About this episode

Colin Asuncion joins Gina Livy to discuss the positive aspects of baking and how to enjoy it without guilt.

Food is not the enemy. Baking is not the enemy. Our relationship with food is usually the problem. Colin Asuncion, Great Canadian Baking Show finalist and judge on the new Halloween Bakeshop, joins Gina for an honest conversation about baking without the guilt. His advice for anyone who loves to bake but doesn't want to eat the whole tray: make the batch, have one, give the rest away. They also cover the ingredient swaps that genuinely work and the ones that ruin a bake, why almond-flour desserts beat most gluten-free flour substitutes, how to freeze baked goods so they actually keep and the pantry staples that let you make almost anything. Halloween Bake Shop premieres September 13 on Flavor Network and Stack TV. Where to find Colin:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinasuncion TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colinasuncion This podcast aligns with Sep 8th of our Summer Club, members can find video in our Livy Method app or Summer Club Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspring20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Gina Livy

Guest: Colin Asuncion

Topics covered

• baking
• food relationship
• ingredient swaps
• gluten-free baking
• baked goods storage
• Halloween baking

Keywords

• baking
• food guilt
• ingredient swaps
• almond flour
• gluten-free
• baked goods
• Halloween Bake Shop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Great Canadian Baking Show, Halloween Bakeshop, Flavor Network, Stack TV, Livy Method, Facebook

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