Quick and Easy Holiday Treat - Sweet Marie Bars

Here's a quick and easy recipe for the holiday season. It's the first recipe I can remember making with my grandmother.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - corn syrup
• 1 tbs - butter
• 1/2 cup - brown sugar
• 1/2 cup - peanut butter
• 1/2 cup - chocolate chips
• 2 cups - Rice Krispies

Topping

• 2 tbs - peanut butter
• 1 cup - chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Heat syrup, butter, sugar, peanut butter and chocolate chips in a heavy large sauce pan. Once melted, remove from heat.
2. Stir in cereal.
3. Press into 8X8 pan.
4. To make topping, gently melt chocolate chips and peanut butter in double boiler. Once melted spread over top.
5. Cool until base is firm. Cut into squares

I also made a printable recipe card to put in the Christmas cards we send out this year.

My First Attempt at a Calendar Desktop Background

I made my first calendar desktop background this week. I like it although I'm not entirely thrilled about the font and layout of the numbers in the calendar. That'll be something I work on for December but I think that it's not bad for a first attempt at something new.

The picture is from a shoot I did with a friend of mine and his little one two weekends ago. I hope to have more to share once I get sign off from him.

P.S. It's set-up for 1280 X 1024.

McGill Dances for Cancer Research

From my friend's FB page:

"For every click, McGill's Goodman Cancer Research Centre gets a donation. So let's make this viral. Everyone likes to watch senior scientists dance, no? :)"

A very close friend of mine works at McGill's Goodman Cancer Research Centre and I tell him all the time how proud I am of him for doing the work that he does. 

Please watch the video in its entirety, you'll be rewarded with some great bloopers at the end.

Barney!

This is LazyBoy Barney!

Long story short, we almost lost him when we was about 6 weeks old when he lost a fight with the LazyBoy. Now almost 2 years later he's obviously recovered.

I can honestly say I think he enjoys posing for me. He's must more patient with me than our other cat, Nermal.

I know I promised templates last month and I will still get them up here. PLUS I'll also have some pictures of my first sewing project since high school!

Cheers.

P.S. Thought I should thank Glebe Pet Hospital for all the amazing work they did with Barney. They were so uplifting when things seemed so bleak.

Templates!

I've been toying with the idea of putting together some templates/downloable content on the website. I guess it's a matter of where do I start?

I think my wedding thank you cards were a great success and will put a template post together for it in the coming days.

I've got to start somewhere.

My Favourite Picture of 2010

From T&B

Taken during Tammy & Bill's wedding on the grounds of The Monastery (formerly Precious Blood Monastery) in North Bay, Ontario.

Having this printed on canvas is on my to do list for 2011.