Tokyo Banana-- Sing To Tune of "Buffalo Soldier"

In 2001 a small obsession began. This obsession began in Tokyo, Japan in a tiny hotel, staying with my sister on tatami mats. We are a Chine...

The "Is Hot Cool or Cool Hot?" Cupcake

Ancho chiles and cayane pepper imbue these Chocolate Ancho Chile Cupcakes... and the Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting with avery nice...what ca...

A Lovely Fall Wedding Day... with Coco Cake!

For my good friend Miko's fall wedding on a sunday Thanksgiving afternoon, the pressure was on to devise the cutest of cupcakes for the ...

Summer of '69

I could look at old photos forever. I just love them. Especially pictures of my parents! They were married in a church in Vancouver, with th...

Free the Gnomes!

My friend calls herself and her husband, both of whom are of a short stature, the munchkins and for his birthday she asked me to make him a ...

Gems Of Times Past

Glossy pink seven-minute frosting, those beloved maraschino cherry chunkers in festive red and emerald green floating in a chiffon cake. Plu...

When Cakes Are Deemed Clinically Insane

What a weekend. Saturday my husband and I played in my sister's friend's fundraiser DODGEBALL tournament. 5 hours of 80's themed...