"Not Too Sweet" Apple Pie

For this year's Christmas, I was once again in charge of the dessert!  I was planning on making a pumpkin pie, but after surveying the idea with a few of my family members, apple seemed to be the preferred choice.

Coffee Ornaments and...Poo

Last year, I made Christmas ornaments as party favours for my friends.  This year, I decided to carry on the tradition and create something as well.  I came across this article, "10 DIY Holiday Gifts for Literally Everybody in your Life" and the one project that caught my eye was the Starbucks figurines. If you look up "Starbucks clay mini figurines" on YouTube, you'll find lots of other tutorials that demonstrate how to make them.

Yummy Meatballs!

My office organized a baby shower last month and we all had to bring a dish to the party.  I decided to make meatballs since it went well with the gender of the baby :)  I remember that my brother-in-law, Anson, made some pretty good meatballs in the past, so I decided to borrow his recipe.

Faizah M's Doughnuts!

I'm a MasterChef fan and this season they made contestants make a box of doughnuts for one of their Pressure Tests.  I thought it was a very cool and interesting challenge, so when my friend, Faizah revealed to me that her latest baking project were doughnuts, I had to get her to post something for my blog!

Faizah discovered this recipe by chance from flipping through the April 2014 issue of Cuisine at Home.  Since she has never made doughnuts before, she figured it would be a fun way to spend her afternoon. Challenge accepted!

My Heart "Beets" for Salads

I know... I know... lame title, but it cracks me up :)  Plus, who doesn't love beets and summer salads?  I was craving for a simple summer salad, so I went on Allrecipes.com and I found this Roasted Beets and Feta Cheese salad recipe.

Making a Magnetic Board

Until this project, I never really thought that crafting can be dangerous if you don't have the right tools and if you are not careful (more about this later). Back in December, I purchased a magnetic board at Make It Vancouver Craft Fair for my Secret Santa gift exchange with my friends. My friend, Amy, ended up selecting my gift, but a couple of my other friends also liked the magnetic board.  Since I was curious to learn how the board was made and the friends that liked my gift had their birthdays coming up, I was determined to make one.