Literary and Lovely

Tag: food

  • Double Chocolate Cheesecake 

    I am debating starting a Baking With Travis series on this blog because my friend Travis and I got together once again last Wednesday for some baking. We endeavoured to make a chocolate cheesecake. My grandmother recommended Martha Stewart’s triple chocolate cheesecake recipe, but we made a few modifications.  Ingredients 1 package (9 ounces) chocolate…

  • Easter Baking

    Hello there 🙂 🙂  I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter yesterday with family and friends. I celebrated the holiday with my mother and grandparents and, while my grandparents insisted that they prepare dinner, I got to bring the dessert: a giant cupcake cake!!! Here are a few pictures of the baking process 🙂 🙂…

  • Blogmas Day 18: I’m Dreaming of a Christmas Dinner . . .

    Hello there lovely readers, and happy 18th day of Blogmas!!! By this time, many of us have laid out our plans for Christmas Day, whether these include a dinner with family, a party with friends, or a swim in the pool at some tropical island resort. Each year, I spend Christmas Day at my grandparents’…

  • Blogmas Day 8: Homemade Nanaimo Bars

    Good morning all!!! For anyone who might not know, Nanaimo bars are a three layer dessert featuring a crumb-based layer, a butter icing layer, and to top it off, a melted chocolate layer. A super cool fact is that these delicious no-baking-required treats are named after a west coast city very close to my own…

  • Blogmas Day 2: Christmas Baking

    Good afternoon all!!! One of my favourite festive things to do is Christmas baking with my grandmother. Every year, we test out new recipes and make old favourites, and for this round of baking we wanted to make one of our traditional recipes: shortbread cookies. They are super easy to make, and so delicious to…