The Art Of Baking

Dini The Foodie. Artist: Krysta Johnson Wooo! The Great Canadian Blog Bash Is Here!   Celebrating Canada and all the awesome Canadian blogs/bloggers.  This great event is organized by Mom vs. the Boys , Whispered Inspirations , Pampered Patty , Kat’s Confessions and Good Girl Gone Green ! Lets thank them for all their hard work Join us! I am super excited to be a part of this for the very first time. It sounds like a lot of fun and I loved to see more talented blogs. It is time for me to see more interesting blog topics and discover new friends. I have learned so much and seen such unique talent.I am excited for the new adventure. For my adventure to really begin I thought I share a little bit about myself  to my new viewers.I'll try to keep it short and sweet ,don't you worry. I don't want to bore you to quickly, right? :P Lenny The Art Of Baking Mascot! Artist:Krysta Johnson How to begin ummm? Maybe a view on what I do here and share some ...

Here are some yummy delectable treats. This simple Rich And Fudgy Brownie recipe was transformed into two bite brownie pops. I halved the recipe for less ingredient and the batter came out wonderfully.It was really fun to dress up a delicious treat by making them lollipops. I just used a few Popsicle sticks, a mini muffin tin,chocolate glaze and few sprinkles to bring these babies together. Easy peasy creation and well worth the time and effort put into it. I think I'll even make these again farther into summer and perfected the creation for myself.Maybe a different glaze or sprinkle, or use some lollipop sticks ummm? Got my brain going now with creative ideas. The other thing I'm really happy about with this treat is I got to reuse the flower pot and Styrofoam for display. Only sad part of it, is this is probably the last time the piece of Styrofoam can be used.Oh well it had a good run :) For some creative ideas on these brownies. You use any kind of  holder like a lollipo...

How And Where I Got It: I ordered this free coupon on web saver.com. I am pretty sure I saw a blog post from someone talking about the offer. I receive it in the mail and use it on June 21. I found this new cereal at the Canadian Superstore and I was actually lucky to get it because there were none to be seen on the shelves.But lucky for us we asked and the lady found one last box of 12 in the back. A funny thing about it is someone else was in the cereal ale looking for the exact item for her free cereal when the lady put it on the shelf. Everyone out and about getting their cereal :). I was even lucky to order and receive this coupon so early because many people that sent for it recently are  being affected by Canada post strike. I feel sorry for the ones that didn't receive theirs since this coupon is only redeemable for one day which has passed, June 21st. Also the strange matter of it, is the expiry date says July. Well for the ones that miss out on their chocolate chee...

Who doesn't love the combination of peanut butter and jam, its so yummy!, plus putting your favorite flavors and  textures together, so many choices? :) This time I finally got to make a recipe I've wanted to do for a while. Peanut butter and jam bars. Smooth peanut butter with strawberry jam, plus actual fruit chunks. Elegant summer treat that is so simple to whip up and really easy to add your own ideas to. For this bar I half the recipe to conserve ingredient and I still filled out a 9x13 inch glass pan.That is a lot of cookie bars,so I made sure to shared them out.They are slightly thinner then the original bar,but if you can use less you go for it.  These bars would of had some great crunchy texture if I had any salted chopped peanuts, yummy. The recipe called for it, but oh well it was delicious without it as well.I can imagine these cookie bars would be really good with different kinds of jams like blueberry,blackberry etc. Peanut Butter And Strawberry Jam Bars...

I made these cute little treats for my nephew's super hero birthday party that was last Saturday. He loves Super Mario so I thought I do a themed lollipop cookie and spruce it up with an idea of being a plant. I have seen so many really creative cookies and stands all over the internet. So I really wanted to try it out for myself  for the first time and surprisingly it was really easy to make. To set up the stand I took a planter that was around outside and fixed it up. I found a piece of Styrofoam in a flower stand and placed it in the middle of the planter, which was the best thing for the lollipops to stick into to stay up. I also used some plastic goodie bags, cut them in half and used them as wrappers along with some ribbon to tie. I then added in some green and purple raffia to cover up the Styrofoam, which can be done after or before putting the lollipop cookies in.Pretty simple right? plus you can add your own special ideas. For a closer look you can see I put a special ...

A lot sure has happened since my last blog update :)  I won some awesome giveaways that I will be revealing and sharing about once I receive them . I tested out quite a few free food samples, which I plan to share about now, since it was a lot of fun last time I did it.  I also did a couple recipes that I will blog about in a upcoming post. Anyways I have a long list of food freebies so I thought I do a small opinion paragraph for each.  I have had some pretty positive feedback about writing this way and its a really simple, fast and fun way to share information. Here we go..... Funtastic Food Sample Testing Nesquik Beverage! How I Got It? A freebie coupon on the Nesquik website (Coupon still running) There is a limited amount each day, so it's timing to get it. It is for one either chocolate milk or strawberry banana beverage. I chose as you can see the chocolate milk. I received the coupon in the mail and found the product at superstore. Opinions ...

Krysta hugging her drawing pen :P My good friend Krysta from The Random Adventures Of The Rambling Artist just made me a brand new 2011 banner that's really cute. I love the detail and how funny/quirky the scenes are. I also can see such a big difference in her drawing process since the last banner she made me. Her drawing tablet has done a big improvement for her talent :). Check out her previous banner! She has come so far :)  Thank you so much Krysta! I'm excited  to see more and more future drawings from you. I highly recommend for everyone to check out her blog. Her drawings are great and you will always find some humor in her art. It always makes me giggle lol :) Also I just tried the last crystal light sample. lemon-lime. I actually really liked it. Its got two very strong flavors that work well together.Very tart from the lime and a nice lemon flavor to balance it out. If you love lemon and lime you will find this really refreshing. I recommend this for a...

 I received two of my giveaway wins today!. The necklace is a beautiful and unique navy blue zipper heart necklace made by the wonderful and creative artist, dala from her Olive And Pearls etsy shop. The creative shabby chic ring that reminds me of summer and picnics is also made by her. I love her jewelry and its pretty awesome to win two items, plus I am very excited to pair these items with some summer outfits :). So I like to say thank you very much Dala for these lovely items and also thank you to Prairie Hen for launching your giveaway. :D.  

I just tried out the second flavor of crystal light, which is strawberry orange banana. This one I actually liked better then raspberry ice. It reminded me a lot of oasis strawberry kiwi flavored juice. It was really good and was particularly refreshing with ice. It was also quite fulling or that may of been me drinking it to fast :) However for me I wasn't really able to detect a banana or orange flavor to easily. I tasted basically strawberry flavor and their may of been a slight orange to it that I missed, but the main flavor was the strongest. This wasn't a big deal to me though because I like strong strawberry flavor and overall I recommend this drink. Anyone that wants a lower calorie juice once in while and love strawberry drinks I would choose this. Also if anyone see free samples from crystal light in the future you shouldn't definitely order. You may like it you may not, but their  will be at least someone around that will love it :D. So try it out yourself! ...

 Today has started out to be really great and I hope it continues. I just received a couple great things in the mail including one of my giveaway wins :D. Its made checking out the mail really fun and surprising :). So since I've been telling all of you what has been happening recently its fair to say I should show you what I got right? Well I made sure to take a few pictures for your enjoyment. First I received a free sample I order a while back. So I am super excited that it finally came... Hooray! As you can see I got 3 samples of crystal light and I actually tried out one right away. I made the raspberry ice flavored drink and it surprised me with how strong in flavor it was. Its quite sweet to me though, but it still taste good. I would agree its a great replacement to those higher calorie juices and if you love raspberry flavor you will love this. I haven't tried the other flavors yet, but  I know I'm not a lemon-lime lover lol.