adventures in gum paste & buttercream

Here’s my first attempt at Yoda.
I know I need to work on his colouring. It is hard to make Yoda green! But tis a start. Funny how my migraine faded once I started baking. Hmm…

Now who’s going to eat him. I don’t like icing.

i’d like a rubik’s cube cake, please

The boy is a foodie.
This still somewhat amuses me because when we met he made this sweeping declaration that he didn’t eat anything green.
Raised eyebrows I had, and asked him how he could discount such glorious vegetables. I pushed the subject, curious if he’d ever even tried grilled asparagus with lime, lasagna with broccoli, or artichoke hearts?
No, was the [...]

pardon me, but i seem to have lost my mind

well, for anyone wondering i cemented by neighbourhood nickname as the “mean lady with the red hair” yesterday.
while i was parking my car in front of the house (i cannot park in the driveway because backing out is next to impossible), i ran over an abundance of sidewalk chalk and some wooden chalkboard that the [...]

who needs the gym when you have a marble rolling pin

it was the perfect fall day.
sunny, but not too sunny. warm, but still brisk. the leaves are turning orange…soon to be red. i need to charge my ipod up with fall musical listening…
i am told i have the best view of all the curators in the lower mainland, as my office window looks right out [...]

la la la…la lo

I’ve had ‘Ask’ by The Smiths lodged in my head for a week now.
Because if it’s not Love
Then it’s the bomb, the bomb, the bomb,
the bomb, the bomb, the bomb, the bomb
That will bring us together
There are worse things to get stuck in ones head so I shouldn’t complain. Despite the fact its making me [...]

with cinnamon

I’ve decided that Northern BC weather is much like English weather. A fickle beast, except with mosquitoes. Lots of them. I’m considering putting my exterminators license to use soon.
I’m in Fuji apple phase. So delicious, but they take me forever to eat. Hours, like. Perhaps I need to stop putting it down after I take [...]

favourite afternoon snack?

I could really go for some cheese and crackers.
Perhaps with some apple slices.
Instead I have to attend a work function this evening.  Maybe my boss will have too much to drink and do something really funny. I’ll report back…I know you’ll be waiting for details with bated breath.

i once managed to burn rice krispies

I like to bake. I also like to cook, but a prefer to bake.
I covet the Food Network and recipe books for new ideas all the time, and on occasion experiment. Sometimes this works wonders. And sometimes, like tonight, it does not.
Dinner was great. Maple BBQ Salmon, asparagus and sweet potatoes fries. Although the fries [...]

our love is lost and found

You know Terry’s Chocolate Orange?
The first time I ever had one I was so enamored with it. Why? Well, because I thought the chocolate actually burst threw the foil, completely intact, and I thought that was wicked awesome. I totally missed the tagline “Whack and unwrap.” You could say I was disappointed with this revelation…and [...]

a black belt in karate

Ace of Cakes is one of my favourite shows on the Food Network.
Because I was a baker in my past life, I am sure.
If you’re wondering why I am wearing a scarf inside, its because our house is kept at 16 (62) degrees…yes, even in the negative temperatures. Although this picture isn’t at my house, [...]