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Valentine’s Day is over, but the bonding of love is eternal. So it really doesn’t matter what time of the year it is for you to make sweet treats for your family! It also gives me a chance to practise my hand at a little culinary art, so this week I made my first edible […]

Chocolate in our household is a staple, not a luxury.  It seems like my husband needs hourly fixes of bite-sized dark chocolate, or simply a handful of chocolate chips.  In the past I have purchased him an assortment of chocolate for special occasions, but it really isn’t met with much enthusiasm, to him, chocolate is […]

I never made a big deal out of Valentine’s Day, and, really, I still don’t. My wife is just the same way. To us, it’s just a made up holiday, heavily marketed by Hallmark to make people feel guilty for being single. That doesn’t mean I don’t try to do something special for my wife; […]

The second month of this New Year has kicked in, and we all know that February is the month to celebrate love, as people all around the world have begun to plan for the Valentine’s Day. Love and chocolate go hand in hand, so its natural that I decided to practise my hand at some […]

If you ever want to bake a cake or other dessert in the shape of a heart but don’t have a heart pan, you can always use a round pan and a square pan.  The length of the square pan should be the same as the diameter of the round pan.  Once everything is baked, divide […]

Ever since I saw this post on Coconut and Lime, I’ve been hankering to give these “Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies” a whirl.  I love a chocolate snap, and a chocolate snap with a SNAP is extra special.  I’ve eaten versions of this in both cookie and brownie form, but had yet to try my own […]

So, for Valentines Day, I had planned on making a saucy dessert, made scarlet with raspberries and strawberries, perhaps something with cream or jelly, or a tart curd of some sort. Perhaps a simple Creme au Coeur. However, my desire for something savoury got in the way of all so I made a distinctly unpudding-like […]

This past weekend we were invited over to my Sister’s house to have dinner. When thinking about what to bring I offered for us to bring over some dessert. I thought it’d be a nice challenge for Steph as she is almost finished with her second cake decorating class. On Saturday morning we were kicking […]

They say that the quickest way to a person’s heart is through their stomach, so it’s only logical that the main fixture of a Valentine’s Day celebration seems to be something edible.  While chocolate candies tend to take center stage for obvious reasons, there are endless other possibilities for equally romantic treats, especially for those […]

Welcome to Valentine’s Week here at Just Baking!  Join us for the next five days as our writers bring you good ideas and even better baked goodies that will help you express your feelings for those you love.