I made these cutie hilarious blue Totoro cookies for TOTORO WEEK! I love how they look like slices of crazy-eyed, stunned sky blue toast. Remember when I got really into...Read More

Fuck cancer and the demonic horse it rode it on. It rode into my life almost two years ago now, which is hard to fathom – in a way, it...Read More

I’m a turd. Molly has been singing, nay, operatically belting out the praises of tahini for years now. And I was still just a supermarket-homous-munching Canadian idiot with a little bit...Read More

Fragrant earl grey buttercream, tangy tart blackberry-laden vanilla cake layers and an artful swath of toasty torched swiss meringue – it’s all a beautiful mess! Inspired by pastry chef Andy...Read More

This cake is so bright in colour, joyful, and I loved making it, hoping it would put a smile on the recipient’s face. But now when I look at pictures...Read More

Dear Teddy. It’s mama. Or mommy, or MA. You call for me in the mornings when you wake up to let me know you’re awake. Or you yell at me...Read More

You know my deal. Sweet and easy, casual times. This pie is that. That pie is this. Pie, pie, who am I??? No but really – easy chocolate ganache pie...Read More

Note to self: never layer a f*cking dessert again. Do it for food photos, but then when you want to eat it yourself – JAM IT ALL TOGETHER IN A...Read More

I’m freaking out over this iced matcha latte with coffee jelly drink (could I just be on an insane caffeine high from drinking two of these in a row? Probably.)...Read More

Summer is breezing by like a little flip book of dreams. Blueberry bushes are sprouting their little juicy jewels; plucked, and packed into boxes. Carried home from the store, into...Read More

I just need to stare at this colourful blast of happiness for a while. Fuchsia pink swiss meringue buttercream, drips of golden salted caramel and the bounty of summer mixed...Read More

We are lucky, lucky people, my little family and I. We live in a house, we have food and water, we have shelter. Sure, we live next door to a...Read More

I’ve never ever used that word before – on fleek. I remember seeing it for the first time a few years ago and being like what the fugoli does that...Read More

Hands up way-high if you love cream pie. Wave ‘em in the air like you just don’t CARE if you love matcha green tea. This makes you a matcha cream...Read More

Have you ever finished decorating a cake and you step back and you SQUEAL LIKE A TEENAGED GIRL AT A SLUMBER PARTY because you’ve fallen deep in love with your...Read More

I’m very excited to announce that today my Craftsy class, Fun and Easy Birthday Cakes: Playful Animals, went LIVE! YIKES! I love my little animal cakes so much (honestly, I’d...Read More

This is kind of the set-it-and-forget-it of the chocolate cupcake recipe world. It’s the recipe I’ve been using for years, tweaked over time. It’s rich, dark, chocolate-y. Tender, not-too-sweet (Asian...Read More

On Monday I had my final herceptin IV treatment at the cancer agency. I had been counting down from 17 and it was finally the last one. For months prior,...Read More

I got new photos taken. Mostly because I felt like I was living a hair lie with the long and flowing locks in my old pics. And then also because I’ve...Read More

MINI CAKES ARE CUTE. People freak out over teensy things – like TINY DONUTS! (The only thing that would make that video BETTER is if a teeny tiny mouse on hind...Read More

Oh, the glorious beauty of the drip. My first experience with the drip was years ago, seeing this beautiful dark chocolate raspberry cake by Rosie of Sweetapolita. What makes the...Read More

YAY for cake – and EXTRA BIG FULL CAPS YAY for the release of my sweet pal Tessa’s Layered cake book! Tessa is the creative force and pastry chef behind Style...Read More

I can’t remember where my fear of LARGE MARINE MAMMALS originated from but certainly reading an excerpt from the book JAWS found on a family friend’s bookshelf as a young...Read More

Last week my sisters, mom and I went on a GALS ONLY trip to SAN FRANCISCO to celebrate my mom’s birthday! Our family has such a fondness for the city...Read More