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Superfood is a term that gets thrown around a lot by various people. Whether it's a conversation you're having with a friend or family member, adverstising that you see on a package at the grocery store, or a tv commercial, superfoods seem to be everywhere. So what's the big deal?...

  Have you ever made Irish Soda Bread before? We hadn't, but we're happy we tried it. The start of March means that St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and we want to make sure that you're prepared with an arsenal of recipes to wow your friends and...

  Do you have any big plans for Oscar Sunday (we mean, besides waiting eagerly for your LUB delivery to arrive!)?  Have you seen any of the movies that have been nominated? This year we've done a pretty good job of keeping up with our movie watching- so far we've...

You need to make these. Whether you make them for someone special or you make them all for yourself (we won't judge), you just need to make this recipe!  We know lava cakes can seem rather daunting as a a baking project, but believe us when we say that they're...

  Are you surviving the snow? We made you cookies to make things better, because we know that as Victorians, we only like to see this stuff once every 10 years. Unless, there is so much snow that it results in a snow day. If that's the case, then bring...

These have been described as cookies that taste like all of Christmas is in them. While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, these cookies are pretty darn amazing. These started out as perfectly innocent white chocolate chip peppermint cookies but then we had some Oreos left over from...

You know those Terry's Chocolate Oranges that are always in abundance during the holiday season? We made cookies that taste exactly like those. But they're better. Because we also added salt. Sweet plus salty is the best combination. Last week it was cookies dipped in dark chocolate, this week we're...

Ok, here we go! The first official recipe of our Holiday Cookie Countdown. Starting today, every week we'll be posting at least one of our favourite holiday cookie recipes on the blog until Christmas. We know that you have some amazing dinners to eat, but what about if you want...

Are you sick of pumpkin spice yet? Is that even a thing? We know that there are some staunch advocates against the pumpkin spice movement, but sadly to say, we are not part of that tribe. If you ordered from us last week, you'll know that Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip...