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Recipe: Frozen Dog Treats
Here in Northern Alberta it’s hot right now – feeling like it’s 38 degrees. What’s better than a natural frozen dog treat to keep the puppies happy? Nothing! Ingredients 1 cup natural yogurt 1/2 cup of peanut butter 1 ripe banana Gather all of your ingredients and mash them all together. Mix well and then put in a 9×9 pan and freeze for about 1 hour. Take out and cut into 9 squares. Line a plastic container with parchment paper and put them back in…
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Recipe: Sweet and Salty Cake Mix Cookies
My grocery store sells boxes of cake mix for 1$. Cheap. When I feel like a treat or simply brining a treat to work, this basic recipe is just too simple to pass up. Let’s bake up these sweet and salty cake mix cookies. Ingredients 1 box of cake mix – chocolate 1/2 cup of canola oil 2 eggs 3/4 cup of crushed pretzels 3/4 cup of butterscotch chips Gather all of your ingredients and mix them all together – it’s that easy. Next –…
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Recipe: Baked Egg and Avocado
Looking for a morning pick me up? Full of protein and taste? Try this recipe – the baked egg and avocado – it’s a step up from avocado toast. About a month ago one of the girls I used to work with did something similar to this which inspired this easy meal. The recipe is for two people – so make as much as you like according to how many people you have. I always find breakfast the most difficult meal to make for a…
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Recipe: Cowboy Bark
This recipe or a variation of it has been floating around Pinterest and I decided to give it a try. Time for some cowboy bark. What is Trader Joe’s? It’s a grocery store in California and surrounding states…comparable to Whole Foods. Try this the next time you feel like some chocolate or need to bring a treat to work. The combination of salty sweetness is divine. Ingredients 600g of dark chocolate 8 crushed peanut butter oreos half a cup of the following: pretzels skor bites…
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Recipe: Summerlicious Rhubarb Squares
Summer and rhubarb just go together. No rhubarb? No summer! This recipe doesn’t depend on strawberries – nope – this recipe lets the rhubarb shine all by itself. Time for summerlicious rhubarb squares. Ingredients 6 cups of chopped rhubarb 2 cups of sugar 1/4 cup of water 3 tablespoons of corn starch a tablespoon of vanilla 1 1/2 cup of oats and brown sugar 1/2 cup of cake flour 1 cup of white flour 2 sticks of butter 1/2 cup of walnut pieces First –…
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Recipe: Oreo Peanut Butter Squares
Oreo peanut butter squares – a good little treat to make to balance out all the healthy eating! Cut these squares small for just a little taste or cut them big and serve with ice cream. If you had a healthy stuffed hot dog with bacon, then you have room for one of these! Ingredients 1 cup of soft salted butter 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar and white sugar 1 package of Oreo pudding mix 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1 1/2 cups…
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Recipe: Quinoa Asian Salad
This salad packs some heat and is delicious – especially around lunch time when you’re at work. So good. Try this quinoa asian salad – and cook your quinoa in a rice cooker – it’s super easy. Make sure you have all of the ingredients on hand, or pick them up next time you head to the grocery store, that way you can make this salad any time you please! It’s also a great addition to any back yard BBQ or summer potluck party. Eat…
