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Valentine's Day Dessert Idea: Easy Tiramisu Recipe

This is a story about good intentions. And chocolate. And alcohol. 

So as you can imagine, three of my favourite things.

After a few trips to several local grocers (it turns out ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese are rather hard to find) and the liquor store, I came home laden with ingredients and a firm plan to make the recipe "tomorrow".

In other words, I had every intention of making it later...

Spiced Winter Tea Recipe

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This spiced winter tea will completely make up for the harsh winter we've been having! Cinnamon, cloves, orange, tea and lemon. If those aren't the perfect winter ingredients to warm you up and keep you cozy, I don't know what are. 

This recipe makes a quite a large amount of tea, so it's perfect for any night when you've got a...

Super Bowl Game Day Chip Dip Recipe

This year the Super Bowl is set to play in New Orleans, pitting the Baltimore Ravens against the San Francisco 49ers.

Some of us have a horse in that race. The rest of us are there for the fun, food, and big budget commercials. And the food. Oh, did I already mention that?

One of my favourite appetizers is a perfect fit for this year's event, combining a rich creamy base with shrimp and...

10 Delicious Recipe Twists for Chocolate Cake

 
Were you aware that January 27th is the best day of the year? What, you weren't?! Why, it's only Chocolate Cake Day! 

Let me repeat that. Chocolate. Cake. Day. 

In honour of this prestigious holiday, we rounded up 10 recipe twists on your basic chocolate cake. These aren't your average black forest cakes, these are some totally drool-worthy chocolate cake...

10 Easy Recipes for Meals Made in a Mug

The other day I was in need of some serious comfort food. However, at the same time, I was also feeling extremely lazy. The battle of hunger vs. laziness is a constant struggle. Well, until now that is, because I've found an excellent compromise: mug meals.

Imagine getting that slice of chocolate cake that you're craving within minutes. It's possible. You can literally have your cake...

Cranberry Banana Bread Recipe

After the holidays I discovered some forgotten cranberries at the bottom of my fridge. Looking over to the counter at some browning bananas, I immediately thought of my favourite loaf cake.

My husband calls this "casseroling" - combining leftovers of this and that he thinks should rather be thrown into the compost instead of a mixing bowl - but when I spy him later tonight wolfing down his third...

Post Holiday Health Rescue: 5 Detox Drinks

Overindulging is a well known holiday tradition, right? Only, after the holidays are done, Present Alexandra is not such a fan of Past Alexandra's decision to observe that tradition. I don't know about you but I don't think I can look at another plate of turkey. Or mashed potatoes. Or stuffing. And please, don't even offer me any sort of chocolate or cake. 

To help get...

11 Food Cheats and Delicious Recipes

 

Sure, we can all drool over Martha Stewart's impeccable spreads and dishes. But actually making them? Um, forget it. And yes, Pinterest does provide us with endless inspirational photos, but I think those are usually best left to the professionals. Besides, who's got time for all that fancy pants business during the holidays? 

What's a less-than-Martha type of chick to do...

3 DIY Holiday Cocktails

When you get asked to come by for a personal mixology lesson at a downtown restaurant and local, you whole heartedly say: 'Yes! A thousand times, yes!'. So obviously when local hot spot Brassaii asked us to do exactly that, we went on over immediately to see what they had in store for us. 

They did not disappoint. Brassaii's mixologist, Simon Desilva-Naimji was on hand to show...

Dessert DIY: Molten Lava Cake Recipe

A moist cake outer shell with warm and gooey chocolate that oozes out? Yes, please and make I'll take three! Here is why I love lava cakes: they combine two delicious desserts in one and while each on it's own is pretty darn good, together it's like a decadent explosion of flavour in your mouth. I rarely actually get the chance to make them though. So when Lisa, of Rice Pudding and