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No Sugar Spice Cake

No Sugar Spice Cake

We all know that too much sugar (especially refined sugars) are not good for us. There are certainly artificial alternatives, but I like to keep it natural if possible. I recently got my hands on this new cookbook: Baking with Less Sugar: Recipes for Desserts Using 

Vancouver’s Best Donuts

Vancouver’s Best Donuts

Before we get to the business at hand, let’s have a moment to discuss donut versus doughnut. The proper, real, official word is doughnut, but modern lexicon writes donut more often than not. It’s a word that’s been heavily influenced by America, Homer Simpson, and 

Christmas Eve Fondue

Christmas Eve Fondue

I’m sure all of you have your own family-centric holiday traditions. Well, one of mine is a Christmas Eve fondue. I do love to fondue… I mean, c’mon, what’s not to like? Lovely, soft pieces of bread, dipped into warm, gooey cheese. You really can’t 

Thug Kitchen: Vegan Caesar Salad

Thug Kitchen: Vegan Caesar Salad

As a blogger, and someone who works in social media, I pay pretty close attention to trends in blogging. One great trend I’ve been happy to see is when food bloggers get cookbook deals. It happened to my friend Liz, and it’s happened to a 

Sticky Toffee Pudding from The Dirty Apron Cookbook

Sticky Toffee Pudding from The Dirty Apron Cookbook

What do you serve at your Christmas dinner for dessert? For many, it’s pie; apple or pumpkin, similar to Thanksgiving. For some, it’s fruitcake. For a large chunk of time, for me, it was a Bailey’s Cheesecake. A more British Christmas tradition is to serve 

Healthy Food on $4 a Day

Healthy Food on $4 a Day

I am in such a great place right now. My blog is blooming, and the past year, since I started to treat it professionally, it has really taken off. I’m thankful. Truthfully, there were days, not long ago, when I first was starting my PR 

Christmas Gifts for Foodies–Gadgets

Christmas Gifts for Foodies–Gadgets

‘Tis the season! Christmas is coming, and I wanted to help you out by letting you know about the hottest items out there this year for the Foodie on your list (or perhaps yourself?). I’ll have a few of these over the next couple of 

Mad Mac and Cheese Balls

Mad Mac and Cheese Balls

You guys!! These are sooooo good. A while back, I attended this grocery showcase. It was this huge trade show that was only open to members of the grocery trade, and it was a preview of the newest products on the market that were going 

December Blogging Challenge

December Blogging Challenge

Welcome to December! This is the crazy month of parties, gifts, turkey, and family. Hopefully, somewhere in there, you’ll get some downtime, too. I, along with a few other of my intrepid fellow bloggers, are doing a blogging challenge this month. The goal (for me) is 

Sansa Stark’s Lemon Cakes #GoT

Sansa Stark’s Lemon Cakes #GoT

Is anyone else out there completely addicted to Game of Thrones? For me, it started by reading the books–it took me an entire year to get through them all, and like many of you, I’m sure, I’m terrified that G.R.R.M will die before he finishes