Top 5 reasons why Pavlova may be the perfect summer dessert: 1) It's delicious 2) That crunchy meringue topped with a thick layer of whipped cream makes an ideal bed for ANY sweet berry growing nearby 3) It's a ... [ Read More ]
Low Carb Crêpes – Not Pancakes!
The Challenge: Prepare a relaxed Sunday morning spread that both you (the low carb'er avoiding flour and refined sugar) and your favourite sweet-toothed pancake fans can enjoy together. Ok, my beloved Pinterest peeps, let's get ... [ Read More ]
Sugar-Free, Wheat-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Creative Challenge: Satisfy an overwhelming craving for my amazing classic chocolate chip cookie recipe WITHOUT the use of flour or sugar. To be honest, I was reluctant to even try The Bite Sized Baker’s Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookie ... [ Read More ]
Strawberry Pies Forever
This post is dedicated to good intentions and time lost. For all of the things we intend to do each day that we don’t always get done. Those unread emails, the untouched library books now past due, the way over-ripe fruit rotting on my counter that I ... [ Read More ]
The Making of a Minion Cake
This is Alice, my youngest daughter. Alice just turned four years old (!!!) and all she wanted for her birthday was "a-banana-guy-drinking-a-strawberry-smoothie cake". Over the years I've discovered that it's best not to question the details of her ... [ Read More ]
Mom’s Best Banana Cake
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 ]
Pistachio Pound Cake & Other Nutty Adventures From Easter
I've recently discovered in myself that I want a BIG family. At least I want a large extended family that I can host large family meals for. Sadly, this isn't one of those desires you can simply wish for by tossing a coin into a fountain. It seems ... [ 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 ]
Lemon Curd In Its Right Place: My Mouth.
I have been spring cleaning the poop out of my house this week. Literally. And as I scrub, sort and soak all of the filthiness that comes from a house of four hibernating through a Polar Vortex, I keep singing Radiohead's 'Everything In Its Right ... [ Read More ]
Irish Desserts are to be Trifle’d With
Screw the cap on that green food colouring tightly -- like, really tight. Crazy glue that sucker closed, it's gross. There are so many other, more authentic ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year... like Irish Whiskey! And why restrain a bevvy ... [ Read More ]
Roasted Chickpea Chocolate & How You Can Feed a Child, Nourish a Mind
I have one daughter (my youngest) who will at least try everything on her plate and then I have another daughter who will "yuck", "blah" and scoff at nearly everything placed before her. With this daughter (aka Edie, aka the six-year-old, aka The ... [ 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 ]
The Peanut Butter Cup – Cake
Well over a month ago, my husband spotted a Reese’s peanut butter cup-inspired cake on Reddit entitled something like, ‘I went away for two days and look what my girlfriend made for me’. This cake had it all. Gooey, glossy chocolate fondant dribbling ... [ Read More ]
Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Cups
This gluten free pumpkin pie recipe goes out to all of our American friends celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend - especially those of you (like me) craving the sentimental flavours of childhood while dealing with pesky new restrictions in ... [ Read More ]
Candy Bar Shortbread Squares
When you live alone, and suffer from a crippling candy addiction, you basically have two post-Halloween choices: bury your face in all those leftover Oh Henrys and Reese's Pieces in that cauldron, or turn them into something magical that will help ... [ Read More ]
Famous Fitzbillies and an Inspired Cinnamon Bun
Having started with the Eat Cambridge food festival in April, it’s been a while since I brought Hot Pink Apron to the beautiful city I live in. There is a wealth of both incredible restaurants and grocers in my area in Cambridge, ... [ Read More ]
Fall for Coconut Cake
Last weekend my hubby and I had a few close friends over for ‘One Last Summer Feast Food Fest’. We put out an incredible spread of rotisserie chickens, my award winning chipotle ribs, an assortment of veg & dips, smoked salmon crostinis, ... [ Read More ]
Terrific Talli and the Blueberry Cheesecake
MY GIRL, TALLI, IS THE SH*T. Talli, the punk rock princess also known as Nubs, is one of the most genuine, honest and funny people you could ever have the pleasure to dine with. She has the type of spirit that causes conversation to roll off your ... [ Read More ]
Strawberry Pops are the Tops
FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF as I receive loads of positive feedback via twitter and instagram after posting a picture of my strawberry and coconut milk ice pops, created from hulled strawberry top leftovers - leftovers that I would have ... [ Read More ]
Lovely Lemon Pound Cake
Words and images by Dana. I baked this recipe twice in less than 24 hours last weekend. Originally as a nice springtime dessert for our backyard BBQ guests but, as it turns out, my family has no restraint when it comes to citrus-flavoured pound ... [ Read More ]
Elderflower Power Vol.01: Cordial & Cake
Words and images by Amanda. Toward the end of this month, I will be making a familiar annual trip to my family doctor with eyes swollen, coughing, sneezing, and feeling generally sorry for myself. I don’t just have an outstanding ability to ... [ Read More ]