Save time on baking with this simple cupcake recipe

 Most Canadians say they enjoy spending time baking, but wish it took less time, according to a recent survey by Becel. Try these tips to add love to your baking without taking time out of your day. ? Keep ingredients in one cupboard to make clean up and prep a

Art in Fashion 613 Shines Bright

 Photo courtesy of Art in Fashion 613 Art in Fashion 613 is bringing something new to the capital. Taking place on Saturday October 17 at Library and Archives Canada, the event is an inspired fashion and night market created by Kym Brown, the designer and owner behind Bombshell Revival Designs. Brown is an

Fight Cruelty Against Animals with Cupcakes

 Individually wrapped cake confections, also known as cupcakes, are more than just sugary treats. They have the ability to make a difference in the fight to end cruelty against animals. For the first time, the Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) is joining forces with more than 86 SPCA and Humane Societies

The Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” Winner Shares Tips for Holiday Desserts

 If there’s one downside to fabulous, food-filled holiday celebrations, it’s the gurgles and groans of post-feasting indigestion. “We assume it’s because we overate, but for a lot of people, that pain and sick feeling may not be about how much you ate but what you ate,” says Kyra Bussanich, (www.kyrasbakeshop.com), three-time winner of The

Two-Time ‘Cupcake Wars’ Winner Shares Delicious Gluten-Free Desserts

 Bakery Owner Tosses the Flour but Keeps the Flavor More than ever, people understand that our bodies just weren’t designed to handle the amount of processed flour found in many of today’s foods. Some people with vague, undiagnosed illnesses feel better after cutting out gluten, a protein in flour-based foods.

Behind the Seams: Designing the Perfect Dress with David McCaffrey

 If you’re planning a wedding in Ottawa you've no doubt planned to have your wedding photos taken along the Rideau Canal, in front of the Parliament buildings or to have the National Art Gallery featured in the backdrop.  Not only does Ottawa offer some incredibly beautiful backdrops but its historical

Recipe: Gluten-free Vanilla Mini-cupcakes

 Continuing my adventures in gluten-free baking, here is an adaptation of my great-grandmother’s vanilla cupcake recipe made with white rice flour and almond flour.  The challenge is getting the ratio of white rice flour to almond flour just right for your taste buds.  Almond flour makes the cupcakes lighter in