OctoberLove

Pumpkin anything. Fireplace on. Homemade cinnamon buns. Just a few reasons to love October.

Happy Easter

More special treats from The Cupcake Girl (a.k.a. Hannah:)

Happy Thanksgiving

Emma's cranberry puking Pumpkin and Hannah's Turkey Pumpkin were lovely touches to our table:)

Ontario Farm Fresh Strawberries ♥

Nothing better then fresh picked strawberries from Linton's Farm Market. Hello Summer.

What to do with buckets of fresh picked strawberries? If you're The Cupcake Girl you make the perfect Strawberry Cupcake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream icing (Martha Stewart).

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

We spent most of the day cooking and baking and most of the night eating:)
The cupcakes were Hannah's contribution.

Training for a Run

I have a run coming up which means that I'm "in training" (not as serious as it sounds). This is my dangling carrot (glorious food). There's nothing better then food that's tasty and pretty!
Sweet treats - TandT supermarket

Happy First William

Our William turned 1 today - such a handsome boy. Hannah made him a cake. Although I didn't taste it - it smelt wonderful. I'm sure it was worth the 'wait' for both of them.

Six puppies were born on May 31, 2011 to Mama "Miska" and Papa "Brick". Four boys and two girls. Bentley (Mr.Green), Bodi (Mr.Blue), Charlie (Mr.Black), Elsie (Miss Yellow), Stella (Miss Red) and our William (on the right).

Farm fresh! Ontario Raspberries

We go to Linton's Farm Market about once a week, sometimes twice. This week we picked our own Raspberries. When we got home we googled 'cookies with raspberries' and found this amazing recipe for Chocolate Raspberry Cookies. I made one small change. I doubled the amount of raspberries that the recipe called for (because I could:). They were delicious!!!
Farm Fresh. Nothing better.

My Perfect Birthday Breakfast

What to do with lots of fresh picked Ontario Strawberries?...
Crumbles/Cobblers (of any kind) are one of my favourite desserts. My perfect Crumble is served cold, with not too much sugar in the fruit (tart is good) and a little extra crumble on top (to counter the tart).
This Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble recipe is from Closet Cooking. I put my stamp on it by adding 1/2 more of the crumble stuff then what was called for:)
Served first thing in the morning with a freshly brewed cup of coffee and you've got yourself a breakfast for Champions or even better (since today is my birthday) the perfect Birthday Breakfast!
The real celebrations begin with a dinner, tomorrow night, in New York City. That's right NYC. Why NYC? because it's MY Birthday;)

Farm fresh! Ontario Strawberries

 

There's nothing better then getting your fruit and vegetables fresh from the farm. And it's especially fun when you can pick your own. Linton's Farm Market, our go to farm, is open everyday until the end of October. If you're in the Durham (Ontario) area it's well worth a visit!

Durham Farm Fresh is a great site with a list of local farms selling their goods (at their farms).

Farm Fresh. Nothing better.

A lovely end to a busy weekend

Last Tuesday I posted about a Guinness chocolate cheesecake. I made it for our Father's Day dinner. I summered things up with some big fat strawberries drizzled with Lindt chocolate. It was heavenly. The perfect Father's Day dessert. And the perfect ending to a very busy weekend.

Hopefully my two favourite guys had a great day:)

For the recipe go to my new favourite food blog, Closet Cooking.

Running Thoughts

The other day Marathon Man and I were out for a run. I'm his warm up. When I'm done he carries on for a gazillion more miles. Anyway, he was telling me how much he loves running. How he thinks things through on his runs and how it helps him to clear his head...
Me on the other hand...I don't love running. And I pretty much think about what I'm going to eat when I get home! It's why I run actually - because I love food:)
Speaking of food I discovered Closet Cooking not too long ago. It's a great blog full of great recipes. I know because I've tried a bunch of them out. Kevin, from Toronto, spends his free time searching for and trying tasty new recipes in his closet sized kitchen. The Guinness chocolate cheesecake (shown above) is from Closet Cooking. Visit Kevin's blog for the recipe and many more!