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Mmmmm..... The simplest dessert panini you have EVER heard of. I'm not talking ANYthing fancy like, caramel chocolate spread or hazelnut-pecan butter... It's all things that you have {or if you don't, you should}.

BEST dessert panini

Butter or Margerine
Almond or Peanut Butter {see Nailah's Note}
Nutella {chocolate-hazelnut spread}
4 slices of multigrain bread

Spread butter on all slices of bread. On the other side of 2 slices, spread the nutella. On the other 2 slices put either of the nut butters. Put a nutella slice against a nut butter slice, do the same with the other 2 slices. Toast on a panini grill for 3 minutes.

Nailah's Note
If you or your child is allergic to nuts, replace the peanut butter and nutella with sunflower seed butter and biscoff spread.

Butter Pecan Cake.

Yes, it has been a long time since my last blog post. Maybe it's just back to school.. {probably.} You have been waiting right? So, here it is!

2 days ago I made a quick dessert in my favorite giant donut shaped cake pans I got for Christmas. {Thanks, Auntie Lin.} The cake is just a butter pecan cake. The frosting...? That's what makes it special.

Butter Pecan Cake with Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Butter Pecan or Lemon Cake, batter prepared {see Nailah's Note}
1 can cream cheese frosting
3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries {thawed, if frozen}

Bake the cake as directed in a bundt pan. {If you don't have one, just use a regular square pan} Let cool for 20 minutes, in the mean time, make the frosting. Put the can of frosting in a bowl. Mash 1/2 cup blueberries in a separate bowl. {reserve the other ones whole for topping the cake} After you mash the blueberries, mix them into the frosting. Frost the cakes, if you have 2 cakes to put together, put frosting in between to “glue” them together. Frost the outside of the cake. When you are done frosting, top with the leftover blueberries. Then, you're done!

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Delicious, but super easy, 6-8 minute dish.

Shrimp Tostadas

2 tostada shells
1/2 cup frozen shrimp, thawed and shelled
3 teaspoons ground cumin
3 teaspoons chopped dried basil
1/4 cup chopped romaine leaves
1/2 cup chopped white onion
1/2 cup Mexican blend cheeses

Sauté shrimp, cumin, basil and onion for 5 minutes. Microwave tostada shells for 20 seconds and evenly separate romaine between the 2 tostadas. Split the shrimp mix evenly among the tostadas. Top with each with 1/4 cup of cheese.
Serves 1 as a main course and 2 as a snack.

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Mmmm... A bagel sandwich. A thin bagel, Morning Star Farms® Veggie Bacon Strips cooked until crispy, creamy pieces of havarti and a sprinkle of fresh chives. Pile it all on to the bagel and cook on medium heat until crispy and cheese is melted.

Mini Donuts!

As we were walking through Steveston going to get ice cream earlier, the smell of mini donuts caught me. Outpost Mini Donut Company is fairly new, for about a year it has been sitting at #110-12240 2nd Ave, Steveston, right beside Mary's ice cream, where the old Candy Aisle was. The flavours we had were: Coconut Paradise, Blueberry, Maple, Vanilla Bean and Lemonade. Maybe you're thinking what I first thought when I heard lemonade glazed mini donuts, really?? Lemonade glaze on a donut?? But, surprisingly it was my favourite out of all of them! Slightly sour with a little finish of white and yellow sprinkles. Oh, I forgot to say, besides being really delicious, the place itself was really nice! The owner was an interior designer before she opened Outpost Mini Donut Company. Check more out at www.outpostmdc.com

Culinary School with Chef Nailah.

Last Sunday, I gave my first cooking lesson! Blondies with my friend Mathew's sister, Genevieve. Layered with Skor bits & milk chocolate chips.

Blondies

Pre-heat your over to 350 degrees Farenheit

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, melted & cooled
1 cup packed Brown Sugar
1 egg
1 Tsp Vanilla
1/4 Tsp salt
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup skor bits (perferrably Chipits)

In a mixing bowl cream together (by hand, don't use a mixer) butter and
sugar until they are combined.

Add in the egg, vanilla and salt. Stir this until the mixture is smooth and
creamy.

Slowly add in the flour (1/3 at a time) and mix as you add in the flour.
You want to mix only until everything is just combined.

The mix will be a stiff mix, much like a cookie dough.

Press this into an 8X8 baking pan, and top with the chocolate chips & skor bits.

Bake 20-25 minutes, until your tooth pick comes clean.

Let cool on a baking rack completely before cutting into squares.

Enjoy!

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Candy.. Yes!! I'm going to talk to you
about candy. These are my favorites right now, at least. Dessert Bites from Allan's. They come in flavours of Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake, Apple Pie, Key Lime Pie & Strawberry Shortcake. The ones I am eating are the Strawberry Shortcakes. They are just like a chewy strawberry gummi coated in a thick layer of white chocolate. (they remind me of my white chocolate strawberries on my "currently snacking on..." post yesterday, August 16.)