Now that I’m living amid stacks and stacks of boxes, I’ve come to embrace leaving the house with two small children. We used to do it every day, to head to a Strong Start preschool near our house. That ended after the 15th time going there to find that parents were bringing their visibly ill […]
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Today is a very special day. Three years ago today at 3:10am, in a dimly lit hospital room full of busy nurses, I had the most excruciatingly painful experience of my life. This was the day I had my first child, a son (who weighed almost 9lbs. I may add). It was the most crazy,
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It’s warming up (for the moment) here on sunny (rainy) Vancouver Island. We had a chance to head out for a walk in the neighbourhood for a minute the other day. Boots were a must, but it was a fairly nice day for a walk. I realized when we were walking, me holding camera, Adrian
Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Mocha Frosting, A Love Story Read More »
It’s Christmas time and that means a lot of things to a lot of people. Time to self reflect, to pray, to worship, to love, to give, to sing, to cook and bake, to be with family, to share, to shop and to party. All these things are valid to certain people and I wouldn’t
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Who is that shaggy creature? No, not the doggy, that’s Boomer. I mean that shaggy red headed creature…the big one. That’s my Dad, which of course means that’s me, and my sister. Aren’t we cute? Remember when I told you I was going to share a bit of my history. Well there it is. Here’s
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I’m back, but only for a minute. Round here, we like to make vacations last as long as possible…so we stopped home for a brief minute before leaving again as soon as I finish this sentence. Kidding, but not really…I’ll be back on the road again the minute the last sip of this morning’s coffee
Banana Bread Ice Cream Read More »
So the name of this blog is Guilty Kitchen, but lately I haven’t felt too guilty about the loveliness being posted for your enjoyment. I’ve felt pride, and I’ve felt remorse (because there’s no leftovers), but I haven’t felt guilt for a while. Maybe it’s because as I see less and less of my toes,
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Um….what? Vegan Brownies? On Guilty Kitchen? What kind of guilty, purely indulgent treat is this? Good questions. I’m not usually one for giving up dairy or eggs or meat, although I have done my fair share of vegetarianism/veganism, when I was a lowly single living with my grilfriends. Not only was it a great way
The Ultimate Vegan Brownies Read More »
I’d like to tell you that I am planning in advance for the upcoming holiday of love, Valentine’s Day. I’d like to tell you that I thought long and hard about what was a perfect Valentine dessert. I’d like to tell you I did not eat two pieces of this last night….but then I would
No words today folks, just more Christmas baking! Eggnog Shortbread 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup icing sugar 1 1/2 tsp rum extract 3/4-1 tsp grated nutmeg 1/2 tsp salt 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1. Cream butter until fluffy, beat in sugar and rum extract. 2. Mix flour, nutmeg and salt
Christmas Baking 2009 – Part II Read More »