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An epic fail: lemon ginger blueberry muffins.

Posted on June 27, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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I don't like my baked goods too sweet so I used less than half a cup of white sugar and half a cup of my organic coconut palm sugar.

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I wish there was more time in the day. I always drag my butt out of bed in the morning at the last possible second because I am so not a morning person. I get dressed, put on my makeup … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Epic Fails, Muffins Tagged blueberry, cake flour, epic fail, ginger, lemon, muffins

Lemony shortbread.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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The Husband and I went to a good friend’s for a breakfast feast last weekend. Seriously, check out this mountain of greasy, salty, chewy, crunchy, delectable pig meat. This reminds me of one of my favourite Simpsons exchanges from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Cookies, Shortbread cookies Tagged fleur de sel, lemon, shortbread, Simpsons

My Chocolate Obsession

Posted on June 20, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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As someone who is obsessed with chocolate, it’s shocking that it’s taken me this long to finally bake something dark and decadent. I was the girl who researched the history of chocolate just for fun in elementary school and gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate Tagged cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, ground flax, vegan, vinegar

The Quest for the Ultimate CCC

Posted on June 17, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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The foundation of all that is good and pure in this world - butter and sugar.

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I bake a lot and have a ton of no-fail recipes that I turn to time and time again. One of the things I’m missing in my repertoire is a kick-ass chocolate chip cookie (CCC) recipe. My perfect CCC is … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Cookies Tagged bread flour, chocolate chip cookies, Joanne Chang

I feel like chicken tonight.

Posted on June 16, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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Simple fresh ingredients.  The greens are a Chinese vegetable called "yui choy."

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It’s funny (and devastating) how the simple things can take so much time and effort. Or how I somehow end up using every pot and pan I own just to cook a two course dinner. Or how the socks ALWAYS … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinners at home Tagged herbs, roast chicken, Thomas Keller

Quinoa: keen-wah (not keh-noah)

Posted on June 15, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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It’s official – all of our whining and complaining in Vancouver about the weather has been validated. We are currently having one of the coldest Junes on record. Yeah, yeah, the rest of Canada scoffs at us for moaning and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinners at home Tagged BBQ, dinner, left-overs, quinoa, salmon

An apple (cake) a day.

Posted on June 12, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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I was eating a slice of Starbuck’s lemon poppy seed loaf the other day, savouring every bite, when I looked up the nutritional content online.  I was horrified and promptly threw away the 1/3 I had left from the loaf. … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking Tagged apple, cake, Dorie Greenspan

C’est la vie.

Posted on June 11, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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C'est la vie, mon amie!

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On Friday afternoon, I was shopping (last minute – shame on me) for an anniversary card for the Husband when I found this kick ass print. It made me happy and brought a big smile to my face so I … Continue reading →

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An anniversary = no-holds-barred gluttony.

Posted on June 10, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. ~Rita Rudner Ain’t that the truth! The Husband truly ascribes to that notion – he can be the most annoying human … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants Tagged dim sum, French food, Restaurants

Gotta get…paninis.

Posted on June 10, 2012 by gottagetbaked

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My trial didn’t proceed on Friday morning (the Crown directed a stay of proceedings) so all in all, it was a solid day’s worth of work. TGIF! I went for lunch with my colleagues in Gastown that day. We ate … Continue reading →

Posted in Restaurants Tagged Restaurants

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