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Laduree Vancouver’s New Dessert and Pastry Offerings for Afternoon Tea

New Laduree Pastries and Desserts I was invited to celebrate Bastille Day this weekend at Laduree on Robson Street to sample their brand new pasty offerings. I absolutely adore the world of Laduree so I was especially excited to learn more about their new offerings. I had the opportunity to hear Laduree Executive Pastry Chef, […]

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Macaron Candle Making Class at Soigne Atelier in East Vancouver

Girl’s Day Out My Vancouver BFF arranged for us to do something fun together yesterday with just the two of us, which I really appreciated since life for her as a new mom is always hectic. For those of us who don’t have children, it means so much to be remembered by our friends who […]

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Gingerbread House Lane at the Hyatt Hotel Vancouver

Part 2 of 4 Vancouver events and/or recipes I shared with Deborah Moore on AM1470 on December 26th, 2017 After my festive Christmas themed afternoon tea date with my girlfriends at the Fairmont Hotel, I took a 3-minute walk to the Hyatt Hotel to see the Gingerbread Lane Display featuring 30 different gingerbread houses made […]

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My Night at My Shanti for a 5 Course Northern Divine Sturgeon Dinner

Since I do 99.9% of the grocery shopping in my home (the other .01% is when hubby runs out to get himself ice cream), I have the responsibility of picking out produce that is both healthy and delicious so organic produce is a big part of our diet. To consumers, the organic food movement is […]

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I ate 11 Ice Cream Sundaes in 3 weeks

Here is Part 3 of 3 of the events I shared with Deborah Moore this morning on AM1470. #SundaeChallengeYVR A month ago I was asked to participate in something that was both delightful and daunting at the same time – to be one of the media judges in this year’s Vanfoodster Sundae Challenge. I was […]

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Afternoon Tea at Mosquito in Gastown

Updated 2018: Mosquito has closed permanently. It’s rare to find a late night dessert bar that is both sophisticated and sexy in this city but there is one establishment that happens to possess that elusive quality – Mosquito in Gastown. Opened since 2015, Mosquito has made a name for itself as an upscale dessert and […]

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Losing my “Dessert Weight”

My “Dessert Weight” It’s July 3rd today and I want to share a little bit of my one-month weight loss journey that I started in the beginning of June. I tried to lose my “dessert weight” – basically the weight I think I’ve gained from eating desserts, and the weight from overeating stemming from the […]

Number Macarons with Template

  Have you noticed that the last few tutorials I wrote on #macaronart, the characters like the pink bears and Moshi Maro were perfectly symmetrical? Therefore, you could use the same template for both the top and bottom shell. Today, we’re going to take our #macaronart up a notch and pipe these asymmetrical numbers. With these […]

On the Radio & This Year’s Christmas Bear Macarons

Over the long weekend holiday, I had the pleasure of being on Ms. Deborah Moore’s radio show along with my dear friend Jo from White Roses and Coffee. During the hour-long segment, Deborah shared her recent Japan trip highlights with her viewers and talked to us about why and how we use social media. One […]

Hello Kitty Macaron Tower and My First Lesson on Individuality (w/ Kitty Template)

In one of my latest Instagram posts, I asked everybody what type of templates they wanted to see and I promised I would try to make some of them. Well, here is the first template I’m releasing from those requests. It’s everyone’s favorite cat – Hello Kitty. I think I’ve loved Kitty since the early […]

My Night at My Shanti for a 5 Course Northern Divine Sturgeon Dinner

Since I do 99.9% of the grocery shopping in my home (the other .01% is when hubby runs out to get himself ice cream), I have the responsibility of picking out produce that is both healthy and delicious so organic produce is a big part of our diet. To consumers, the organic food movement is […]