Tag Archives: dessert

Champagne Celebration Cake

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Blue Owl Treats

Happy sunny Sunday to you wherever you may be. :) How’s your day going? I feel like I hardly did anything this weekend except for lounge about (shh)! So if you got out and about, you beat me. I had an … Continue reading →

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Time for Cake

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Blue Owl Treats

  Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Those darn storm clouds kept lingering around Vancouver’s skies with intermittent showers all weekend long!

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Baby Shower Sugar Cookies

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Blue Owl Treats

Vancouver, I hope you had a brilliant weekend!!  It was the warmest of the year according to

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Paleo Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Blue Owl Treats

For whatever reason, today felt like the right day to make some cookies. Maybe it was Vancouver’s gloomy overcast skies that made me want to stay indoors and bake? Maybe it was a mid-week Wednesday thing? Who knows. What I do … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Pear Tart

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Blue Owl Treats

Simple, beautiful and delicious: The three most important qualities for a successful baking project. It doesn’t always turn out that way however. We’ve all been there.. elbow deep in cookie dough on step eleven of some fussy recipe. The Kitchen Aid mixer is blasting … Continue reading →

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pretzel Layer Cake

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Blue Owl Treats

Oh hello again! How are you doing? I am very happy to be jotting out a blog post for you today and to be lounging in my

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The Homemade Twix Bar

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Blue Owl Treats

Happy Hallowe’en readers! So I don’t know about you, but in all honesty my inner 12 year old still gets wide-eyed at the sight of Hallowe’en candy. In fact I snuck some from the

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Lemon Hefeweizen Cake

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Blue Owl Treats

  Hello Spring! Since Blue Owl’s last post, Vancouver has seen some beautiful changes come to pass. We’ve bid adieu to short winter days in exchange for 6am sunrises. Blue skies have once again burst on the scene, cherry trees have blossomed in full … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Truffle Tart with Candied Bacon

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Blue Owl Treats

Do you still buy the newspaper? Call me old fashioned, but I think that there is something so timeless and enjoyable about spending an easy Sunday morning leafing through a crisp newspaper. Coffee first, paper second and all is right in the … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Gingersnap Whoopie Pies

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Blue Owl Treats

“The Children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plumbs danced in their heads.”  Bah Humbug! The time has come to dispel all myths that Christmas is about catering to childrens’ sweet-tooths. Candy canes?  Chocolates? Pff boring. We … Continue reading →

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