Peanut Butter Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Can it get any better than this?
I am not sure, because these are pretty darn amazing.
A week and a bit ago I made these cookies & they were eaten pretty fast. Please don't judge, it's not just me who eats all the cookies although I wish I could. Dan & I loved these cookies so much that I decided to make them again but with peanut butter. Of course peanut butter makes everything better!!

Also, Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends! Most of my readers are from the states so I figured I should give a shout out to you guys! Canada celebrates thanksgiving in October. Enjoy your time with your friends & family.  It is always good to take time & be thankful for the wonderful lives we have. I hope you all enjoy your turkey dinners! :)

Here is the recipe :)

In a medium size pot on medium to high heat put:

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (not super packed down)
• 1/4 cup of skim milk 
• 2 tbsps cocoa powder

Bring it to all to a boil. Set your timer & let it boil for a minute. Don't forget to stir ;)

Once it is done boiling take the pot off of the heat. 

Add these ingredients into the pot. Combine well:

• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup of non sweetened coconut (you can use sweetened if you want)
• 1 1/2 cups of quick oats (you can add a little bit extra if you feel it needs it)

OPTIONAL:

• add some raisins
• add some chocolate chips
• add nuts of your choice

SPOON out the cookie dough & place them onto wax paper to cool. Once they are cool they should harden up a it & look like little macaroons/cookies. This recipe makes 12 cookies.

Enjoy!

I promise you will!

xo

{Easy No Bake} Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Cookies

Hello folks!
Today I am in the mood to blog. By that I mean, I want to blog a lot. I want to redo my blog, post a few recipes & I want to check out all of my favourite blogs. So be expecting some new recipes in the next few days! This recipe was created last night, when I was on the phone with my friend Kelly & I was craving something sweet. The only problem was I didn't have eggs, and I didn't have at least one ingredient in each recipe I was finding online. Therefore, I created my own recipe. I kept saying to Kelly " I don't think these are going to turn out.. I don't think they are going to work." BUT they DID WORK & I am so happy about it. This recipe makes 12 cookies.

In a medium size pot on medium to high heat put:

• 1/4 cup margarine (or butter)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar (not super packed down)
• 1/4 cup of skim milk 
• 2 tbsps cocoa powder

Bring it to all to a boil. Set your timer & let it boil for a minute. Don't forget to stir ;)

Once it is done boiling take the pot off of the heat. 

Add these ingredients into the pot. Combine well:

• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup of non sweetened coconut (you can use sweetened if you want)
• 1 1/2 cups of quick oats (you can add a little bit extra if you feel it needs it)

OPTIONAL:

• add some raisins
• add some chocolate chips
• add nuts of your choice

SPOON out the cookie dough & place them onto wax paper to cool. Once they are cool they should harden up a it & look like little macaroons/cookies. They have an ooey-gooey center. mmm.

Eat one right away ;)

Enjoy!

What are you all up to today?
As of right now I am enjoying a bowl of my newly created Carrot & Lentil Curry soup. It is super good & it is totally hitting the spot right now. I will post the recipe later this week.
My day is a get stuff done around the house  kind of day. Laundry, vacuuming, mopping, clean the bathroom, you get the picture. You know, all of the good housewife kind of stuff ;). Then later today I am going to finish putting together the 6  Operation Christmas Child boxes that our youth group help do. I am looking forward to that. It's a great ministry & it made me so happy to see our youth group pull together & fill the boxes. I will share some pictures of that later.
I hope you all have a fabulous day!

xo
-Britt

Coconut-Spiked Pork with Peanuts & Quinoa

Want to try a new Quinoa dish?? Well try THIS! I will for sure be making this again! Before I get to the recipe, HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY! Yay, it's Monday. I hope everyone is having a fab day! I went to my French course this morning and I improved my plus-que-parfait skills and my verbes pronominaux! If you all don't know what that is, don't worry about it! Be happy that you are not confusing your brain! French is a complicated language. Although everything I am learning in my course I have already seen(and learned), it is a good review for me. As soon as I think I understand something, they throw in a new exception or a new rule that I have to train my brain to follow!  As difficult as it can be sometimes, I am very thankful for the opportunity to improve my French. I know that it will help me out now and in my future. I feel myself improving and my vocabulary widening. It's a good feeling. We should have (hopefully) just another year here, so I must soak up everything! The French, the culture & the outdoors. I know the day that we move will be bitter-sweet for me. It will be exciting to move back to Ontario. We will be able to speak English {Everyday!!}, we will be closer to our family & friends and Dan and I will be able to study full time! On the other hand, I love Quebec. I will miss speaking French everyday, and the friends that we have made here. We have started our life together here, so Saguenay means a lot to me. We still have another year so I need to enjoy it!
Now back to my recipe :)
You will need:

• 2 leeks, white part only. Washed and sliced.
• 4 cloves of garlic, quartered
• 1 chile pepper, quartered
• 1 1/2 cups or chicken broth
• 1/2 cup of coconut milk
• 1/4 cup of dry roasted peanuts
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 4-6 pork chops, sliced
• 2 tsps ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 can of diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup sliced green beans

Sounds good? Let's get started.

Step one:

In a food processor, pulse the leeks, garlic, and chile pepper until finely chopped. {About 15 times} Stop and scrape down the sides of the processor bowl once to make sure everything gets chopped. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

I actually haven't had the chance to show you guys my new food processor!Isn't she a beaut!! My amazing grandma gave it to me (us :) for Christmas this year! It matches our mixer! LOVE IT! Thanks g-ma!

Step two:
In your processor, process the coconut milk, the broth and the peanuts together. About 30 seconds. You don't need to rinse out the processor after you used it to process the leaks etc..

Step three:
In a wok or large skillet, heat the oil over medium high heat. Add the pork and cook until it lightly browns. Set aside.

Step four:
In your wok that's already heated up add the leak mixture. Cook and stir until softened for about 5 minutes.
Add the cumin, salt and pepper. Stir in and cook for another minute. Add the tomatoes and the coconut/peanut mixture to the wok. Stir and bring to a boil. Now stir in the quinoa and green beans and return it to a boil.

Step five:
After it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cover the wok with a lid. Let it simmer until the quinoa is soft &cooked. It should be about 20 minutes.

Enjoy every bite!

xo