It’s my actual birthday today and I’m celebrating with this fabulous chocolate peanut butter mousse from At Home with Lynn Crawford.
Lynn Crawford is one of North America’s most popular celebrity chefs. Known for her work in restaurants (including the highly-acclaimed Ruby WatchCo), she’s also seen on Food Network Canada (most recently, as a judge on Chopped Canada). Lynn’s style is reflected in At Home with Lynne Crawford where you’ll find 200 delicious and simple recipes – Lynn’s all-time favorites that she makes at home as often as she can to share with family and friends! The collection is rounded out with Lynn’s all-time favorite casual home-entertaining recipes that include drinks, fancy cocktails, late night snacks, and much more. At Home with Lynn Crawford celebrates home cooking at its best – simple recipes that taste great and that don’t involve a ton of ingredients (most of the recipes are one page only, which I love!).
I recently had the chance to cook with Lynn at an event organised by KitchenAid Canada and loved her attitude to food prep – it should be fun, un-fussy and easy to make delicious dishes (which we did that day, even under the clock!). The chocolate peanut butter mousse was the dessert of the day and it was so good I knew I had to recreate it for myself. Last weekend we spent time with dear friends and I knew it was the prefect dessert to celebrate Mothers’ Day (for my friends) and birthdays (for me). I was not wrong! You can find the recipe for Chef Lynn’s chocolate peanut butter mousse here.
So come on – grab a spoon and dig in – there are lots of reasons to celebrate today!
Because this week also happens to be my blog birthday – marking FIVE YEARS of eat. live. travel. write. I know, right? FIVE YEARS? Who would have thought when I hit “Publish” back in 2009 that I’d still be blogging in 2014? Certainly I didn’t dare to think that I might be! But here I am, my blog is a huge part of my life and brings me (and my taste-tester neighbours, colleagues and friends) so much pleasure.
So here’s a little something to say “thanks for reading”:
A (Canadian) giveaway!
Because I think everyone should have an awesome hand mixer to whip up dishes such as chocolate mousse, thanks to the kind folks at KitchenAid Canada, I have one KitchenAid® 9-Speed Architect Hand Mixer (MSRP $99.99) to give away to one lucky Canadian resident and because I think it’s a great companion to a new hand mixer, we’re throwing in a copy of At Home with Lynn Crawford as well!
The 9-Speed Hand Mixer, with an exclusive Accessory Pack (2 Stainless Steel Turbo Beater™ II Accessories, Stainless Steel Pro Whisk, 2 Stainless Steel Dough Hooks, Blending Rod and a Storage Bag to neatly protect and organize everything), offers endless opportunities in one hand-held appliance. It’s the perfect go-to small appliance for mixing, kneading, whipping, blending and so much more.
How to enter:
There are 2 ways to enter (maximum of two entries per person for the duration of the contest).
1. Leave me a comment on this post telling me the first thing you’d make with your new hand mixer.
2. Tweet the following message: Enter to win a @KitchenAid_CA hand mixer + At Home with @Chef_Lynn on @eatlivtravwrite (Canada only) Details: http://bit.ly/1fZNpI5 then come back to leave a second comment letting me know you did.
Eligibility and contest rules:
– Open to Canadian residents only.
– No purchase of any product necessary for entry.
– Winner will be chosen randomly (using www.random.org) from all qualified entries on Monday May 19th after 6pm EST.
– Winner will be notified via email Tuesday May 20th.
– The prize consists of of one KitchenAid® 9-Speed Architect Hand Mixer and one copy of At Home with Lynn Crawford (to be shipped separately)
Good luck!
Let’s ALL get kids excited about food on May 16th 2014 – Food Revolution Day! Check out all the details on how you can participate here.
Congrats to Leanne who won the Nespresso VertuoLine cokffee machine. I’ve emailed you!
Happy, happy, happy birthday my friend!
I am glad you hit publish five years ago.
XO
Happy birthday and happy blogiversary Mardi! 🙂
Woot woot! Congratulations my friend. I am loving this cookbook also. =)
Happy Birthday! Happy Blog Anniversary! I would love to try to make the Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse with the mixer.
Congrats on five years, and thanks for all the successful recipe tests.
Oh – and happy birthday too. 😉
Congratulations and happy blog anniversary. I’ve enjoyed every minute.
Sam
Congratulations on your 5 years and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
First thing I would make would be a chocolate cake!
Congratulations!! I would make a cake with my new mixer 🙂
I tweeted ! https://twitter.com/Jemrah1/status/465857008856358913
Congrats on turning five! I would make something for my Mom from Lynn’s new book. My Mom is a huge fan of Lynn Crawford; we all are. She is diabetic, so I would try to find a recipe that is diabetic friendly, or exchange ingredients to make it work.
Thanks!
The first thing I would make with this beautiful KitchenAid Hand Mixer would be my eight year sons favourite brownies. Thanks for the contest!
Hello! I have tweeted the contest message on my twitter, thank you!
Happy birthday!
I’d make chocolate chip cookies first. They’re my family’s favourite 🙂
I tweeted:
https://twitter.com/natfield84/status/465866091227406337
the first thing I would make if I won would be a nice whipped up egg omlette
I am leaving a second comment because I tweeted, also could use this, I have an old One that i got for a wedding gift in 1977 wow its old and beat up lol my twitter is @tomgirlbc
I would make my momma’s cheesecake, divine!
I tweeted from @homewithaneta
Happy Birthday! I had the chance to eat at Ruby WatchCo and meet Lynn and the food was delicious. I would love to win to make whipped cream and also the book because she is an amazing Chef. Thanks for the giveaway!
I tweeted about the giveaway 🙂
I would make boiled frosting~! It’s my nemesis and I will master it.
Tweeted https://twitter.com/Nicolthepickle/status/465883794713481216
Happy Birthday…Happy Blog Anniversary!
The first thing I would make with this mixer would be a big batch of cookies 🙂
I tweeted out the message!!
Happy Birthday!
The first thing I make is a cake….for my own upcoming birthday.
Thanks.
I tweeted:
https://twitter.com/Alexandrina_M/status/465889595742109696
I would make dark chocolate mousse.
Happy birthday, Mardi!
Wishing you a day as sweet as this mousse.
When are you coming to NY to make these for me? You won’t even need to put them in the ramekins.
p.s. Happy Birthday
p.p.s. I think you’ll have to make me a double batch.
Happy 5th anniversary, so awesome! I would whip cream for the soon coming fresh strawberries
Happy, happy birthday, my sweet friend, to both you and your fantastic blog! Our entire family LOVED seeing you over the weekend, and as always, we were thrilled to share in the fruits of your blog, so to speak – the mousse was delicious. Thank you for sharing your passion for good food, for cooking, and for healthy and interesting eating with your friends and readers; our kitchens and our lives are the better for it. Many hugs and much love to you!
I would make some banana loaf
tweeted
https://twitter.com/edmontonjb/status/465956907044196352
I would definitely make cupcakes first!
https://twitter.com/JustPlainSuzi/status/465988886892929024
I would make butterscotch pudding.
I would make Nutella crepes. Yummy.
Congrats on five years
tweeted – https://twitter.com/1byspike/status/466024591626743808
I would gift the hand mixer to someone who doesn’t have the joy of a Kitchen Aid Professional mixer like I do, but keep the cookbook for myself! Happy Blogoversary!
Happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday, dear Mardi
happy birthday to you.
Hip hip…..HOORAY
Long may ELTW continue
I would make a beautiful batch of brownies with salted caramel first with this mixer!!
I also tweeted! https://twitter.com/akbperkins/status/466060992225345536
Dear Mardi, a very Happy Birthday to you – what a delicious way to celebrate with vthis fabulous looking Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse! And also Happy 5th Blogiversary! What an achievement indeed! Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
The first thing I would make is a carrot cake
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https://twitter.com/flower_child_23/status/466257760360075264
I would make a chocolate fudge cake with this mixer.
Tweet~ http://twitter.com/glogirl3/status/466269051036397570
I would make a chocolate cake. Happy 5th =)
https://twitter.com/GlamourMari/status/466282929786609664
HAPPY BLOGOBIRTHDAYVERSARY to you!! To the most prolific and successful member of our long-ago blog class, Mardi! (I’m drinking to you, trust me.)
congrats! the very first thing I would make is a chocolate cake
tweeted
https://twitter.com/Prairiebelle/status/466364661802475520
I would make chocolate chip cookies.
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/Butterfly_012/status/466415803039248384
I would make a delicious chocolate cake!
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/RebTheCatSitter/status/466430254614315008
Congratulations on your 5 years and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I would make Coconut cupcakes! YUMMO!!!
Tweeted the comment. Thanks for the chance. Fingers crossed https://twitter.com/JusticeSadie/status/466432805652951042
Mardi, hope you had a wonderful birthday and wishing you a fantastic year full of more fabulous gastronomic adventures with, of course, happy memories fulfilled to eat, live, travel and write! Cheers!
Congratulations! I’d like to try my hand at making macarons.
Congrats on 5 years! I’d probably make shortbread.
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/carollushka/status/467688506924761088
Congratulations on the success of your blog, wishing you many more years to come!
The first thing I would make with my mixer is a Turkish Red Lentil Soup.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/beakholder/status/468082086256324609
The first thing I’d make is a batch of my fabulous oatmeal cookies
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/sweetmamabrady/status/468155763039694848
congrats and I would make a pudding pound cake I Usually make cookies but I love puddings and cakes ,fantastic
The first thing that I would make is cheesecake.
I also tweeted (@tomboybc) would love to cook with KitchenAid® 9-Speed Architect Hand Mixer and one copy of At Home with Lynn Crawford outstanding
tweeted https://twitter.com/tlee351/status/468157232761159681
I tweeted to win too (tvalvano). Huge fan of Chef Lynn Crawford, KitchenAid & cooking/baking. First thing I would make-A Maple Cake! Very Canadian! 🙂 Happy Victoria Day!
I would make this amazing looking peanut butter mousse!
The first thing I would make with a new hand mixer is a recipe for a lemon mousse that requires a strong hand mixer for the best results. The one I have right now frankly sucks so fingers crossed that I’ll win!
Happy BIrthday!
I would use the mixer to make some special cupcakes with my kids!
I tweeted here!
https://twitter.com/SimplySophieB/status/468435338042814465
I just tweeted from @book_geeks: https://twitter.com/book_geeks/status/468434513727483904
First thing I would make is that amazing looking chocolate peanut butter mousse with my hand blender!
Happy blogging birthday. I would make super scrumptious mash potatoes for dinner followed up by a beautiful chocolate mouse for dessert! Yum. Makes me salivate just thinking of it!
Love this! My mother-in-law’s famous lemon pudding would be the first thing I make. Oh, and Happy Birthday!
Congratulations on five years! I’ve just tweeted about your giveaway:
https://twitter.com/trysmallthings/status/468436155721990146
Hi Lynn,
I would definitely make a batch of chocolate chip cookies with this great product…or scrambled eggs….or omlettes…..mmmmmmm….I’m starving….hmm….I mean hungry.
Retweeted!
This mousse looks so delicious! Peanut butter and chocolate is one of my fav combinations. If I won the first thing I’d make would probably be some fluffy egg whites for macarons. (My mixer isn’t doing that very well lately.)
I would bake the most amazing brownies in the world if I won this
I would make would be a red velvet cake.
https://twitter.com/janicour/status/468447350982070273 Tweeted. Congrats on 5 years!!!!
The first thing I would make is a batch of home made buns. I found a recipe recently that could be made with a hand mixer or by hand. We did it by hand and they turned out amazing!! I’m so happy I found it and I’ve been itching to give it another go! There’s not a lot better than fresh bread!
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/aly3360/status/468451572616531968
The first thing I would make with the mixer is my favourite cookies – ginger snaps.
Tweeted https://twitter.com/Cdnscifigal/status/468456921477820418
The first thing I would make with this mixer would be chocolate cake!
Happy birthday and congrats on your 5 year anniversary! It’s been great following you since the start 🙂
Happy 5th Blog Birthday, Mardi! What you do is amazing. Cheers to many more and good luck to the giveaway entrants.