Day 1 Jamaica trip April 2024

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My friend from Vancouver arrived the night before so we could travel on a direct flight from Ottawa to Jamaica together. The international and domestic terminal at Ottawa airport are the same. Our flight was to leave at 10:00 am and boarding was finished at 9:30. It was a great flight I had all 3 seats to myself I really love flying from Ottawa as planes are not packed. We got to Jamaica too early so had to sit on the runaway for a bit. It was beautiful.  We had to book with Westjet because of the direct flight. My travel agent friend Farah at Travitude Travel Group always does a great job of coordinating my bookings especially with coordinating travel with a friend from Vancouver while I live in Ottawa.  My best friend is Jamaican and her aunt who is our age still lives there. My friend and I have been to Jamaica a couple times together we usually stay in Montego Bay. This time we decided we wanted to stay closer to Ocho Rios to be closer to her family. There weren’t too many resort o
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Reese’s Peanut Butter and Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

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It’s Halloween night I was going to make vegan peanut butter cups tonight. I saw in the flyer for showcase stores which are an as seen on TV store that they had Reese’s peanut butter. The regular price was $20 but it was on sale for $10. The question was it worth buying a $10 jar of peanut butter just so I could have vegan peanut butter cups? 



I followed the method on Thee Burger Dude’s YouTube channel. Scooped out the peanut butter and put it in the fridge while I melted the chocolate. I had a few bars of Lindt dark chocolate from when they were a great price. I melted one bar by putting a bowl on top of the steamer basket in my always pan. 

My cups don’t look good because I didn’t work fast enough with the melted chocolate they taste great though. Make sure you have a spoon ready when the chocolate is melted put a spoon of chocolate in each cup. Then put the peanut butter in the centre. Then cover with chocolate and put in the fridge. I put mine in the freezer for about twenty minutes because I have no patience. 

They tasted great. I think it’s been around a year since I had a Reese’s peanut butter cup and I remember it being too sweet. The homemade cup has the right amount of sweetness and the texture is perfect for me. Some people might prefer to add icing sugar to get more sweetness and texture. It is already perfect for my taste. It was worth buying a $10 jar of peanut butter. 



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