With the end of summer, comes a bounty of fresh garden veggies, including zucchini. Forget about zoodles, make this cinnamon laced zucchini cake instead. I firmly believe the best expression of a zucchini is through cake. Whether it’s a bundt, a loaf, or muffins, it’s my favourite way to use it up. I have no…
Cakes & Pastry
Boozy Birthday Cake Marshmallows
Skip the store and make fluffy marshmallows at home. They’re made a million times better with Brithday Cake Vodka and sprinkles. 5 years. That’s how old Culinary Cool is. Seriously. Where has the time gone? I need to know. When I started this blog 5 years ago, I had no idea what I was doing. …
Strawberry and Whipped Goat Cheese Trifle
I’ve never successfully grown strawberries. I bought a plant once and it produced a couple berries over the course of two seasons, and then died and never came back. Typical. I blame the gumbo-eque soil that plagues this part of our city (it’s a lake bed after all). I have a bad track record with…
Celebrate Pi(e) Day
Every year, on March 14, aka Pi(e) Day (3.14, get it?) I bake a pie. I’m heading down to Seattle this week and the last thing I need in my house is a whole pie. Or half a pie. Actually, any pie at all is a bad idea. Instead of leaving you high and dry,…
Cheddar Buttermilk Scones
My mom is a vulture when it comes to homemade carb-alicious goodies. In all fairness, aren’t we all? I posted a picture of these Cheddar Buttermilk Scones on Instagram and I promptly receive a text, “U have any scones left?” She’s in such a rush to confirm the availability of scones she can’t even type…
Lemon Poppy Seed Coffee Cake
Two weeks ago, I had a conversation with a lovely gal about baking. She asked some hard-hitting questions like, “cake or pie?” Girl, don’t make me choose! If you’re wondering, I chose cake. She couldn’t leave it at that, either. She pressed further, “why cake?” Why not cake? There are so many aspects to cake that…
Confetti Cream Puffs
As of June 22nd, I’ve been blogging for 4 years! It all started with a horrendous photo of Broccoli Salad, and I kept it a secret for quite some time. Since then, it has morphed into SO much more than I could have imagined. Food conferences, brand partnerships, freelance writing gigs, and befriending the most delightful fellow bloggers –…
Flapper Pie
Flapper Pie is no new recipe to the blog. I blogged about it two years ago when I took part in the Canadian Food Experience Project. But it was time for some updating and it definitely needed to be re-photographed. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, followed shortly by Christmas, I figured now was as good…
No-Bake Funfetti Cheesecake
Woah! It might be cliche to say, but time sure flies when you’re having fun. 3 years ago I started this little ‘ole blog, and here we are today, eating No-Bake Funfetti Cheesecake to celebrate. Looking back at the last two blogiversary posts, it seems that I have unintentionally started a theme of using sprinkles…
Lemon Mascarpone Tart
Help, Ive fallen and can’t get up. Not literally (although sometimes it does happens), but figuratively. I’ve fallen hard…..for this lemon tart. To be fair, it’s not just any ordinary lemon tart. It’s made with homemade lemon curd, and a healthy dose of creamy mascarpone cheese. I’ve said recently that I’m crushing hard on…