Weekend Recap

Here we are at Sunday night yet again. It doesn't seem to matter if my weekend is jam-packed with plans or if I have nothing to do but the usual errands and some jobs around the house. It always flies by! My weekend turned out to be pretty fab, how about you - did you have a good weekend too?

Yesterday started off with a 90 minute Kundalini Yoga class followed by a skinny chai tea latte with some of the girls from class.

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This morning ritual has become one of my favourite things to do each weekend. We all joke that we are completely 'blissed out' by the time we head our separate ways, but for me it's kind of true. I'm relaxed and I'm happy and I'm energized for the rest of my day.

I then went and met my grandma for lunch and some shopping at the Bulk Barn. I was happy we could squeeze in a trip to the Bulk Barn because there were quite a few things I've been wanting to pick up. I got some Valentine's Day baking supplies, coconut flour, almond flour and chickpea flour (stay tuned for some new and exciting recipes!), a Camino Fair-Trade Equitable 80% dark chocolate bar and some Yogi Green Kombucha Decaf herbal tea. 

I also made a trip to the grocery store to restock my fridge with lots of fruits and veggies. 

I have a tendency to buy WAAAAYYYYY too much!

On Saturday I was gone from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. What a crazy day! By the time I got home, I was pooped. Thankfully, Derek was also pooped when he got home from work, so we lazed around all evening watching Hockey Night in Canada and hitting the sack by 11 p.m.

I'm happy to report that I didn't leave the house today. I loved every minute at home! In the morning, I relaxed with multiple cups of coffee and a made for TV movie. Then I did some serious work in the kitchen.

Now what was that? You're dying to know what I was busy doing in the kitchen?!

I went crazy with some Valentine's Day sweets. On the menu....

Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes (a Weight Watchers recipe) and white chocolate dipped strawberries with some absolutely fabulous sprinklage.

I also made Angela's Vegan Chocolate Macaroon Truffles and some white chocolate dipped pretzels with even more sprinklage.

I was in the mood for making treats, but we're trying to lose a few pounds, so I packed up the goods and will be sending most of them off to some special peeps tomorrow.

After I washed the 208 dishes that I dirtied, the dogs and I chilled out while watching Breaking Dawn - I feel like I've waited forever to watch this movie and now it's going to be torture until part 2 comes out. Are you a Twilight fan??

Yeah guys, don't worry about me. I'll just go lie on the love seat :)

 Other than taste testing my goodies and drinking a ridiculous amount of Dunkin' Donuts coffee, I didn't eat a whole lot of nutritious food today, so I whipped a ginormous green salad and some quinoa veggie patties for dinner. It was perfect. 

So that's my weekend in a nut shell. All that's left is some TV (I'm a Showcase junkie on Sunday nights) and then bed. What have you been up to?

Any big plans for the upcoming week?

Have a great evening - see you on the flip side!

Andrea

Oreo Truffle Balls

WARNING:

This recipe is not for the faint of heart. It is sinful, it is delicious and it is one of my all-time favourites. If you are watching what you eat this Easter Weekend or you are trying to refrain from sweets, you might want to skip this post.

However, if you love a little treat and you are looking for something fabulous to bring to your family's Easter celebration, keep reading. I have the easiest recipe that is going to "wow" everyone!

My stretchy pants are still out and it's the beginning of a four day weekend, so I felt it was a day to celebrate. This recipe is Easter Bunny approved and I know you are going to love it! 

This is all you need: 

Uh oh. You're drooling already aren't you?

Oreo Truffle Balls

Makes approximately 16 truffles

Recipe from How Sweet It Is

This recipe is so incredibly easy and these truffle balls are so incredibly delicious! Be careful, a batch could easily be eaten in one sitting :-) Do you have your stretchy pants out?!?

1 box of oreo cookies

1 block of cream cheese at room temperature

Something to coat your truffles in - I used semi sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate and sprinkles

Add the oreo cookies to your food processor and process into a crumb. As you know, my food processor recently bit the dust, so I used my blender. I had to do batches. It worked okay but a food processor works the best for this. Your cookie crumbs should look something like this.

Cut the cream cheese into chunks. Add to the cookie mixture in the food processor and process until well mixed. If you are using a blender, you will have to do it in batches.

The filling was pretty soft and sticky, so I put it into the freezer for 15 minutes. It was much easier to roll into balls after it was chilled.

Roll the dough into one inch balls and place them in the freezer for at least an hour. Now, if you can restrain yourself, DO NOT taste test the truffles at this time. You start out tasting one and end up eating three, uh five. 

By now, I assume you've ignored my advice and had a taste. They're like mini oreo cheesecakes in a ball. Now try not to eat a bunch or you're going to end up having to buy even bigger stretchy pants..gulp.

Once the hour has passed, melt your chocolate chips. I melted mine in the microwave making sure to stir every 30 seconds. I dipped half in semi-sweet chocolate and the other half in white chocolate.

Of course, in keeping with my current obsession, sprinkles were a must.

I think the sprinkles make these look like the perfect treat for Easter!

After dipping the truffles in the chocolate, I put them in a freezer appropriate Tupperware container lined with parchment paper. You can freeze the truffles until you are ready to eat them. Notice how I said YOU? Freezing does nothing to deter me from sneaking a truffle now and again...I'll eat them frozen, thawed or melted ~ it all tastes the same to me! My best advice is taste a couple and then give the rest away.
 

People love these and they are an awesome treat for any party or family gathering. Everyone will be asking you for the recipe!!

I hope you have a wonderful Good Friday. Maybe you can squeeze in some time to whip up these truffles for your Sunday dinner. We have nothing going on tomorrow, so I am planning to make some food for our family dinners on Saturday and Sunday. We are also hoping to get the house cleaned, take the dogs for a long walk and then enjoy a nice, relaxing evening watching movies and eating homemade nachos ~ sounds heavenly to me!

Do you have any big plans for Good Friday?
What's your favourite cookie/sweet that you love to make for the holidays?

Goodnight!

Andrea