In addition to me liking to bake birthday cakes, our family likes to go to nice restaurants to celebrate each other’s birthdays. For Karlos’ birthday a few weeks ago, we had dinner at Black Hoof, a popular nose-to-tail eatery on Dundas St West. There were eight of us there for dinner, so we had enough […]
Month: August 2014
Canadian Design: Marvindale’s Watercolour Birds
The Real Sir Peeps Like Senay Studio, I came across Marvindale’s gorgeous, whimsical paintings at the One of a Kind Show in Toronto. As a wintertime birdwatcher, I love Cori Lee Marvin’s watercolours that include inquisitive birds.There is so much detail in these pastel watercolours, and the subject matter is a cheeky juxtaposition of […]
Chocolate Turtle Birthday Cake
In July I made Tomiko’s birthday cake, a white chocolate raspberry cake that was light, fluffy and fruity. Karlos, however, loves things that are nutty and chocolatey. To my surprise, he allowed me to bake his birthday cake too (instead of getting one from Dufflet Pastries). After prodding him with questions as to what kind […]
Canadian Design: Senay Studio
I saw the beautiful painted pillowcases of Senay Studio at the spring One of a Kind Show in Toronto earlier this year. Senay is a textile designer whose beautiful, wistful designs are digitally printed on cotton, linen or silk pillowcases. I love the above birdies, which remind me of the little robin from the The […]
Berry and Ricotta Tartine
On weekdays, my breakfast is oatmeal. It’s fast, healthy, and doesn’t require much brain power in the early hours of the morning. On weekends however, I like to break from routine and indulge a little bit. I had some beautiful strawberries that Meinhilde and Raphael picked at Whittamore’s Farm and a tub of vanilla ricotta. Why […]