Sweet and salty chocolate chip cashew cookies. The perfect snack to bring to work or school. I was about to buy pumpkin. I really was. But then I walked down the nut aisle, and I saw the cashews. I must admit, whenever I see cashews, I forget about most other things. I suddenly wanted...
Chocolate chip filled chocolate cupcakes with rich peanut butter frosting. Made with whole wheat flour. I have a peanut butter and chocolate OBSESSION!! Like that giant reeses peanut butter cup cake that I made recently? Or one of my favorite banana breads: the peanut butter cup banana bread? How about in some cookies for some delicious chocolate peanut...
Homemade Coconut Chocolate Protein Squares made with peanut butter and sweetened with one ripe banana, this makes the perfect post workout snack. A couple of weeks ago, one of my friends thought it was a good idea to sign me up with his REC soccer team at my university. This was a bad idea...
Cookies inside of cookies? These chocolate chip oreo cookies satisfy all of your dessert cravings in this super easy to make recipe. Ah, cookies. I just can't get enough of you... Take today, for example. I find this cute little store called Choices Market. It looked like a smaller version of Whole Foods, selling...
Easy Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Oreos recipe. All the best candies covered in chocolate and topped with sprinkles. Since my boyfriend has been away for 4 months now, I didn't have anyone to shove the crazy amounts of dessert that I make at to spare me (and my skinny jeans) the trouble of...
Sweet Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Tarts recipe. This recipe is eggless and healthier than your typical dessert treat. I'm looking out the window right now, and there are no clouds in the sky. Like, at all. I have pictured what I would do at this very moment all winter. I would walk out into my backyard,...
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cookies Recipe. Bite sized and super soft, they make a great dessert or snack idea. Every time I pull out the tub of peanut butter, I feel a little sad. I have friends who have crazy peanut allergies, and I can't believe they cannot eat one of the best things...
Healthy Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pancakes recipe. The perfect quick and easy breakfast idea. There is something comforting about a good breakfast. It seems like everyone like one, but are not prepared to wake up early and actually make it. I guess that's why there are so many all day breakfasts. Now that just sounds...
Easy Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe. These bakery-style muffins make the perfect grab and go breakfast or snack idea. Rule #1 about buying sour cream: Do NOT buy it, then forget about it in your fridge, only to take it out 2 months after it's expiry date, realizing that it has grown a huge...
Easy Peppermint Hot Chocolate recipe. Way better than hot chocolate mix, this creamy homemade hot chocolate is the perfect drink on a cold day. New years is just around the corner, and it gets a girl wondering: what are my resolutions? What do I want to accomplish during the year of 2012? Every year my resolution is...
The past couple of days, my cooking has gone down the tubes. I don't know what it is, but I guess the Christmas magic has not been transferred into my fingers to make some delicious meals. So let's recap. Since my boyfriend is leaving for Russia in about a month and still doesn't know how...
Easy Chili White Hot Chocolate Recipe. This creamy drink idea is the perfect recipe if you want a sweet rush with a touch of warmth. How have I never heard of National Cocoa day??? Apparently it is on December 13th. I'm so ready for it. Cocoa is one of my favorite drinks and a definite...
Mint Chocolate Ice Cream recipe made with chocolate chips and without eggs.This is a great dessert idea to make year round. The other night, when I was getting ready to go to sleep, I looked in the mirror to see some bloodshot eyes staring back at me. No, it wasn't Halloween, it was me. Staying...
Easy Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. Tastes just like a muffin top, these cookies make a healthier choice for a nut free dessert or snack. Talk about fluffy cookies. Looking in my fridge, I see two tubs of sour cream. TWO! One almost empty, and growing something green and smelly that I can pretty...
Soft and chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. These are the perfect dessert recipe, and one of the best cookie recipes I have tried! So these cookies: they were meant to happen. Me making them? It's fate I tell you! Why you might ask? Well, I'm not one to believe in fate or destiny. I like...
I did yoga today. Oh my goodness. I have never done yoga before, but since I've been hearing about how great it is, I decided to try it out for the first time. Actually, that's a lie. Way back when, someone came in to my highschool and made us all do yoga. And was I...
Even though cupcakes can't talk, they can seduce me like no one can Now I would first like to say that two years ago, I didn't care for cupcakes. You gave me a cupcake, I would...*gasp* I don't know if I can even write this..turn it down. Why? You might ask? (And I would ask...
I have a chocolate obsession. I can't put it any differently. It seems as though my day is incomplete unless I consume at least one chocolaty concoction. Bad? Very. I will try to stop. Only...Right after this muffin. Now I was just going to make a plain banana muffin. But I looked at my chocolate...
Easy Melted Marshmallow Hot Chocolate recipe. A fun way to warm up on a cold day, this drink will help you satisfy your sweet tooth. For those nights in the winter months where all you want to do is crawl up inside a blanket and drink a big cup of hot chocolate. These days should...
Simple Vegan Chocolate Maple Syrup Muffins that are easy to make, and healthier than your average muffin. Dense and chewy, and refined sugar free. So making these Vegan Chocolate Maple Syrup Muffins was my first actual attempt at making something vegan (I don't know if I have made anything vegan before. I'm sure I did....
Easy Chocolate Dip Baked Donut recipe. Healthier than your average doughnut, this sweet treat makes a great dessert idea. Donuts. They always reminds me of the time I worked at Tim Hortons. Wow, I ate a lot of donuts back then. I haven't eaten them (much) since, but, on a late night browsing on Amazon...
These Rice Krispies Peanut Butter Balls make such a quick and easy recipe for when you want a no-bake sweet treat fast. I am always craving Buckeyes, but then I thought: are people only interested in those around Christmas time? Since I only ever see them on holiday cookie trays, and it is nowhere near...
Easy Crunchy Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites recipe. This no bake recipe is the perfect dessert idea, and makes a great sweet and salty snack. It is nearing the end of the first quarter at my school, which means that when I bake treats, it is usually something quick and easy. Nothing that takes longer than...
Easy No Bake Coconut Bars recipe. Made with 4 simple ingredients, this healthy snack idea is gluten free and vegan. Writing this post for No Bake Coconut Bars quickly while Evan sleeps because I have been seriously lagging in keeping up with my blog. But with Evan only being 3 weeks old, I am definitely...
Easy Millionaire Bars recipe. Shortbread base, caramel like filling and chocolate topping, what more would you want in a dessert? My obsession for all things chocolate shouldn't surprise you at this point. From my Healthy Double Chocolate Muffins to my Magic Chocolate Shell to my Almond Butter Chocolate Cups, I put chocolate in my muffins, ice cream and everything in...
Quick and easy Honey Dijon Salmon recipe for a weeknight meal that is ready in under 20 minutes. My new go-to dinner idea! Happy long weekend fellow Canadians! And to all of my American friends.. you will have wait one more week for your holiday. Canadians just do things a lot earlier than you guys...
This homemade Funfetti Granola tastes like a birthday cake but in granola form! I love keeping them in a container for after school snacks with it too. I have been really loving granola lately. Every time I go to the grocery store, I buy huge tubs of yogurt specifically for all of the granola I...
This Matcha Pound Cake recipe is one of my favorite pound cake recipes. It has the perfect texture, and makes a great dessert idea. I had originally planned on making this Matcha Pound Cake for St Patrick's Day, but it took me so long to get the recipe just right that I am only posting...
This Ninja Creami Cinnamon Protein Ice Cream makes a great healthy ice cream treat. Even without heavy cream it has a creamy texture. I feel like a lot of people buy a Ninja Creami machine strictly to make protein ice cream recipes. The machine makes enjoying a creamy treat and reaching your fitness goals achievable....
This Easter Peeps S'mores Dip is ready in 10 minutes, making it such a festive and easy dip recipe that the whole family will love. This year, I thought that the Easter Bunny would be bringing the kids Peeps marshmallows. Well, it turns out that I love making things with Peeps too much that the...
These Rice Krispie Buckeyes are the perfect dessert to make if you want a super simple no bake tasty treat that is ready in no time. Ever since someone introduced me to Buckeyes a couple of years ago, I have been obsessed with making them! I have made so many variations, because they have quickly...
This Extra-Bold Chex Mix is the best snack to have on hand for game days or movie nights. A fan favorite in my house for sure! I know that a lot of people usually make Chex mix around the holiday season, but with the Superbowl coming up this weekend, I felt like it was time...
Easy M&M Muffins made with pantry essentials. This muffin recipe is going to be your new go-to recipe for when you want a quick and easy treat. So I almost didn't post these muffins. Are they pretty? Not really. The M&Ms bleed into the muffins, kind of making them look like a child's art project....
This Strawberry Puppy Chow recipe is made without peanut butter! Perfect for Valentines Day or baby showers. Do you call this dessert puppy chow or muddy buddies? Whatever you call it, it is one of my favorite recipes to make for basically every special occasion. It is so easy to make, and it is no...
These Mini M&M Christmas Cookies are the best cookies for cookie trays, and they make the perfect gift this holiday season. I think that I have made the perfect Christmas cookie. Okay, so maybe after making any kind of cookie I will say that I have made the most perfect cookie recipe ever. But this...
This Candy Cane Saltine Toffee is made with just 5 simple ingredients. It is a great recipe to make as homemade gifts over the holidays. You may have heard this called Christmas Crack candy, but this Candy Cane Saltine Toffee is probably my new favorite holiday treat. The best part about it is how easy...
These Peppermint Kiss Pretzels will soon become your favorite holiday treats. Made with crunchy pretzels, Hershey's kisses and M&Ms. Reason number 29442 why this is the best time of year: grocery stores start selling Candy Cane Hershey's Kisses. The best part about the holiday season is making all of the holiday themed snacks and treats....
These Easy Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls give a touch of festive magic to your holiday breakfast that the whole family will love. It's that time of year. Time for all things Christmas! I am having a lot of fun taking out the Christmas tree, and starting to decorate the house. Now I'm begining to think about...
This Saltine Cracker Toffee recipe makes great holiday gifts. The perfect quick and easy, sweet and salty treat for Christmas. Some call it Christmas Crack. Others call it saltine candy. Call it what you want, this Saltine Cracker Toffee is one of my favorite things to make over the holidays. I basically always have all...
This Ninja Creami Vanilla Bean Milkshake is made with 4 basic ingredients, making it the perfect milkshake to satisfy your sweet tooth. I cannot stop making Ninja Creami recipes. My Ninja Creami ice cream maker is one of my favorite things that I own, and I'm sure that my whole family would agree that they...
This delicious cranberry orange muffins recipe combines tart cranberries with fresh orange, making it the perfect afternoon snack for the fall. I think I have found my new favorite holiday muffin recipe. Since it is after Labor Day, I am going to be diving headfirst into fall things. Pumpkin, apple and of course, cranberries. It's...
This easy S'moreos recipe combines crunchy Oreo cookies, gooey marshmallows and melted chocolate chips for the ultimate summer dessert. The first time I posted a photo of these S'moreos a while ago on my Instagram story, and a lot of people started asking me for the recipe. Honestly, I didn't think I would post this...