In Japan, matcha is used to flavour so many foods, from soft-serve ice cream, Kit Kat bars, and Pocky to Swiss roll cakes and mochi. However, I’ve never had a matcha-flavoured blondie until Ryan whipped some up! Ryan’s baking specialty is blondies, and recently he surprised us with one of our favourite flavours – matcha. Matcha is […]
DIY: Leather Card Holder
On weekdays, I haul a ridiculously huge purse back and forth from work to hold my lunch, study materials, water, and what feels like half of my apartment. On the weekends, I prefer to carry a lighter load. All I need is a few cards and coins so I designed this cute little card holder with my new […]
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
Lemons and poppyseeds go so well together, which is why you find them together in foods ranging from salad dressings to muffins. These muffins are fluffy, have a citrus tang and the popping crunch of poppyseeds. What’s not to love? This recipe makes some really big muffins, so if you want, you can also put […]
DIY: Giant Snowball Crocheted Winter White Cowl and Free Pattern
This is a warm, woolly cowl that I crocheted last year. Crocheting with a double strand of yarn makes each stitch thicker and more stiff than a single strand, and that’s what gives this cowl a bit of structure and holds it up around your neck. It works up very quickly because of the thick […]
Toronto Eats: Afternoon Tea at the Old Mill Inn
Last Sunday, we took our cousin’s 6-year-old daughter to afternoon teatime at the Old Mill Inn. They don’t live in Toronto, so riding the subway and going to a fancy hotel for a dainty, civilized afternoon tea was very exciting for our little guest. Of course, Tomiko and I never pass up an opportunity to […]