[71/365] smmmore please

Every time I bring these to a dinner party, they're a hit. "Heavenly", "Scrumptious", "ooooo just one more..." are just a few reactions I get. 

smores Bars

ingredients:

1 Family Size Box Mix Of Brownies And The Ingredients To Make The Brownies 

9-15 Graham Crackers (depends on the size of your crackers)

12 ounces Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (Or More!)

3 cups Mini Marshmallows

1 box Yellow Cake Mix

1 Egg

1 Stick Butter, softened

1/4 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 by 13in pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil that has been generously coated with cooking spray. Make sure your lining goes all the way around the pan.

Mix up your brownie mix according to the box directions and pour it into the pan.

Cover the brownies with the graham crackers. You want to fit as many of the graham crackers on there as you can.

Pour the chocolate chips onto the graham crackers and then add the mini marshmallows.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the box of yellow cake mix, egg, and stick of softened butter. Use your hand to mix the dough all together.

Top the marshmallows with the dough. I found the best way to do this is to take some in your hand, press it so it’s flat, and place it on top of the marshmallows. Repeat this until all the marshmallows are covered (it does not have to be perfect) and then drizzle on the cup of sweetened condensed milk.

Bake it in the oven for 18-22 minutes. The top layer should be a golden brown

[67/365] indulge

I love sushi... especially at Sushi Delight. The couple that run it seem so grateful for you to come and they make such tasty sushi!

LaMak and I ended up going to Timmy's after our lunch date. I don't normally go to Tim Hortons because I prefer Starbucks by far, but I wanted to rrrroll up the rim. Of course I didn't win anything though. 

[66/365] just a taste

Suzie and I had a quick snack at the Free Press Cafe. 

[65/365] caffeine

A perfect pick me up after an intense hot yoga session at Moksha Kildonan. 

[62/365] Seafarers

This expansion pack took over an hour to set up and way too long to play... but it was the first time that I won in Catan!

[61/365] D & K

 

Kristina and Doug are getting married and asked me to do their wedding photos! I felt so flattered that they would even ask because I've never done wedding photography before and it was only my second time doing engagement shots. This was one of my favourite engagement shots of the day.

[59/365] bubbles

 

Dubs and I love going to the Mikan Sushi for bubble tea. They used to be a bubble tea shop (called The Moment). Their sushi sucks but they have pretty good bubble tea. The atmosphere is nice and it's close to home.

Mikan is one of those places that have cards that they stamp and after you have ten stamps, you can get a free bubble tea. So we were just hanging out chatting tonight and it turns out that Dubs knew the waitress through her younger brother. The waitress ended up hooking us up with a full stamp card! How nice! We saved it for our next visit there :)

[58/365] A Cheesy Time

 

Dubs, Oat, Jan, RyBread, and I had a Swiss Cheese fondue.

Swiss Emmental and Gruyère cheese fondue flavoured with wine, fruit brandy and Kirsch. (pre-made by President's Choice)

Followed by a not so fast game of Settlers of Catan...

Ending the night with fresh beignets that Oat brought back from New Orleans was perfect.

[56/365] green spirit

The Shamrock Shake is back for the season! Dubs and I went to McDonald's to try it for the first time. My reaction? Glad I got a small! It tasted like the green marshmallows in a bag of coloured marshmallows and it was overly sweet. Like all their shakes, it was pretty thick. I was also slightly disappointed that it wasn't in a clear cup. Neither of us ended up finishing our shakes and threw them out.

Since that was not as delicious of a snack as we had anticipated, we headed over to Taco Bell to try their Doritos taco. The people working there looked like we were crazy and had no idea what we were talking about. Unlike Dubs and I, if you had actually read the article about it, it actually isn't out yet.

So we headed across the street to Tandoor House and Commissary for samosas and cheese pakoras.

It was my first time having the cheese pakoras and next to the samosas I think they're my favourite East Indian appetizer!

[35/365] game night

Friends of ours hosted a games night. We started off the night with delicious bibimbap in a stone bowl. I've never had it in a stone bowl before, but it made it so much tastier because the rice on the bottom was crunchy.

We played Settlers of Catan and Telestrations and before we knew it, it was 3 in the morning!

Meet Pork Chop. Two words... too cute!

[19/365] catching up... part 2

Another night of catching up... with my nursing girls over Thai! Dinner was tasty at Sukothai, although rather overpriced for what you got compared to other Thai places in the city.
The conversation ranged from engagement, to buying houses, and babies. Such grown up conversation... when did this happen! 

[13/365] ice cube

Mushroom shaped ice cubes?! Only at Grace Cafe. Suzie and I caught up over M&M mochas and other yummy drinks.

[1/365] new year and a farewell

So here we go again. A new year, a new start... to 365. Hopefully I'll make it through all the way this time! Taking a  photo a day sounds easier than you may think! While I was doing this, I thought I'd try Blogger this time, hey, why not, right?

I cannot even believe that it is 2012 already. 2011 went by in a flash! It was one of the best years yet! I got to travel a lot more than ever (although still not as much as I'd like), I have learned a lot more about photography (and got a few lenses along the way!), I made more time for my creative side with scrapbooking, card-making, and trying to accomplish my 23 list, best of all, I've become closer with the people in my life and made some new friends too.

There are so many things I want to do this year I don't even know where to begin! Actually, it'll begin in my bed--I definitely need to catch up on sleep! Between holiday festivities, work, and trying to fit everything else into my schedule, sleep has been put on the back burner.

New years day was spent saying goodbye to the Chik. After a holiday filled with good times, she was going back to Amsterdam. We endured the harsh cold winter wind (compared to the mild December weather) and went to Joey's. 

After having the fish tacos at Luxalune this past summer, I had to try Baja Fish Tacos that everyone raves about. They were good, but definitely not as tasty as the Luxalune ones. My mouth waters just thinking about the fresh lime and cilantro goodness.

I'm sad that the Chik was leaving, but visiting her in Amsterdam is on my list of places to go this year. I'm excited to do all the things I have planned for 2012!

Cheers to the new year!