August 2018

August on Planet Byn {2018}

August 31, 2018 Monthly Recaps

As I alluded to in an earlier post, this was the craziest month I’ve had in a long time on a personal level. I quit my job at the company I’ve worked at for the past 15 years! I still can’t even believe I did it! In September I’ll be starting my new job at […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Brewer’s Blondies

August 26, 2018 Baked Sunday Mornings
Brewer

I finally had a minute to get back into Baked Sunday Mornings this weekend, and what a perfect recipe to find on the schedule! I’ve made these Brewer’s Blondies before, and they are the epitome of Blondie perfection to me. They’re chewy, buttery and rich with perfect edges. The “Brewer’s” component comes into play because […]

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Rosé Lemonade

August 23, 2018 Cocktails
Rose Lemonade

I had so many fun summer cocktails saved to try this summer, and I just never seemed to get it together to make them*. Now that I’m thinking about it, each of them had a lot of different components, and they all violated my friend Weedy’s rules for a Signature Summer Cocktail: it must be easy […]

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Cherry Pie Crumble Bars

August 21, 2018 Bars & Squares
Cherry Pie Crumble Squares

It’s been a minute since I’ve made anything with cherries - fresh cherries that is, not that faux cherry chip goodness. I normally just like to eat baskets of them during the short stone fruit season, but Tracy Shutterbean posted these Cherry Pie Crumble Bars on her Instagram and I though I’d given them a try. […]

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Mega Cake

August 15, 2018 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Chocolate PB Mega Cake

Yesterday was my niece’s 11th birthday, and her birthday request was a Reese’s Cake she saw online (shout out Lizzy T). I took that idea and ran with it, using inspiration from Yo’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Mega Cake to create this beauty. Here’s how I did it: Baked up the quickest and easiest Chocolate Cake recipe […]

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Blueberry Pecan Galette

August 7, 2018 Pies, Tarts & Pudding
Blueberry Pecan Galette

While my favourite summer fruits are strawberries and peaches, blueberries take a bronze medal just because they’re so low maintenance. All they need is a quick rinse and they’re good to go, which I love (although I do find hulling strawberries oddly therapeutic). I saw this Blueberry Pecan Galette on Bon Appetit last summer and […]

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Brown Bear Cake

August 2, 2018 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Brown Bear Cake

Do you remember the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I totally remember reading this as a kid, and it still holds up today, because it’s one of my friend Francis Levi’s favourite books! Francis’ mom, my friend Nicole, asked me to make a Brown Bear cake for his 2nd birthday party […]

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