Fruit Salad That Doesn’t Suck
One of the things that has stuck with me most from ‘Yes Please’ by Amy Poehler is the idea that when people are trying to choose a career, instead of asking ‘What do you want to do?’, we should ask ‘What…
Merry Christmas Baby!
It’s Christmas! Go eat a whole Turkey, or all the peppermint chocolates out of the communal box! It’s the one day of the year where no rules apply! I hope you had an absolutely killer year. Thank you…
Vanilla Bean Dutch Baby with Ginger Berry Salad
This recipe is from my book! Which is totally 28% off on Amazon at the moment AND you can still get it in time for Xmas! Can I say something? I’m in the best Christmas position of my…
Pretzel Crust Brownie Pie + A Coles Baking Review
This post was produced in partnership with Coles Supermarkets. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that keep the lights on around here! All opinions are my own. It’s hot. It’s hot and it’s Christmas and I’m just going…
AMAZING Salted Maple Crullers!
It’s so hard to know how to start this post, because I can only assume that you’re sick of hearing me talk about my love of donuts by now. I mention donuts in every bio I have to write…
Christmas Cookbook Buying Guide!
1. The Nordic Cookbook Is it a secret that I’m obsessed with Nordic Food? I definitely haven’t tried to hide it. I have no Nordic heritage and I come from a place that is almost literally polar opposites with the region,…
Cranberry and Pistachio Stollen (from my BOOK!)
You might say this bread has STOLLEN my heart? But only if you trade in really cruddy puns, and I totally get that you are probably above that. Honestly, this Cranberry and Pistachio Stollen genuinely has won me over. It’s the…
White Chocolate Peppermint Holiday Cake + GIVEAWAY!
This post was produced in partnership with Coles Supermarkets. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that keep the lights on around here! All opinions are my own. Do you hear the sound of sleigh bells, and Mariah Carey…
Creme Brulee Rice Pudding!
You know what’s better than rice pudding? Creme Brulee Rice Pudding. Did you know that rice pudding is the traditional holiday dessert of Denmark? It’s called Risalamande, and usually comes with a tart cherry sauce on top. They play…
Smoky Salted Caramel Chocolate Layer Cake
December is almost here, Thanksgiving is over, so my friends thangs is about to get FESTIVE around here! And it’s all starting with this beautiful, sexy, Smoky Salted Caramel Chocolate Layer Cake! Isn’t there just something about a recipe…
Golden Polenta Roast Potatoes
Alright, this is it, the last Thanksgiving recipe I’ll share with you before the big day. My Golden Polenta Roast Potatoes. Now, I know that the mashed potato contingent is strong, indeed they are the absolutely majority, but my…
Pomegranate Braised Red Cabbage
Sometimes, amidst all the brown tones of the holiday season, another dish emerges…something luminescent, jewel-bright, dressed to the nines…this is that recipe. Pomegranate Braised Red Cabbage! And not only is it a beautiful deep purple, spiked with jewels of…
The Best Leek and Chestnut Stuffing
TRUE CONFESSION: I wait ALL DAMN YEAR for this, The Best Leek and Chestnut Stuffing. It is my life. Why do I love it? It’s just the greatest freaking stuffing ever! It’s so buttery, so delicious, so flavoursome…it makes everything it touches turn…
Whipped Maple-Pecan Sweet Potatoes
One of my favourite things about food is the seemingly magical way in which certain ingredients interact. These Whipped Maple-Pecan Sweet Potatoes are one of the ultimate examples of that! Sweet potatoes on their own are pretty magical, it…
Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce + Roast Garlic Gravy
Ahhhhhh, the sauces. They are absolutely what makes the meal. A plate of T-giving food without that savoury gravy and sharp-sweet cranberry? Unthinkable. The sauces are what provides bridges and links between the different flavours on your plate. They…
Lemon and Rosemary Roast Turkey Breast
Thanksgiving begins and ends with Turkey. It’s funny, this time of year there’s always an equal number of articles telling you how to make ‘THE BEST turkey everrrr!’, and conversely that turkey is totally overrated and never that good….
THANKSGIVING FOR LAZY PEOPLE!
You know what the cool things is about cooking? It’s a super easy way to impress people and make them happy. Because all people want is for the food to taste good. No one ever comes to your house,…
Not Secret Blog Business!
If you’re a blogger, a solo entrepreneur, or someone who’s just interested in the behind the scenes details of what goes on around here at The Sugar Hit, then you will probably be interested in this video! Creative…
The PB&J Wagon Wheel
You know how it’s hip at the moment to take a trashy food item that you loved as a child and transform it into a trendy, modern dessert? Well, this is kind of that, but not really. Because the thing…
Strawberry Jam Marshmallows
STRAWBERRY JAM MARSHMALLOWS YO. There’s something about these that just really makes my skirt fly up, as the pioneer woman would blog. Jam, for me, is such a nostalgic, comforting ingredient to use I just love anything that has…
Salt and Pepper Caramel Brownies
Salted caramel, yes. We get it, it’s amazing, it’s everywhere, if it was possible to be sick of something as delicious as salted caramel, then we would be by now (but we’re not, and we never will be). So…