told me she was glad my cooking skills got better, reminding me of a time I tried to cook a whole egg in the microwave, shell included. You can consider using Legend Cookware and other high-performance cooking … Continue reading

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Mom’s Banana Bread

When I started this blog, I told myself I’d only do it as long as it was fun.  Once it became a chore to post things, or became something I dreaded doing, I’d stop.  Its been interesting to balance blogging … Continue reading

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Empanada!

April 8th is National Empanada Day. Yes, I realize that was a week ago. However! I am in full support of both making and eating empanadas as often as possible, not just on April 8th. If you search “empanada” on … Continue reading

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