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Merry Christmas to all of you, from our crazy family. May your holidays be filled with love, laughter and your family surrounding you. Cherish the twinkle in your children’s eyes as they experience the wonder of giving and of course, the magic of too much chocolate combined with the glee of new toys and over [...]
I have never been a cobbler kinda gal. I like my fruits in crisps, the cakey topping that I usually associate with crumbles can’t hold a candle to the crunchy oatmeal topping that crisps are known for. The story that lead me to this recipe is a common one around this house. It started with [...]
Oh, yes I did! These lovelies were inspired by my first trip to the Bulk Barn, prompted by everyone on Twitter telling me how much I was missing in life by not frequenting said store. And I mean everyone. I think even Jessica Alba chimed in at one point and said “Are you crazy??” Ok, [...]
The devil made me do it. That’s the only thing that came to mind when I realized that on a day when it was about plus 28 Celsius, I was finally making the cookies that have been niggling in the back of my mind for a long, long time. I recently posted the base recipe [...]
Why Magpie? Why? Ah, I love ya guys. Like a bunch of cute seagulls circling ol' Magpie here, cackling "Why? What? How come?" "Why are you venturing into gluten/dairy free territory? What happened? Who can't have gluten? Who was diagnosed with what? Are the kids ok?" said the endless Facebooking, Tweets and emails. No worries, my groupies. ( <----I still think that's hilarious) My daughter … [Read more...]
Ah. It came, went and was conquered. What a lot of fun my son's 8th birthday party was. We had, of course, a Harry Potter themed party. I was more than happy to oblige my son because I am admittedly a huge Harry Potter fan. Rabid. I think it's the best series of books written in a long, long time. We had a large amount of rowdy, rambunctious children attend, ranging in age from 5-9, and a great … [Read more...]
My son's Harry Potter Birthday party went off beautifully, lots of Harry Potter themed food and children running around in sugar-induced glee. The morning of the actual party I was up at 6 AM, fussing and fretting as I am wont to do the day of an event and decided that since I couldn't sleep, cookies were in order. I already had the treacle tarts made, the Hogwarts cake built and ready … [Read more...]
There is not a single possible way you can be looking at the picture of my latest cake and be grumpy, so Happy Monday to all of you! I do apologize that you can't reach through the screen and take a bite, or sneak a candy though, because this is one fun, happy cake! It's neon and it's here to stay, baby! This latest creation came about when I found out that Mike's friend at work, … [Read more...]
With the responsibility of undertaking the creation of your child's birthday cake comes a basic yet really, the ultimate decision: what kind of cake am I going to make? You would think that chocolate simply just pops to mind instantly and your decision is made. But start searching the internet for ideas and you are bombarded by recipes. Some have mayo, some have sour cream, others have coffee … [Read more...]
You guessed it right, blue stars for Star Wars. Part of the crazy week of making things for my son's birthday. Coming soon from the Kitchen Magpie near you: R2D2 birthday cake, complete with cursing and wondering why I don't just buy a cake. But for now, it's all about the chocolates in the goodie bags I am giving away to the kids. Let me start by explaining just how much I don't like the … [Read more...]
This was supposed to be a space shuttle, this cake was not in any way, shape or form supposed to look like it did. It was supposed to look like the one on the Berry Crocker website. The bleepers at Betty Crocker though, sneakily used a white cake. My crumb layer failed so completely at its job on the cake, it wasn't even funny. Because you have to cut it so much to design it, the inner soft cake … [Read more...]
I love my kids, my husband and chocolate.
The order depends on when you ask.
Welcome to my nest!
