The ECBF and I have been thinking about getting a cast-iron skillet for some time now. I have never owned one, and as far as I know, my parents never owned one. In fact, when I think about it a little more, I have no idea exactly why I want one – I have no clue … Continue reading
Several years ago now, when I was just starting with cupcakes, I was trying to find an easy way to inject filling into them. Cupcakes are great, but when they have something yummy hidden in them, now that’s really great. There are a million and one cupcake flavour options, and I’ve talked about a few … Continue reading
So, as much as I love my label-maker (and I do love it. Love love love it), I hate putting labels on my pantry items. Why? Because it is an absolute pain to peel them off. I like to put the date on things, so for some things that I just always have around, I … Continue reading
How do you pronounce “Thingee”. The ECBF tells me I pronounce it wrong. I say “ThinGee” with a hard “G”. He says the G is soft and the emphasis is on the “ee”. Don’t get me wrong, I love to say “Eeeeeeee” – I use it a lot, but I’m pretty sure it should be … Continue reading
I’ve got Wilton issues, that I won’t go into here, but I was shopping online for some baking-related goodies not long ago and this little nifty tool caught my eye, so I picked one up. Am I ever glad I did. Sometimes, when I’m working with a lot of fondant detail, I pour a little … Continue reading
It all started with a blender. The ECBF and I got it in our head (I say head, instead of heads, because often we’re amazed at how our minds work together and we often concurrently come to the same hairbrained schemes) to buy a Vitamix blender. We’ve been through a number of blenders in the … Continue reading
When I convert a cake or quick-bread recipe to muffins or cupcakes, it sometimes doesn’t easily convert into my twelve-muffin tin. I have these silicone muffin cups for just such an occasion. When I was baking with the surprise pan for the first time, I had leftover batter and the silicone cups saved the day. … Continue reading
So I finally got my camera back and decided to celebrate with FINALLY using that surprise pan I posted about here. Even better than that – I had some brown bananas and so thought to kill two birds with one stone – and make banana muffins. So what’s the surprise? What goes better with bananas … Continue reading
Without my camera I’m the worst blogger ever. I don’t know when I’ll ever see it again. The last thing I left at the lake (my favourite pillow) I didn’t see for almost 2 years. It turned up in my nephew’s bed. I have no idea where the camera will turn up, but here’s hoping … Continue reading
I’ve blogged about Picky Palate before. She posted a recipe a couple years ago that required a mini cheesecake pan. I had to get one. I can’t recall now what the recipe was, but I’ve used the heck out of that pan. Recently, while I was hanging out at Galen’s place, I found an even … Continue reading
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