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A Bake Sale and Coconut Hot Chocolate
Before my post today I want to say how sad I am about the earthquake in Japan. About a year and a half ago I went to Japan for three months as an exchange student. I have not been able to contact my host family but luckily they live in a part of Japan that was not affected. I love Japan so my heart has been broken due to this tragedy. All my prayers go out to Japan and those affected by this disaster. On a lighter note, this week I participated in my first bake sale! I was so excited. I love bake sales. Nearly every day there is one somewhere…
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Latte Muffins
The other day I over heard someone say that they don’t like peanut butter. People who don’t like peanut butter must be crazy. I think that even people who are allergic to peanut butter must like it! (But if you are allergic please don’t eat it) Honestly peanut butter goes well with anything. You can spread it on toast, eat it with fruit, eat it with veggies, make cookies with it, spread it on cookies, make drinks with it, use it in savoury peanut sauces, or even just eat it with a spoon. Mmmm delicious, I eat peanut butter every day! One of the possible best combinations is peanut butter and…
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Vegan Gluten Free Coconut Pancakes
It has been a goal of mine to make a special gluten free and vegan dish for a while. I have also wanted to experiment with coconut milk. Today I finally got around to doing it! I must say the result were scrumptious. The perfect winter morning breakfast has definitely got to be pancakes. Especially as the week upon me is going to be freezing. And what better way to dream of summer than with the tropical taste of coconut? I don’t know about you but I love coconut. I love the taste, the smell, the texture, and even the shape. Right now I am imagining myself sipping the milk…
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Microwave Bean Brownie
I tried hot yoga for the first time a few days ago! It was excellent and in fact I am going again today! Hot yoga is an experience every yogi should try. If you don’t like yoga because you find it too “easy” then I highly recommend hot yoga because you’ll be sweating buckets. I went in for a 75 minute class and it went by so fast! I enjoyed every second of it. Much to my surprise, my muscles were sore the next day. That was strange for me because I hardly ever get sore muscles. In case you don’t know what hot yoga is, it’s basically a normal yoga class done…
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Toaster Cheesecake
It has been too long since my last post! I had some midterms this past week and I was more worried about where the subclavian artery was located than anything else. Sorry! But now I am back. I also have the week off so you can expect a few posts. So what’s new? Well, you may have noticed that little button at the top that says “Contact”. I have been working on making an e-mail for my blog and I now have one! If you would like to contact me please e-mail me at [email protected]. I also just got a Twitter so if you like please follow me. I’m really new to…
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Trains and Pancakes
Dear Train, Please never leave me out in the freezing cold again. It was minus 30 degrees Celsius outside at seven in the morning. Yet somehow you collided with a car. And you made me late for my lab. Why is it that emergencies like this always happen in freezing weather? This is the second time you have left me trapped downtown in the winter weather And like the fourth or fifth time overall that I have been abandoned by you The first time I was actually a passenger on you when you got into an accident. That was not fun. And why is it that random strange people always talk to…
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Apple Muffin Hearts
Today I am not posting a vegan recipe (sorry to all you vegans) or a gluten free recipe (sorry to all you on a gluten free diet) but I am posting a lovely, healthy, and delicious muffin recipe. My beautiful pan Recently I bought a silicon muffin pan. I’ve never used a silicon pan before so I was very excited to try it. As soon as I found a recipe I wanted to try out, I set myself to work. Plus its heart-shaped! Who can resist hearts, especially as Valentine’s Day is nearing? I am not sure how much I like silicon pans. It’s supposed to be easier to remove your…
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What Color are You?
Last weekend I went to a retreat that focused on the True Colors communications style personality test. This test focuses on what type of person you tend to be when working in a group. It also builds a model for understanding yourself and others. It is called True Colors because you can either be labelled as gold, blue, orange, or green. Gold is responsible. This color represents a need to fulfill duties in order to organize and structure life. People who are gold are practical and sensible. They believe in hard work. Blue is compassionate. It represents calm. Blue people are very emotional and caring. They tend to put others before themselves. Blue people…
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Apple Peanut Butter Wrap
School is back in session and I’m as busy as ever. My week has mainly consisted of lectures, work, skating, the gym, volunteer training, freezing in the cold, more work, and then a little bit of studying and blog reading. Blah…. and by the way happy late 1/11/11! That’s January 11, 2011. Just take a look at all those ones! In case you did not know this day was supposed to be one of good luck and achievements. Did you achieve anything? I also want to take this chance to thank all of you for your wonderful comments left on my last post. I value each and every word you write. So if…
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Cranberry Filled Eggnog Cupcakes
Now I know that Christmas is over and you probably don’t want to see another dessert or Christmas recipe for some time but I need to share this because its delicious. Its also a great way to use up the last of your cranberry sauce and eggnog! When I saw this I just knew I had to make something like it. However I was not satisfied with the recipe as I found it a little too indulgent so instead I modified this recipe. The cupcakes have no eggs or butter so they’re easy to half or double. I swear this cupcake is uber delicious. The cupcake is beautifully soft, the buttercream really tastes like eggnog,…
