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

Spiced Butternut Squash Bread

Good day!
I hope this recipe makes your day just a little bit better ;)
I know it's made my day better. I've already enjoyed a nice thick slice of this bread. Nice and warm, fresh out of the oven.
oooohhhhh yesssss.
I saw the idea for this bread on pinterest a little while back & of course I went and made my own version of it! This was the first time I have baked a loaf with butternut squash. It for sure won't be the last! Have you ever baked with butternut squash? I have leftover squash so watch out for a soup recipe soon!


Here is what you need to make this bread:

• 2 cups flour (you can do 1/2 whole wheat & 1/2 white if you'd like)
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup of wheat bran
• 1 tbsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar. (the bread is not very sweet. If you want it to be a "sweet bread" add more sugar :)
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups of butternut squash puree ***
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

To get started you must cut up your butternut squash. Peel it and take out the seeds. Then cut it up into chunks and place the chunks onto a baking pan. Brush the squash with olive oil & sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake them @ 425F for about 35 minutes. Once you're done make the puree by putting your squash into the food processor. 

STEP ONE:

 Mix your dry ingredients together. 

• 2 cups flour (you can do 1/2 whole wheat & 1/2 white if you'd like)
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup of wheat bran
• 1 tbsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

STEP TWO:

Mix your wet ingredients together in a separate bowl.

• 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar. (the bread is not very sweet. If you want it to be a "sweet bread" add more sugar :)
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups of butternut squash puree ***
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

STEP THREE:

Combine the wet and the dry ingredients. Once fully combined put the batter into a greased bread pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes @ 350F.

Now, enjoy!

From our home to yours <3

-Britt

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

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing {addiction}

This recipe is supa simple today!
Honey mustard dressing. Sweet & perfect.
Here was my salad for dindins the other night. Leftover chicken thighs, 1/2 and orange, cheese, red onion, avocado, cucumber & baby spinach. The best thing on the salad was for sure the dressing.

Easy-peasy.

You put equal parts of yellow mustard & honey. (Depending on how much you need) You add a little bit of olive oil ( But you can easy omit that) & I add a little bit of garlic powder to it. Add the garlic as you please. Also fresh garlic pieces are delicious in it as well.

Try it on your next salad. It's so easy to make!

xo

Roasted Cauliflower & Sweet Potato

I love anything roasted. Every since my friend told me about roasting cauliflower, I have been in love.

Silly me, I forgot to take the after pictures. Here s the cauliflower & sweet potato before it's baked!
So what I did was I preheated the oven to 450F. I cut up the cauliflower, using the stem as well. I covered the cauli in olive oil( not too much), in fresh minced garlic, garlic powder, sea salt, pepper & freshly grated Parmesan. I placed them in a casserole dish, I find it bakes better in that than on a baking pan.
For the sweet potato I pealed one large potato & I sliced it into thin slices, as you can see. I then covered them in a little bit of olive oil, garlic powder, sea salt, pepper & dried rosemary. Also I forgot this time, but normally I like to put some parsley on them (fresh or dried).

I baked the two dishes for 30 minutes.
Ammmmazing.
I want some more right now!

This morning I volunteered at my local food bank. Twas a good morning. This afternoon was even better because I talked with my friend who lives in Florida on the phone. It for sure made my day. I wish I lived closer to the people I love!
What are you up to today?


xo

Oatmeal Pumpkin Raisin Cookies (NO EGGS)

Recipe time!

saaaaaayyyy what?

I have about 5 recipes up my sleeve ;) I have just been too lazy busy to put them online! But here I am!
These cookies were my creation yesterday! I was about to start making pumpkin spice muffins, but then I remembered I had no eggs. Sad, sad day. So I decided I would come up with something else. Let me just say that Dan is a fan :) They are like half gone!

These cookies are a bit lighter than a normal ooey gooey cookie. Here is Quebec they would probably call this a "galette" rather than a cookie. This recipe will make 1-2 dozen cookies, depending on how big you make them.
Here is what you need to do to make these babies:

Mix together the wet ingredients in a large bowl:

• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup of oil (I used olive)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Now mix together the dry ingredients in a separate medium sized bowl:

• 1/2 cup of white flour
• 1/2 cup of oats
• 1/2 tsp each of baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon & nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ginger

Mix the dry into the wet ingredients & add 

• 1/2 cup of raisins

Separate your batter onto a greased baking sheet to make the size of cookies you desire.

BAKE at 350F for 12-15 minutes (or if you make larger cookies, bake for longer)
Yuuuuummm.

xoxo