May 2020

May on Planet Byn {2020}

May 31, 2020 Monthly Recaps
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cake

Another month in quarantine. The weirdest part is that it’s starting to feel normal. Here’s what I was up to at home: I was SO HAPPY to have a baking project to work on right at the beginning of the month! My friend/co-worker Nat C. ordered a Cinnamon Toast Crunch cake for her boyfriend’s 30th […]

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Cacio e Pepe

May 27, 2020 Pasta & Noodles
Cacio e Pepe

Even though I’m trying to stay positive during quarantine, I was still pretty grumpy last Friday because Krishna and I were supposed to be on a flight to Zurich. We had been planning our trip to visit Jen for a few months, and we were going to frolic around Switzerland for a few days, then […]

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Carrot Cake Coffee Cake

May 20, 2020 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Carrot Cake Slice

Well this was the weirdest Mother’s Day ever, right? What even is Mother’s Day if you can’t hug your mom? Instead of brunch, pedicures, musicals and other fun stuff we’ve done in previous years, this time I just dropped off a package of treats on my Mom’s door step and we had a 6 foot […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: The Baked Brownie

May 17, 2020 Baked Sunday Mornings
The Baked Brownie

Today we’re celebrating the end of an era: it’s the last recipe in Baked Sunday Mornings! This has been a 10 year journey through four cookbooks, and has been a joy and light in my life. It’s meant so much to me to find this community of bakers who like to nerd out just as […]

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Broccoli Salad

May 14, 2020 Salads
Broccoli Salad

Comfort food and nostalgia soaked recipes are reigning supreme over here these days (just wait until 5-cup Salad hits Planet Byn!). I guess you wouldn’t normally think of a raw broccoli salad as comfort food, but it is for me. This is one of my favourite recipes that my friend Katy makes (you might remember […]

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Honey Buffalo Meatballs

May 12, 2020 Beef & Pork
Honey Buffalo Meatballs

It’s kind of interesting how this pandemic has changed my cooking strategy. I’m normally a meticulous meal planner (not meal prepper - there’s a difference) as a way to stay organized and reduce my food waste. I would plan out a week’s worth of eats based on what I’m craving, what’s in season and how […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

May 3, 2020 Baked Sunday Mornings
Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

It’s our penultimate recipe for Baked Sunday Mornings! I can’t believe it! I have so much more to say about the whole thing, but I’ll save that for the last post. This week we kept our ovens off and made Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce. This recipe was a bit perplexing to me, as I always […]

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