Mojitos

Summer is just around the corner! This is a perfectly drink to refresh you on a beautiful summer’s day! Plus it is cute and fancy enough looking that it will appear to be labour intensive; but it isn’t at all – this is a quick and easy drink to mix!

What you will need:

1 can Minute Maid Limeade
Club soda
White rum
Mint leaves; 6-8 per glass
Sugar




Directions:

First, remove 6-8 mint leaves and bruise with the underside of a spoon; place these in the bottom of your glass;
Then add lots of ice and a shot of rum;
Fill the glass ¾ full of limeade and top it up with ¼ club soda;
Stir in one teaspoon of sugar – mix and Enjoy!

Campfire Brie

Tis the season for BBQ and campfires! We took a small trip this past weekend camping and before going I googled many a campfire recipe. We usually make s’mores, but I was looking to try something new. I actually found a handful of new recipes to try - all were really good too - here is one of them! :)




What you will need:

1 wheel of Camembert or Brie
¾ cup of maple syrup
¼ cup walnut or pecan halves
1 loaf of crusty bread – we used Foccacia




Directions:

1. Set the wheel of cheese in the middle of a good size sheet of tinfoil;
2. Poke holes or cut slits in the cheese – so that some of the maple syrup can soak in while it cooks – Pour only ¼ of the syrup onto the cheese along with ½ of your nuts;
3. Wrap it up tightly and place on the coals in your campfire;
4. Cut your bread while you wait;
5. After 5-10 minutes – depending on the heat of your fire; and the size of your cheese wheel – remove the cheese from the fire and add the remaining maple syrup and nuts – dip your bread and enjoy!





So good – and what a fantastic treat while camping!

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Muddy Buddies

If you are looking for that quick chocolate fix; this a great snack! Plus, it is fast and easy!

*I usually halve this recipe; and it makes plenty for the two of us – or a perfect size for when friends come over, but if you are looking to make it and give some to friends/family or take it into work etc. you may want to make the entire batch.*




What you will need:

9 cups of Crispix cereal (American’s can use Chex)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup of peanut butter (I sometimes use Reese’s chips if I have them on hand and they work well)
¼ cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cup powdered sugar




Directions:

Measure cereal into a large bowl;
In a separate bowl, add the chocolate chips, peanut butter/or Reese’s chips and margarine. Microwave on high for 1 minute – stir until smooth; then add the vanilla – stir and pour over the cereal.
Stir the mixture until evenly coated with the chocolate mixture.
Then, place half of this mixture on a large piece of parchment paper – sprinkle with powdered sugar until nicely covered; then add remaining chocolate mixture on top of this and sprinkle with powdered sugar again until covered. Let this sit for a few minutes, then mix up the mixture and add more powdered sugar until covered nicely.
Place in an air tight container for storage or a nice serving dish if you can’t wait to eat it! :)

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