Nothing makes you appreciate your mother more than raising children of your own. Well, that and the smell of her banana cake recipe baking in the oven. My mom and I have endured many highs and lows in our relationship. I blame the fact we are ... [ Read More ]
Beautiful Dreamer Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
"Mom, I have an idea" Alice says with a daydreamer's stare out the window. Alice has many ideas so I hear this proclamation pretty often. "Ok, babe. I'm just about to experiment with our favourite chocolate cupcake recipe. I'm going to try ... [ Read More ]
Everything I Know About Food Blogging I Learned From Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon
202 blog posts! Here it is -- my 202nd blog post published to Hot Pink Apron. Wow. We've come a long way, baby! It was nearly four years ago, at a time when I was going totally bonkers without a creative outlet to busy myself with between ... [ Read More ]
Home, Phở Goodness Sake
Words and images by Dana. I have this memory buried in my head that keeps popping up lately. I was about 18, living downtown Toronto, skateboarding home from a college class. One of my roommates was waiting for me on our Kensington Market stoop, ... [ Read More ]
Pomegranate Seeds to Homemade Grenadine to Shirley Temples
Shirley Temples make me happy. When I sip the combination of sweet grenadine, orange juice, and ginger ale through a bendy straw I feel like I'm a kid again; I'm transported back to my childhood living room, watching the final episode of ... [ Read More ]
The Many Lessons of Kris Kringle Cookies
Food bloggers and cookie cravers, start your egg beaters… it’s time for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap once again! Hot Pink Apron has proudly been involved with The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap since it launched three years ago. ... [ Read More ]
Make My Egg Scottish, Mr. Burns
“Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.” ― Robert Burns Friday, January 25th is Robert Burns Day (..errr Rabbie Burns as the Scots would say). This means that ... [ Read More ]
By Request: Sticky Toffee Pudding
I'm covered in flour, dripping of chicken stock and feeling terribly guilty about the 3rd consecutive Dora The Explorer episode distracting my ladies while I prep tomorrow's Christmas feast. My apron may be busy but I think I need to take a 15 minute ... [ Read More ]