No Recipe Required with Lesley Taylor

Author: Lesley Taylor

My name is Lesley and Im an experienced home cook with a passion for food, wine and baking, and who isnt afraid to take chances on making up random recipes on the fly. Im here to help inspire you and give you the confidence to try new things, or put some spark into your old favourites. Most episodes I'll have a guest where we talk about cooking, baking, wine, and anything else food-related that strikes our fancy. Sometimes I'll go solo and share something I've been cooking up and share my no-recipe-recipe with you. Thanks for tuning in and... Let's get cooking!
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Cupcakes with Baked By Bean (Shana)
Episode 5
Saturday, 25 October, 2025

For this episode I did an on-site interview with Shana (nickname, "Bean") who is the owner and baker at a new cupcake shop in my neighbourhood of Leslieville (east-end Toronto) called Baked By Bean.She gave me her origin story, what brought her to Canada, her education and work experience, and how she finally got the courage to open up her own shop.Then we talk specifics about baking, some tips she has for home bakes, and we go deep into buttercream frosting (discussing it, not eating it.)Please follow Baked By Bean on Instagram and Tiktok. And please also follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Substack (my weekly newsletter about food, wine, cooking, and baking.)