Dorie Greenspan vanilla bean sables on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Vanilla Bean Sablés

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi – was a classic – Vanilla Bean Sablés (the most buttery shortbreads ever!), in Dorie’s words: “snappy around the edges, cakier in the centre” with a hint of saltiness. Sablé in French means “sandy” and the sandy texture (you can even see it pretty well … Read more

Butterfly cupcake filled with jam and cream on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Jam and cream butterfly cupcakes for National Cupcake Day 2016

Remember earlier this month when I announced that today, February 29th, is Canada’s fourth National Cupcake Day – raising money for SPCAs and Humane Societies across the country? That’s right –  today is all about cupcakes – and raising money to help animals in need all around Canada. I’m thrilled to announce that I have … Read more