baking

different stages of a cake with strawberries in it being baked (bowl of batter, in the oven, baked and decorated, etc.)
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Creative Corner: Baking in a new country

Peak Web May 25, 2024

When I was eight years old, I moved to Canada from India. Everything felt new and foreign, but the one constant in my life these first few years after moving was my affinity for cakes. As a child, cakes were only available to me on special occasions, like birthdays. These cakes came in multiple flavours and always had flowery designs. Back in my country, I didn’t have an oven, so the process of baking was always unknown to me. Because of my interest in cakes, my mom watched a recipe on TV and tried to make me a cake in…

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An illustration of a person with baking mitts holding a tray of cookies that are steaming.
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Nutritious Nibbles: Chai cookies (Tian’s Version)

Peak Web November 7, 2023

In celebration of the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), I decided to make Taylor Swift’s viral chai cookies, an old recipe she shared on Instagram and Tumblr that fans revived from the vault. I wanted to put my own spin…

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Person pictured arms down wearing a rainbow-striped apron rolling out dough on a floured kitchen counter.
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Creative outlets I used to stay grounded during difficult moments

Peak Web February 27, 2023

Over the years, I’ve come to learn that my anxiety led to inattentiveness and other complications for my mental health. While therapy helps many people; personally, I’ve never invested in therapy due to personal religious beliefs. Maybe in the future…

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