Category: Christmas
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Gingerbread mini donuts with maple frosting
I love, love, love the idea of gingerbread with maple. If it’s mini, it’s wormed it’s way into my heart. To give you some context, these mini donuts are about half the diameter of a tennis ball. These smell divine and they’re different from the same-old, same-old holiday desserts. (Santa-hat cheesecake squares, anyone? Despite the…
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Christmas crack
This year, I delegated most of my Christmas traditions and responsibilities in advance, knowing that when Baby 2.0 was born in November, the holidays would be hectic. Thank goodness for family… My sister knocked off all the presents on my list, she helped me decorate the house, and we hired someone to put up…
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The case of the curious Christmas cake pops
Christmas is well behind us, I know. I can’t even use Armenian Christmas as an excuse (it falls on January 6) but I think this post on cake pops still merits a read for those of you, seasoned or newbie, who are considering making these. While I have always dismissed suggestions cake pops were…
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Dark chocolate Buche de Noel with meringue mushrooms
This is the single, proudest moment I’ve had as a baker this holiday season. I really thought I lost my baking mojo until I produced this whimsical Buche de Noel. I’ll admit I’ve made quite a few cheesy treats over my time. I like the glitz and the glam and the glitter and the…
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White-Chocolate Cherry Shortbread
This recipe caught my eye on Pinterest with the simple caption: “Apparently, the best Christmas cookie ever.” “Best” piqued my interest, and “ever” drove it home. How could I possibly ignore the recipe for the best Christmas cookie ever? So I decide to make it on a whim and take it to my friend’s…
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Canadian Living’s Really Good Rum Balls
I considered not blogging about this recipe because I’m not crazy about this photo and I’m a big perfectionist. But, I’m also a realist and these rum balls were such a hit they’re all gone, and I can’t bear not to share the recipe with you. I’m not making them again just for the…
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Hershey’s Candy Cane Blossoms
You know that saying: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover? Well, I’d like to meet the puritan who came up with that one to have a word or two. Because we’re going to judge a book by it cover even if we don’t want to! As a book publishing graduate, I study the…
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Santa Hat Party Mix
I like alliteration. I like sequins. I like punny jokes. I like Palm Beach fashion. I like a bit of camp. Isn’t it obvious? I like a good gimmick. So by the time Christmas rolls around, I’ve already been bookmarking festive recipes for months. This one jumped right out at me on Pinterest because…
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What’s cooking for Christmas? Top chefs tell CTV.ca
Starting today, CTV.ca is posting my interviews with top chefs such as Toronto’s David Lee, Didier Leroy and popular TV personalities such as Anna Olson and David Rocco. Find out, in the first instalment of 10, what Splendido’s Executive Chef David Lee will be cooking this Christmas.For the annual Christmas Eve banquet this year,…