Do the BiG Blue Test, on World Diabetes Day

Between today and November 14th, each view of this video, a dose of insulin will be donated to low income diabetic children. It's not a hugely long video, but please, view it and pass it along, again and again and again. Thanks so much to Roche & Accu-Chek for their generosity.

Twitter Rocks

I've been on Twitter for about 19 months now and I really enjoy the people I follow.

I follow BH's ( BlockHeads = NKOTB fans) I follow Vancouverites, I Follow Canucks & some other NHL Hockey Fans. Only if they aren't rude about my Canucks. lol...

I also follow Abbotsfordians, Special Needs info like Austim, Aspergers, and Sensory Processing Disorder.

Well in the past 6 months I have won many contests over Twitter. A few prizes I've had to decline such as theatre tickets and event tickets. But the prizes I've been able to claim have been awesome. A Canucks Shirt from Sports Action Lottery, Canucks Open Practice Tickets which I took my oldest boy to on October 3rd. And I also won 2 tix to Fright Nights at the Playland. So hubby and I bought 2 more tix and went Thursday October 21st, with the kiddos as Friday was a professional day. I talked to many people over Twitter saying it was really scary and I shouldn't take my kids which made me rethink this whole thing.  Well we did it anyways... took our boys and didn't regret a thing except the rain and the fact that I didn't realize that Friday was a PROVINCE WIDE Pro D Day so Fright Nights was busier than a mall at Christmas time. WOAH!! The line ups for the available rides were rediculous but not nearly as horrendous as the line ups to the Haunted Houses. INSANE!! No cameras allowed inside the Haunted Houses either. But seriously we waited 40 minutes for one Haunted house just to get to the initial starting area for the line ups and they closed the house down due to too many people.
Having a special needs son who doesn't do well with line ups and having to wait was rough too. He had a sh*t fit and tried to run away on us. So after a couple rides we decided to try another Haunted House line up...it wasn't nearly as long, it was long enough but it sure moved pretty darn fast.  I had a couple young girls I'd guess 18-22 years old behind me pushing me & hitting me with their umbrellas and I was getting pissed off... but I kept my cool.. and stood their and made them wait longer when we had to move... lol... well anyways they ended up being in the haunted house with my family and were screaming like little babies... my kids were laughing at them. My kids are 7 & 11 and weren't scared one bit in this haunted house and laughed sooooo hard at these older girls who ran to catch up to us.... lol... Karma... love it... lol...

Here are a few pics from a couple of events I won.

Canucks Open Practice October 3rd, 2010

Fright Nights at Playland October 21st, 2010

If you haven't tried out Twitter yet. Give it a try and follow local peeps to win local prizes.

Hugs, Bonnie

Oatmeal Pumpkin Spiced Pancakes

This recipe has no pumpkin in it, but has the pumpkin spices.

The original recipe didn't call for oatmeal or the spices.

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 c quick oats

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 tablespoons sugar (optional)

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 1/2 cups milk

1 egg

2 - 3 tablespoons oil

1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix all of the dry ingredients together, then add the milk, vanilla, oil and eggs. Mix well.
Try to get some of the lumps out of the batter. Don't worry about making it perfectly smooth.

Heat a skillet on medium heat. When heated, scoop the pancake batter recipe into the frying pan with a large spoon to make individual pancakes.

You can substitute Wheat Flour for White Flour or do a 50 - 50 mix.

Enjoy

Peanut Butter and Salted Caramel Cups

OMG this recipe site has me drooling!! lol I've found another awesome recipe I so want to try.

Again if you try these before I get a chance to make them please leave me a comment on what you thought of the recipe.
Peanut Butter and Salted Caramel Cups.

Spiced Mini Churros and Mayan Hot Chocolate

I came across this recipe for Spiced Mini Churros and Mayan Hot Chocolate so thought I'd share it. If you happen to make this combo before I get a chance to try it out please be sure and leave me a comment on what you thought of it.

Bakers Market: Cupcake Eating Contest

Hey Vancouver.... You interested in a Cupcake Eating Contest?

Check out the link below.

Bakers Market: Cupcake Eating Contest

I thought this would be a pretty cool idea for a school fundraiser but use mini cupcakes instead.

Apple Butternut Squash Soup

Apple Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. olive oil

2 butternut squash (2 lb./900 g each), peeled, seeded and cut into chunks

3-4 medium Gala Apples or Apples of your choice.

1 onion, chopped

2 clove garlic, minced

1 tsp. Ground AllSpice

1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon

20 fl oz/600 mL each sodium reduce chicken broth

1/2 cup light sour cream, divided

Directions:

Add all ingredients in a baking pan and bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until squash is tender.

Add in batches, to food processor; or blender and process until smooth. Place in saucepan; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Spoon soup into bowls. Add 1 Tbsp. sour cream to each; swirl gently with spoon.

NOTE:

For a thinner soup, add more chicken broth or some water until of desired consistency.

CHILLED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Prepared as directed; cool. Refrigerate in airtight container until ready to serve.

Omit apples if you just want the Butternut Squash taste..