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Last night I discovered the best recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb pie on Simply Recipes. I found it very strange because it calls for instant tapioca. The outcome was amazing. By far the best tasting pie I have ever had.

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In addition to the Matcha addiction we all have seem to acquired, you can now eat your green tea, thanks to Green Tea Kit Kat. There is only one drawback to this, they are only available in Japan. So if we have any…

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This is a special Cambodian dessert dish we were served at Phnom Penh restaurant in Vancouver (they think I’m a famous local chef and always spend extra attention – it’s funny). This chewy, sweet dessert…

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If there was a category on our blog for “drool” this would fall under that category. Cupcake Bakeshop by Chockylit is my new favorite resource. It is full of amazing looking cupcakes and even the recipes to go…

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Everyone knows that tea goes quite well with cupcakes, but how about in them? I recenly acquired the 125 Best Cupcake Recipes book which included a few recipes involving matcha, earl grey and chai. So naturally, living…

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Everything is better when it is smaller… well not everything. But definately pies.

Here is my recipe for mini pies (or one regualr size pie).

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Gotta love Donna Hay. Five years ago I bought Off the Shelf: Cooking from the Pantry which is filled with decent recipes all accompanied by her trademark high-key photos. Ever since then I’ve been meaning to make…

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Serves 8 8 large oranges, cut into segments 8 pink grapefruit, cut into segments 8 large basil leaves, cut into Chiffonade Option – for a dessert, substitute mint for basil Simple Syrup: 1 cup sugar 4 cups water

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Over the weekend I was invited to attend Grocery Showcase West, an industry event featuring a massive number of food and food-related manufacturers and importers. Most were sampling their latest packaged food products…

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I love that the Japanese not only make sweets taste great but also look beautiful. Ping Mag has a great article on the technique and style of Japanese cakes. If anyone knows where I might find some of these mold styles in…

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After many batches of cupcakes (no cupcakes were harmed or discarded) and many different variations of ingredients I have found the most delicious and moist cupcakes (Thanks to cafemama.com for the direction). Try out the…

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I have been on a sort-of cupcake bender lately, trying to create the perfect cupcake recipe to add to our kitchen blog. Along my search I came across Johnny Cupcakes, one of the coolest brands I have never heard of. The…

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Dough 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 tbsp white vinegar Filling 1 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon 3 cups coarsely grated apples Icing sugar Sweetened whipped cream…

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