Spring is in the air! The snow is melting and I actually saw some Canada Geese waddling around this week. I even went outside without a jacket. That is a true sign that the winter blues are officially behind us here in Winnipeg. (more…)
Protein-Packed Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Milkshakes
“Summer, summer, summertime!” I love me some DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. You know, that time (1991 to be exact) when Will Smith was actually famous for being in a rap duo and not for being a major action movie star? I miss Junior High. (more…)
Peanut BETTER Gingersnap Cookies
This recipe is not a Claudia original. But these cookies are so delicious we had to share them immediately. One of my coworkers made these a few weeks ago and was nice enough to share one with me. After one bite I knew I had found cookie love. This recipe is from the Food Network Canada show Eat, Shrink and Be Merry. Not only are these cookies absolutely delicious with it’s creamy, gooey peanut butter texture and sweet gingersnap flavour, they’re also not that bad for you! In moderation of course. If you ate all 20 of these babies, you would probably need to do a little run on the treadmill…for 3 hours. Still…totally worth the 3 hour sweat.
Special K Frosted Chews
This is one of the easiest and most delicious desserts in Claudia’s repertoire that I definitely needed to inherit. Although these are technically called “Special K” treats (I expect major props from Kellogg’s for the shout-out by the way), you can easily substitute any of your favourite cereals for this dessert. Rice Krispies would work well, but Claudia has insisted Special K is far superior to anything else out there on the market today. Enough said – you don’t question the expert, as I once again found out today. But more on that in a bit.
This dessert usually pops up as part of Claudia’s Christmas baking line-up. Each Christmas Eve, I raid the dessert platter to ensure the Frosted Chews are where they should be. Great frozen, these treats are still definitely much better when eaten when they are a little warm and melty from the assembly process. I simply cannot muster up the words to describe how amazing these little treats taste. For the little effort it takes to create these gems, I highly recommend you try these immediately.