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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Eleven and Two Cakes

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Byopia Press

Today’s post is a bit of a break for me as it is an adapted version of a post from 2021. The May 2021 book arts challenge on Instagram was #areyoubookenough_fruit. Since I live adjacent to a city named for … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2022: Day Three and a Round Brown Cookie

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Byopia Press

December 6 is the Feast of Saint Nicholas and Speculaas cookies are a traditional part of the celebrations. Traditionally a wooden mould is used to imprint images on the surface of  rolled out dough. Usually the designs are for small … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Activities and Some Recipes

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Byopia Press

The garden is being very productive this summer —we have had a decent amount of rain— so this week’s post is a celebration of food and flowers. Here’s the current kitchen bouquet. (Once they start blooming we have sunflowers in … Continue reading →

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Not Really Very Much, But With A Cookie Recipe

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Byopia Press

It was one of those weeks where I didn’t seem to accomplish much. I did get a storage box made for the thirty-six ‘drawings’ that make up On A Clear Day. Here it is, front open, with all the drawings … Continue reading →

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Saskatoon Berry/Applesauce Cake: a DIY artist’s book and a recipe

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Byopia Press

The May book arts challenge on Instagram is #areyoubookenough_fruit. Since I live adjacent to a city named for a fruit —Saskatoon— and since the bushes grow wild where I live, I chose the Saskatoon berry. Although they are usually baked … Continue reading →

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… and on, and on, and …

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Byopia Press

I really did think I would have finished Nurture, not Nature this week, but I have not. I am, however, getting really close. This is what I left on my bench yesterday afternoon when it got too dark to continue … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day and an Index for the Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Byopia Press

Day One and How to Make a Square Piece of Paper Day Two and an Origami Bookmark Day Three and a Menko CD Case Day Four and Jam Tarts Day Five and a Modular Star/Wreath Day Six and a Modular … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Nineteen and More Edible Squares

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Byopia Press

It seemed like a good idea at the time: I thought it would be nice to post a recipe that I remembered from my childhood. Dream Cake –a recipe for what my mother and grandmother called ‘squares’– has strong associations … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Thirteen and a Cake

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Byopia Press

There are several justifications for including this cake in the 2019 Advent Calendar: it is baked in a square pan and served in square pieces, is really easy to make, and after yesterday’s post —which took me three and a … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2019: Day Eleven and some Square-ish Cookies

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Byopia Press

Every year I make cookies for St. Nicholas Day and take some to my Dutch friend. This year I made half of them square. Well, square-ish.

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