Runs on Coffee and Cream

Our lawn is full of giant mushrooms right now.

We finally had a bonfire in our yard and ate s'mores!

Seymore's nightly ritual.

Latte date at Kuppajo Espresso Bar with Adam.

Golden trees are all over the neighbourhood right now.

My table at Northern Game Expo last weekend.

Wearing my Pac-man leggings at Northern Game Expo.

How's October been for you?
xo Jen

Today is the last day of IGGPPCamp (which you can read about here) and in celebration of it I made a couple of s'mores recipes recently.

A recipe for S'mores French Toast was shared on the IGGPPC blog a few days ago. You can find the recipe here. I unfortunately wasn't able to join in the bake-along for it yesterday so I made the french toast the other day when both Adam and myself were off work.


Holy crap, it's incredible! If you like s'mores and french toast please do yourself a favour and try this recipe out!


The second recipe I made was a s'mores dip. I shared the recipe on the IGGPPC blog today. You can check out the recipe here. It was incredibly easy to make and so good!



Did you participate in any #IGGPPCamp activities this past weekend? As usual it was super fun and it's a little sad that it's over for the year.

xo Jen

Tomorrow marks the start of our third annual Summer Camp over at International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club. It's one of my favourite things about summer and I'm excited to participate in some activities, read all the forum activities, and jump into some watch-alongs and bake-alongs.


From the 18th-22nd there are tons of activities happening, new blog posts going up on the site, and forum activities to participate in. If you're looking for something fun to try this weekend, head to the camp handbook to check all the details out.


I made up a yummy s'mores-related recipe for camp and once my post goes live, I'll definitely share the recipe. I also plan on trying out the s'mores french toast recipe that will be happening on Sunday too.

xo Jen

Today is National S'mores Day and to celebrate I rounded up some easy to make s'mores recipes that look and sound incredible!


1. Peanut Butter S'mores Cookie Pie
2. S'mores Hot Chocolate
3. S'mores Baked Donuts
4. S'mores Cupcakes

All of these recipes seem super easy to try and that hot chocolate just might be happening tonight. I have two other s'mores recipes to try over the next couple of weeks for the IGGPPC Summer Camp so I'll be sure to share those recipes and how they turned out once they've been made and eaten!

What's your favourite s'mores recipe?
xo Jen

Since upgrading to a new phone (the LG G4) I've been taking more photos than normal since I now have a phone with a better camera than my previous Galaxy S4. So please forgive my photo spamming this Summer.

With that being said, here are my photos from the last few weeks...

I squeezed in a last minute trip to Canada's Wonderland with a friend last week. It was so much fun, though I forgot how nauseous rollercoasters can make me. It was still a great day though and it ended with an amazing funnel cake and a drive home filled with singing in the car.


So this picture happened because I didn't realize my camera was in 'selfie' mode. I thought I was taking photos of the lake. I was super confused on our drive home looking through photos. It was too sunny to see the screen when I was taking the photos so I had no idea I was getting pictures of myself.


We hit up Silver Bullet for burgers and fries after our beach day and it was delicious. It's easily one of my favourite places to grab food in the Summer.


Logan looking especially cute.


Seymore being a dork 'hiding' in his tent.


After rewatching the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie I had to find green nail polish like Megan Fox's in that movie. I found the perfect shade and I'm obsessed!


Trades I'm reading right now. I picked up the Black Widow book at Graphic-Con earlier in the month.


Speaking of s'mores, Mighty Canadian Doughnuts had s'mores as their flavour of the month and it was so good! The doughnut was cut in half, marshmallow spread was put in between, then Hershey chocolate is melted on top with a marshmallow in the middle. Yum!


How was June for you? I'm pretty excited for upcoming plans for the rest of the Summer. It's turning out to be a pretty great couple of months.

xo Jen

Happy first day of Summer! This past weekend has been a scorcher. We spent Saturday evening eating ice cream and hanging out at the beach. I went into the lake, but only up to my knees because the water is still incredibly cold.

With Summer here, I decided to make up a Summer wish list - s'mores, sunglasses, iced tea, cross-body bags, and flower vases definitely top my list right now.


1. S'mores tank from Look Human
2. Sunglasses from Kate Spade
3. Vase from Chapters Indigo
4. Ceramic mason jar from Davids Tea
5. Star Wars purse from Dooney & Bourke

What tops your Summer wish list?

xo Jen

The s'mores frappuccino is back at Starbucks and it's still amazing!


Cotton candy sunsets are one of my favourite things about this time of year.


So we found a groundhog in our yard a couple weeks ago. It was kind of crazy and he was pretty big. Thankfully we haven't seem him since.



I'm pretty excited for Summer to officially start, are you?
xo Jen

It's the season of s'mores! Bonfires are happening all over my neighbourhood most nights and I can smell them whenever my windows are open. It's one of my favourite smells that brings me back to childhood. And when I smell a bonfire, my mind turns to s'mores.

S'mores Cake

When I saw this amazing cake on Pinterest my jaw dropped. It looks incredible, but the best part? When you check out the ingredients and instructions, it doesn't seem that difficult. I think this cake needs to be baked this Summer!

Tomorrow is the first day of IGGPPCamp - our second Summer Camp at International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club! Last Summer we put on our first Summer Camp and it was so much fun and quite the success so we decided to put it on yearly.

This year it runs August 13th-18th and there's so many great activities happening! The details can be found in the Camp Handbook here.


I'll be doing the S'mores Cookie Bars bake-along Saturday evening! No surprise right?! I'm excited for it and to eat them! But seriously, there's some super fun things planned for camp. I'm really looking forward to Comic Book Boot Camp, Blanket Fort Challenge, Camp Cocktails, the Feminism 101 video, and all the craft and photo challenges!

There were Camp Kits being sold prior to camp and let me tell you, they're so awesome and are filled with the best things. I think it represents IGGPPCamp perfectly.







So definitely swing by IGGPPC between the 13th-18th for IGGPPCamp activities and fun times!
xo Jen

Today is National S'mores Day and it's no secret I'm a big fan of s'mores and anything with marshmallows. There's so many s'mores recipes online and I want to try them all. When I was brainstorming which recipe to make, I came across a recipe on Pinterest that was perfect - I already had the ingredients and it was easy to cut up and take to work for lunches.

So this recipe is basically rice krispie treats but made with honey graham cereal (Golden Grahams or a knock-off brand) and chocolate chips. The recipe I followed also added in peanut butter since peanut butter s'mores are pretty amazing. But if you wanted more of a classic recipe, omit the peanut butter for butter.

Peanut Butter S'mores
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup peanut butter
6 cups marshmallows
6 cups honey graham cereal (Golden Grahams)
chocolate chips (as much as you like)


Directions:
1. In a large pot melt the butter and peanut butter over medium heat. Stir in marshmallows and continue to stir until melted.
2. Remove from heat and add in cereal and chocolate chips. Stir mixture well, coating the cereal with the melted peanut butter/marshmallow mix.
3. Press mixture into a greased 9x13 pan. Top with more chocolate chips. Let cool and then cut into pieces!


These turned out super yummy. The peanut butter flavour is strong but I have no problem with this. I pretty much want to eat the entire pan but I think Adam would be a little upset if I did.

For other s'mores recipes, check out my post on IGGPPC!

Happy S'mores day!
xo Jen

This last couple of weeks have been all about getting ready for camping but I did squeeze in some fun things and ate yummy food, especially since my birthday was earlier this week.

S'Moreos

So they're not actually called that, but I had the opportunity to finally try the Limited Edition S'mores Oreos. I was lucky enough to receive a pack of them in the mail from an amazing IGGPPC member. And they're easily one of the best Oreos I've ever had. The cookie is graham cracker and the middle is a marshmallow-chocolate creme. Yum!

The Cat's Meow Collection

I received a Kate Spade email this week about their new collection and let me tell you, I want it all! Kate Spade + cats = best accessories ever! I may splurge on something with my birthday money.




I hope you're having a great weekend!
xo Jen