Last night, there was a black-tie fundraiser dinner held in support of our local hospital. I was asked to make two cakes for the cake auct...

I made a cake for my cousin and my boyfriend, both cat lovers and both named Richard.  It was a so-called "naked cake" ...

 One of the county correspondents at our local newspaper, The Glengarry News , retired this week.  The News had a small get-together f...

My first ever drum cake! This carrot cake fed 40 party-goers for "baby" Adam's birthday. Apparently the rock 'n' rol...

 My little corner of the world used to be marked by a sign, very much like this one. But over the years it had weathered and because we ar...

I made these cupcakes for a friend whose aunt is coming to see the changing fall colours.  She's from New Orleans, so the fleur-de-...

 We took our annual trip to Richard's family's place in Muskoka over Thanksgiving and were blessed with perfect weather.  That...

I bring a dessert up to Richard's family every Thanksgiving and this year I was puzzled. Last year was just delicious and not gorgeous...

On my way to work the other day I saw this bird  just over the top of my garage.  An amazing bird, you couldn't miss him! Lucky...

 Last night I went out to see the lunar eclipse. Light clouds appeared when the eclipse began. Oh pooh. But then it cleared and it i...

 Our summer vacation (in September -- the best time to go on vacation as far as I'm concerned), started with a weekend in Kingston wi...

Fifteen years ago my book Wild in the Kitchen was published. Recently, the publishers decided to print a second edition and create an e-bo...

I wonder, are you getting sick of all my cake posts lately? It seems like months have gone by since I did cakes and then all of a sudden, ...

 I seem to be on a roll here...More cake posting. My friend Anick's little daughter turned 5 last weekend.  She's just learn...