The DH was away for the weekend, and to distract myself from missing him I went on a baking frenzy. One of the things I made was this delicious gingersnap cookie recipe! These cookies have real zested ginger in them, and taste dee-lish! They’re also vegan, low-gluten, and free of refined sugars and flours! What…
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Piped Icing 101: Designer Cookies Using Edible Food Markers!
I belong to some baking groups on facebook and every now and then I see bakers using food markers to draw on cakes and cookies. It looked like so much fun that I had to try it myself! It’s much easier than you think and just as therapeutic as adult colouring books in my opinion…
Dark Chocolate Chunk Whipped Shortbread, AKA The Diet-Buster
I don’t usually publish two posts one day after the other, but I made some shortbread today and it was too good not to share right away! My mom is turning 70 this week, and we’re having a celebration. I planned to bake a cake and asked her what cake she would like. Turns out,…
Using Up Leftovers & How to Make Whoopie (Pies)
Whoopie pies. Ever made them? Ever eaten them? Ever even heard of them? I’ve always read about whoopee pies (usually in novels set in Amish country) but never actually tasted one. They’re basically two super-puffy, cake-like cookies sandwiched together with some buttercream/marshmallow-y/fluffy icing-type filling. It’s always sounded rather unhealthy to me. Surely one cookie, sans…
Candy Cane Redux Cookies & What Happens When My Baking Cred is Challenged
Hello dear blog readers! You’ve probably noticed that I haven’t been blogging (or baking) as much over the last few weeks. Between some health issues (now resolved, whoot!) and trying to cut down on my baking so that the DH could lose some weight (it’s hard to watch your weight when your wife is always…