Sarah Casey

Little sneak peak of a Tofino trip!

On Easter weekend I visited my family in Cloverdale and a collection of desserts filled the table after our ham & turkey feast.

My two favorite desserts were my Mom's Bird's Nest and my Aunty's Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crunch. AND THEY BOTH DON'T NEED COOKING!

First, the Bird's Nest required:  

2 cups- Regular Chow Mein Noodles 
2 cups- Dark Chocolate Chips (or any chocolate chips)
Mini eggs- for the nest filling
Marshmellow chicks

Melt the chocolate in a microwavable bowl, once it's basically all melted together, mix in the chow mein noodles until they're fully coated.

The mixture will be thick and easy to handle with your hands! Scoop a ball and lay it onto a cookie sheet, placing mini eggs in the center. 

Make any size you'd like and refrigerate until they're firm! Piece of cake! 

The Peanut Butter Crunch are another festive dessert you could use for any holiday.

2 cups- Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup- peanut butter (smooth works best)
1/4 cup powered sugar sifted
32 Ritz crackers

Melt the chocolate chips over the oven. While they are melting, in a seperate mixing bowl, whisk the peanut butter and sugar together until smooth.

Need to lose that weight from exam stress? We have a fast and easy combined ab and thigh workout that’ll give you results within an hour!

The workout begins with a mat, and whether you’re trying this at home or gym you’ll want to gather a medicine ball (textbook can work) and LOTS OF WATER!!!!

RELEASE THE FAT

Once you’re all set up, you’re ready to begin; lay on the mat so you are comfy then start by doing a V-lean back with legs up. It will look like you’re going to fall on your back and- if it’s your first time-you just might.
Unfold your body until your almost touching the ground while contracting your muscles when you close together.
Repeat this 50 times, if you need to; take a water break in-between a set of 25.

BANISHING BICYCLE

The next ab workout is the seated bicycle. In the same position as above, you pedal your feet as if you’re on a bicycle and count down from a minute. Make sure you lean as far back as you can so you get the most out of the exercise. You’ll feel it in your thighs and abs-double whammy! 

SORRY SCISSORS

Following the bicycle is the SORRY SCISSOR. You’ll be saying sorry to your abs after you finish these suckers I tell ya. The trick is to do it slowly at the start-it hurts the most but always think –RESULTS! One tip..make sure your legs get as close as they can to the ground but DO NOT TOUCH IT!

FINITE FLAB

Finals are arriving—and there’s no turning back. It’s that time of year when you walk around the library for a solid half hour before you find a seat that has an outlet for your laptop.

And while all of the studying is going on, the library food police are pacing each floor; just in case you want to whip out your sandwich you bought at the Biblio for $6 and take a bite. On top of all that, it’s the first sunny day at UVic, and it’s officially looking like spring. Who wants to sit in the library all day when you could be outside frolicking in the quad? I sure don’t.

So-instead of studying inside why not have some fun. It’s the last few days of school and instead of dreading the finals, get out and enjoy your last few days in Victoria with some friends! (Unless of course you’re staying here, then, well, you can have fun afterwards). 

If you haven’t already done so-go to the Cinecenta. It’s only $3 for students after 9pm (c’mon honestly who goes before then anyway?). Go catch Mission Impossible 4 if you haven’t already seen it on April 1st & 2nd. Or the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy if you’re in the mood for some Spielberg April 6-9th.