Bars & Squares

Hello Dollies + Bakers Against Racism Holiday Bake Sale

December 9, 2020 Bars & Squares

Even though I declared last year that my Champagne & Cookies party had come to an end, I found myself missing it this year. I guess that’s the difference between making a decision yourself versus having a global pandemic make it for you. Normally I would have spent the month of November in cookie brainstorming […]

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Peach Crumb Squares with Vanilla Almond Glaze

September 10, 2020 Bars & Squares

Ontario peaches were so good this year! I was so excited, because last year they were definitely sub-par (at least the ones I bought). This Summer they were perfectly sweet, juicy and flavourful. I ate chopped peaches with yogurt and granola for my breakfast for about three weeks straight, and it was terrific. The only […]

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Strawberry Pie Bars

July 20, 2020 Bars & Squares

Strawberry Season!!! The best time of the year! Nothing can really top last year, when I picked my own berries and then made the best pie of all time. Of course this year is different, but I still got my hands on some Ontario strawberries from the little farmer’s market by my house. I’ve had […]

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Brown Butter Rhubarb Bars

July 6, 2020 Bars & Squares

The anticipation of rhubarb season just didn’t bring the usual amount of joy to my life as it has for every other year for the past 10 years or so. I usually spend all Spring waiting for it to pop up, and getting excited for the things I want to make. This year I kind […]

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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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Baked Sunday Mornings: S’more Nut Bars

March 22, 2020 Bars & Squares
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How have I owned the first Baked Cookbook for over 10 years without ever making this recipe? S’mores are one of my favourite things on earth, so I’m not quite sure how this oversight occurred. Well, maybe two small reasons: 1) there’s no photo of these in the book 2) it calls for peanuts, which […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Blueberry Crumb Breakfast Bars

August 25, 2019 Baked Sunday Mornings
Blueberry Breakfast Bars

I’m going slightly rogue this week for Baked Sunday Mornings. Our recipe is for Raspberry Crumb Breakfast Bars, but I swapped in blueberries because I had so many leftover from this Black & Blue Pie. It was an outstanding choice. I have actually made these in the past (with raspberries) way back before I even […]

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Rhubarb Custard Bars

June 19, 2019 Bars & Squares
Rhubarb Custard Bars

I truly thought it would be a rhubarb-less year here on Planet Byn. Last year, without any new inspiration, I re-made a couple of my favourite recipes from the archives: Lemon Rhubarb Bundt Cake and Strawberry Rhubarb Tart with Brown Butter Crumble. So I thought I might just skip the whole thing this year, but […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Honeycomb Bars

May 19, 2019 Baked Sunday Mornings
Honeycomb Bars

Even though I’ve had Baked: New Frontiers in Baking for about 10 years, I’ve never even thought about making these Honeycomb Bars. Something about all those almonds and dried cherries just never appealed to me. But that’s the fun of Baked Sunday Mornings! Not only making things you’ve been meaning to try forever, but giving […]

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Golden Grahams S’mores Bars

December 22, 2018 Bars & Squares
Golden Grahams Squares

We had a little cookie exchange at work last week, which is obviously one of my joys in life. I was a little baked out after Champagne & Cookies, but pulled it together enough to make a batch of Chai Chocolate Chip Cookies. The day of our exchange, a few people bailed, so it ended […]

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