Monthly Archives: June 2010

Canada Day Cake: Olympic success!

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

So this has been one of those projects that starts out feeling totally impossible, getting to the point where I think I can’t do it, then pulling through at the end with a success. Kind of like the old A&E … Continue reading →

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Canada Day cake progress report

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

Ok, after much procrastination, I had to start this cake for Thursday tonight. This one is for my son’s friend who was born on Canada Day. I’m doing a painting of one side of the maple leaf from the Vancouver … Continue reading →

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Crazy Cakes Contest

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

So, a whole bunch of people have convinced me (thanks mom!) to enter the Canadian Living Crazy cakes contest.  The contest closes on July 12, and you can submit one entry per day. I have submitted the Tintin cake today, … Continue reading →

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Waxing, playdough and food art: child’s play

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

Sometimes I have to relinquish my adult crafty controlling self, and allow the kids total creativity with no interference.  I spent most of this weekend playing and making messes (and cleaning up!) with the children. Have you ever seen Mr. … Continue reading →

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More chocolate babka and Veuve Clicquot please!

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

The cake was delivered last night, and I can only hope that when I turn 50 I’ll be half as fabulous as the people I spent the evening with.  So this morning, it was on to other makings – Father’s … Continue reading →

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Apple Blossom Cake

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

Sometimes, you just get to Friday, and just feel like something different. I had an intensely creative week at work, inventing all sorts of difficult projects that I will somewhere down the line have to execute. I got to this … Continue reading →

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On being hugely distracted instead of building a fashion cake

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

Well, I need to make a cake for this weekend. It’s going to be a “fashion” themed cake, for my friend who is turning 50. I’ve got some ideas, but man, I am somewhat uninspired by this one. I baked … Continue reading →

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Craving Montaigut-le-Blanc

Posted on June 9, 2010 by

When I was 18, I went to a summer painting school in the Auvergne region of France. It was a pretty amazing experience, and it began a long-lasting love affair with all things french. Somewhere I have a few of … Continue reading →

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Geeking out

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

Ok, so here’s the deal. You grow up in the 70′s, and there’s certain things you’re gonna geek out on. I remember distinctly the very first box of space lego my older brother unwrapped. It was beyond cool. I’ve made … Continue reading →

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Jacomy Cookies are all that

Posted on June 6, 2010 by

When I was a kid, there were two recipes we learned to make pretty early on – one was something we called Chocolate Wacky Cake, and the other was Jacomy Cookies. I’ll leave the cake recipe for another blog entry. … Continue reading →

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