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01/17/2013 12:17 PM

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Guava Curd Bars

Oh man, nothing like the first post of the year. Full of expectations and hope! I got a new flash for my camera for Christmas, which I'm still trying to figure out. I have a bunch of photography tutorials saved on my Pinterest, but I never seem to find the time to spend a whole afternoon learning from it. Probably because I'm usually sick of learning anything by the time I have a free moment, haha

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12/24/2012 08:10 PM

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Mexican Chocolate Bars

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and cheers! Can you believe it's already Christmas tomorrow? I feel like this month just flew by, though that could be because of studying, exams and essays. I don't know about you guys, but I'm more than ready for the holidays. My mom and I have a tradition where we go to Toronto and see the Nutcracker at the National Ballet. We've been going for over 13 years now

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11/29/2012 09:21 PM

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Daring Bakers: Chocolate Hazelnut Crinkle Cookies

Holiday season is the time for sharing and Peta of Peta Eats is sharing a dozen cookies, some classics and some of her own, from all over the world with us. Can you guys believe it's almost December? Holy crap, this semester has gone fast. It feels like I only just started my fourth year and now I'm already halfway done. In another 6 months I'm going to be graduating. What happened to the pas

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11/14/2012 03:47 PM

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Daring Cooks: Brined Roast Chicken

Audax of Audax Artifax was our November 2012 Daring Cooks’ host. Audax has brought us into the world of brining and roasting, where we brined meat and vegetables and roasted them afterwards for a delicious meal! So I've been pretty busy these last few months. I feel guilty. I haven't updated in ages, but in my excuse, I just started my fourth year of university. My undergrad has just flown by.

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08/14/2012 11:20 AM

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Daring Cooks: Cornmeal

Rachael of pizzarossa was our August 2012 Daring Cook hostess and she challenged us to broaden our knowledge of cornmeal! Rachael provided us with some amazing recipes and encouraged us to hunt down other cornmeal recipes that we'd never tried before – opening our eyes to literally 100s of cuisines and 1000s of new-to-us recipes!Now that the Olympics (and my MCAT) is done my life felt a bit empty-

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08/06/2012 05:16 PM

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Graham Cracker Cake with Chocolate Covered Banana Chips

Hooooo-leeeee cow. What a couple of months it's been. July didn't even exist for me. It was just a blur of hot weather, humidity, studying and Supernatural. I had my MCAT last Friday, which was, honestly, the hardest exam I have ever taken in my life. Halfway through (it was a 4 hour exam) by eyes were blood shot. I got home and nearly collapsed on the couch. But! It's over and now I can finally r

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07/02/2012 02:46 PM

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Cheeseburger Casserole

This weekend, three of my friends from elementary school came down for a visit. I've known these girls since before I even knew myself, if that makes any sense. My friend, Emily, has been with me since junior kindergarden. We counted- that's 18 years this September. It's a bit hilarious when you consider knowing someone that long- someone that's not related to you. Though after that long, they may

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06/28/2012 04:32 PM

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The Baker's Apprentice: Potato Rosemary Bread

Oh man, I thought that with summer I'd have more time to post things here and more chances to practice taking pictures. So much for that! I can't entirely blame MCAT studying, because though it does take up a hell of a lot of time, I think it just comes down to summer laziness. Which is fine, right? I mean, it is summer (finally. The heat has set in. In true London style, it's been sunny, hot and

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06/14/2012 10:21 AM

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Daring Cooks: Salmon Cannelloni

Manu from Manu’s Menu was our Daring Cooks lovely June hostess and has challenged us to make traditional Italian cannelloni from scratch! We were taught how to make the pasta, filling, and sauces shared with us from her own and her family’s treasured recipes!Oh hells yeah, we're doing cannelloni this month! I love pasta and cannelloni is an awesomely satisfying dish that looks impressive but reall

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05/31/2012 02:41 PM

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Papaya Chutney Grilled Cheese

I think I'm a little late jumping onto the whole grilled cheese bandwagon- especially since its national month has already come and gone. Still, better late than never, right? Especially when you have homemade bread to submerge in cheese.Is it just me or has grilled cheese become even more amazing over the past year? The different combinations of ingredients and flavours I've seen the fo

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05/28/2012 06:48 PM

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Daring Baker's Challah Bread

May’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was pretty twisted – Ruth from The Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to make challah! Using recipes from all over, and tips from “A Taste of Challah,” by Tamar Ansh, she encouraged us to bake beautifully braided breads.Oh man, to say I was pumped we were doing bread this month may be an understatement. I absolutely love bread, as I may have mentioned before. That, an

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05/13/2012 07:55 PM

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Costello's Famous Sour Cream Pound Cake

It's Mother's Day! What's everyone doing for their moms today? My day has been pretty full so far. Got up this morning and started on an epic lunch for mom. We made oxtail with peanut sauce, stir fry eggplant and bok choy, Jamaican festivals and rice. And also a calzone for my brother, who doesn't eat anything remotely interesting unless you have the patience to push it on him for years until he g

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04/29/2012 06:37 PM

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Doritos and Hummus

Today was my first day of summer vacation. I think I'm in shock. I woke up and thought 'okay, breakfast, then study'- I had to pause and remind myself that I have nothing left to study for! Gotta love vacation~ Though I do start MCAT studying in a week.... Still, studying for one thing is much easier than studying for five exams.I made cassoulet last week on a whim. I'd been dying to try out

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04/28/2012 10:39 AM

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Daring Bakers: Armenian Nutmeg Cake

The Daring Bakers’ April 2012 challenge, hosted by Jason at Daily Candor, were two Armenian standards: nazook and nutmeg cake. Nazook is a layered yeasted dough pastry with a sweet filling, and nutmeg cake is a fragrant, nutty coffee-style cake.Holy cow, what a month. I feel like I haven't posted anything in ages! I have finals to thank for that. 5 exams are never a cakewalk and I am proud to say

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03/27/2012 04:16 PM

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Daring Bakers Dutch Crunch Bread

Sara and Erica of Baking JDs were our March 2012 Daring Baker hostesses! Sara & Erica challenged us to make Dutch Crunch bread, a delicious sandwich bread with a unique, crunchy topping. Sara and Erica also challenged us to create a one of a kind sandwich with our bread!My first post as a Daring Baker! And it couldn't have been a better challenge. This month we got to pick any bread recipe and

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03/14/2012 05:03 PM

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Daring Cooks: Braised Chicken in Tomato Sauce

The March, 2012 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Carol, a/k/a Poisonive – and she challenged us all to learn the art of Braising! Carol focused on Michael Ruhlman’s technique and shared with us some of his expertise from his book “Ruhlman’s Twenty”. This is my first post as a Daring Cook! I was so excited to finally be able to join the Daring Kitchen now that I have a blog. Hilariously e

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03/10/2012 05:12 PM

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Bon Appetit Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm such a good daughter, really. My mother was craving some sweets but didn't have time to make them, since she's busy with her Master's degree. So, being the awesome kid I am, I offered to make her some.She had all the ingredients already, anyway. And the recipe. We bought the March 2012 Bon Appetit magazine when we were at the airport leaving for Jamaica, and I was dying to try out one of the r

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02/29/2012 09:50 AM

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Lolivya Banana Cake

My Histology professor called Reading Week 'Slack Week'. I admit I chuckled at that when he first wished us a good vacation... Turns out I did much more slacking than reading.But really, can you blame me? I was down in Port Antonio, Jamaica, with my best friend and family. It's where my mom grew up and I hadn't been there for 8 years. That and, coming from a Canadian winter, it was a paradise. I t

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02/16/2012 02:44 PM

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Valentine's Day Sugar Cookies

Happy Valentine's everyone. This post may be a little late, but where's the harm in celebrating people you love for an entire week? That and some of us busy people may have had to reschedule our celebrations to the weekend.Technically this is a guest post! Because I didn't actually make these myself, but my awesome friend, Steph, toiled over the oven to make these for her boyfriend and they looked

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02/07/2012 07:05 PM

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Salsa Con Queso Pasta

It's hilarious how some of the best recipes are created as a byproduct of laziness. Like this one, for example. I wanted macaroni and cheese (when is anyone NOT craving the stuff?). I was too lazy to make a cheese sauce. But I was picky in my laziness. I wanted a Mexican theme.Then I remembered a salsa my friend bought for our New Years dinner. It was spicy, flavourful and tasted cheesy, even thou

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02/04/2012 04:53 PM

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Coconut Poppy Seed Minicakes

So I was bored today (read: procrastinating) and it was the first sunny afternoon we had in a while, so I decided to throw together a quick somethin' somethin'.I found poppy seeds in the cupboard and wanted to make a cake with it. Then I saw the muffin tins and thought, why not?These poppy seed minicakes are soft, moist and not too sweet. I like the addition of coconut, especially since it goes so

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01/24/2012 06:56 PM

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Magic Bars

I figured it would be fitting that my first post to my blog would be of these Magic Bars. I don't remember what Christmas my mother began to make them, all I really know is that from that year forward they were a must have over the holidays.Seriously. These bars are something else. Not only are they almost ridiculously easy to make, they're just as easy to eat. Ask my brother. One year he ate off

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01/23/2012 06:28 PM

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Chinese New Year Pork and Yam

First of all, gung hei fat choi everyone! This year is the year of the dragon, which, my mother claims, is supposed to be a great and prosperous year for everyone. I think we all need a bit of prosperity, yeah?In China, they used to celebrate their wealth in the number of pigs they owned, so on Chinese new year, pork is the star. My Jah-Po is Hakka, so every year for our Chinese New Year dinner, s

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01/19/2012 05:22 PM

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Soubise Mac and Cheese

Macaroni and cheese must be the king of all pastas, casseroles and bakes. Think about it: there aren't many people who can say they don't like it, and even less who have never tried it. There are so many ways to personalize it, adapt it and change it to fit your needs. I absolutely love it when I find a new mac and cheese recipe. I probably have over 50 between cookbooks and online blogs. You can

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01/17/2012 05:08 PM

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Fricassee Chicken

When I say that I grew up on this, I'm not kidding. My mom used to make fricassee chicken at least every other week. The smell of it takes me straight back to my childhood, even now. The recipe comes from my Jah-Po (grandmother), but, naturally, throughout both her and my mom's lifetimes, it went through some changes along the way.It's one of those recipes that never touched paper, but was passed

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01/15/2012 03:40 PM

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Poppy's Fruitcake

I didn't like fruitcake when I was a kid. I think it was mostly because all the ones I tried weren't moist enough and were too stuffed full of candied fruit. Which, I suppose, is pretty traditional. It wasn't until I tried the Jamaican Rum Cake my aunt made one Christmas that I really started to appreciate fruitcake. Granted, this fruitcake was dense, dark and rich with rum. It was so moist it was

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