Vintage Wine Crate Coffee Table. Don't forget to stop by and Like my Facebook Page and Follow me on Twitter! **** ~ GREAT NEWS!!! For all you Non-DIYers out there. The Crate Coffee Table is now FOR SALE! Go to my For Sale page for more information! ~ **** New: Check out the new Inspiration Page! At last! A leg of our old coffee table is about to give out.
Optional Materials: ~ Images (not necessary if you use a real wine crate) - I found one on The Graphics Fairy and a few others online ~ Mod Podge ~ Matte Finish ~ Stain ~ Vinegar, steel wool and brewed tea {See my Stain Tutorial for more options} ~ A variety of screws, nails, L brackets, and bolts ~ Satin Polyurethane Final Dimensions: 27"W x 27"D x 17"HTotal Cost: $7 (x4 crates), $8 worth of wood for the frame and $7 per caster = $72 *price does not include screws, nails, stain or finish. I'm not intentionally being vague but unless you go out to buy these exact crates from Michael's then your measurements are going to be completely different than mine. Stain time! Lunch Made Easy: Chebe Pizza Muffin (+ Recipe) I've been using these Chebe Pizza Muffins in Little Miss' lunchbox for almost two months now. I've received a few comments and even emails asking me about them and to post the specifics of how I make them.
Sooooo since Little Miss and I needed to bake up another batch over this past weekend, I decided to post the pics I took on the "how-to" with tomorrows lunch. :) First lunch: Little Miss has a Chebe Pizza Muffin in a blue flower silicon cup along with some watermelon slices. Top left are two soft-baked Snickerdoodle EnjoyLife cookies. Now... for Pizza Muffins :) First, let me start off by saying I've now made these with both the Chebe Cheese Bread mix AND the Chebe Pizza Crust mix. The great thing about Chebe mixes are they are naturally gluten-free and allergy friendly. To make your Chebe Pizza Muffins: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare dough, per package instructions.
Taking about a 2" piece of dough, lightly stuff it into the bottom of your muffin pan. Enjoy! Healthy baked mini chocolate donuts recipe. Hey luvs, Thanks for everyone’s tips on getting up for a morning workout!! Today Lori and I did manage to get our workout done in the morning and feel great that we did! Thanks again for the support. okay if you follow us twitter or instagram, you would have seen me show a picture of a donut, but did not reveal what it was…hehe, until now! Well we got you covered! Just like our cardamom vanilla donuts and vegan vanilla donuts, these are so easy to make (not sure if that is a good thing haha), and beyond tasty! They can be enjoyed plain or with frosting! Pure2raw recipe: Mini Chocolate Cardamom Donuts with Tahini Lucuma Frosting (gluten free, grain free, soy free) inspired by our cardamom donut and chocolate mint donut prep time: 5 minutes baking time: 2-3 minutes per round in donut maker servings: about 9-12 mini donuts donut ingredients: 1/4 cup cocoa1/4 cup hazelnut flour/meal (ground up hazelnuts)3/4 tsp baking powder1/4 cup sugar (we used xyitol)2 eggs1 tsp cardamom Directions: ingredients:
Gluten free chocolate donut raspberry cashew frosting recipe. Hello friends! Well it is finally Friday! TGIF right phew this has been one of those weeks that just feels like it is never going to end. we had some really long days but all worth it in the end. especially when we made some chocolate donuts to start the weekend with! We loved all our facebook love on the preview picture we showed last night. some of you mentioned blueberry lavender, which is a combo we will have to try next!
For some time now we have been discussing that we wanted to re-make our chocolate donuts from a while back. we finally got around to doing it. better late then never right? Chocolate and mint is by far our all time favorite combo. but we are also fans of chocolate with fruit especially berries. though, we are find that chocolate goes with just about anything! Either way we are baked donuts fans for life speaking of, we need to get a new donut pan as one of ours is getting worn out. haha inspired by our chocolate mint donuts (which are vegan!)
Prep time: 5 minutes. Take the [pan]cake. Thursday, December 16th, 2010 Hi friends It’s almost Friday! For those of you who are celebrating, how’s the Christmas shopping going? I haven’t done ANYTHING. Then I made pancakes. Gluten-free, high protein pancakes using: -1/4-ish C Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free hot cereal mix (oats would be lovely, too) -a flax egg (1.5 T flax mixed with 3 T almond milk) -1/2 scoop vanilla Sun Warrior -Stevia, cinnamon, vanilla, pinch of sea salt -almond milk, to thin it out Topped with peanut flour fluff (1/4 C peanut flour, water, sea salt and Stevia) and chocolate chips. on a new bird plate: (Word, bird) I don’t like birds because they’re relatives of dinosaurs, but I liked the plate Breakfast dreams are made of: Current tea obsession: Minty, greeny, glorious. I’m off to seize the day See ya later this afternoon!! Xoxo, Gina Something to do: Don’t forget to *follow me here* to get 30-50% off my favorite things.
Something else to do: Last week’s 5 minute cardio workout! Something to read: 5 Food Habits to Kick. B-fast Relleno. Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 Hi friends How’s your day going? Hope it’s been lovely so far. Lately in the mornings, I’ve had to drag Bella out of bed to go outside. We wake up to my alarm, she covers me in Bella kisses and then she goes back to sleep until I’m ready to leave for the day. She’s not a morning person, either Since I’ve been living in Tucson, so many Mexican food memories have come back to me. So today, the breakfast relleno was born Last night while I was making dinner, I roasted two polano peppers in the oven for 30 minutes at 350.
Vegan? They took less than 10 minutes to make and were AMAZING. Well I’m off to work! Xoxo Gina Do you usually roll with sweet or savory for b-fast? Something to do: Don’t forget to *follow me here* for your chance to win a Live Well Core bag! Banana Almond Muffins. When was the last time you had a muffin? For me, it was when we had breakfast at Ventana. They have gluten-free breads and pastries – when I saw they had apple-cinnamon muffins, I was scary excited. I love muffins and always seem to forget about them when I’m at the store.
When I’m baking, I like to make “real” dessert (like cupcakes or pizookies)- muffins are more like in-betweeners. So I made a batch of muffins to freeze and enjoy over the next couple of weeks. [print_this] Banana Almond Muffins gluten-free, veganizableMakes 12-1 C almond meal-1 C brown rice flour (or whole wheat)-1 t cinnamon-1 t baking powder-1/8 t nutmeg-pinch sea salt-3 ripe, mashed bananas-6 oz yogurt (or canola oil)-1 large egg (or flax egg)-1/4 C honey (or liquid sweetener of choice)-1 t vanilla extract-1 t molasses (optional)1. -Amazing topped with protein fluff or nut butter, crumbled onto oats, or plain on-the-go. [/print_this] I pulled out the secret weapon: “Bell, want some chicken?” Nothing. xoxo Gina Muffin love: Something worth waking up for. Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Hello! Hope you’re all having a great day! Here is the breakfast cookie how-to I’ve been promising: In a small bowl, add 1/3 cup oats, 1 tbs nut butter of choice (I used raw almond) and 1/2 scoop protein powder (tonight was chocolate Designer Whey) Stir to combine and use the spoon to break up the nut butter until you have a nice crumbly mixture.
Add 1/8-1/4 cup milk of your choice (For me, unsweetened vanilla almond milk) and mix until fully moistened Next, add in 1/2 mashed banana and stir well Now the fun part- pick the mix-ins! Stir in your mix-ins of choice and season (I used a little Stevia and cinnamon) Plop the mixture onto an appetizer-sized plate and with the back of your spoon, flatten it into a round shape with equal thickness throughout Put the cookie in the fridge overnight. Next morning, grab a spoon and enjoy. Baking Pants. Hey guys! How’s your hump day treating ya? Hope you’re having a wonderful day <3 Has anyone hit up the Indian Food buffet yet?
This morning, after a BEAUTIFUL yoga class (on the mat next to Ashley!) , I came home and put on my baking pants. It’s been a while since I’ve created a recipe for ya’ll, and I had pumpkin on the mind after this morning’s post. I went into the kitchen and after fumbling around for a while –I still have no idea where some of my aunt’s supplies are, haha- I did my thang. Vegan Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Makes 1 loaf Ingredients: -2 C flour of choice (I used Bob’s Gluten-free Baking Mix, but spelt or whole wheat would be lovely)-2 t baking powder-1/4 t sea salt-2 t cinnamon-1/2 t nutmeg-1 bar dark chocolate (I used the kind with cacao nibs in there, too), chopped- your call on this one. Bake in a loaf pan for 30 minutes, then remove, cover with foil and bake an additional 15 minutes. Some of ya’ll have asked about how I come up with recipes.
This: xoxo, Please do(nut) Hey hey hey How are you? What have you been up to this Sunday? Bella’s been up to the usual.. Sleeping and looking gorg. She’s good at that This morning, we met up with some friends for breakfast at the Delicious Egg and then hit up La Encantada to shop a little. I did, however, manage to find some stuff at J Crew (heh heh) and a DONUT PAN! I’d been wanting one ever since I saw the incredible donuts Jenna posted and the chocolate donut recipe in Cooking for Isaiah, so I was super excited to finally find it at Crate & Barrel. When we got back to the casa, we had a little snack (TJs artichoke ravioli for him, protein pancakes for me) a cocktail and made something delicious in the new pan This recipe is just a version of *this recipe* that a reader, Jerri, directed me to.
This recipe isn’t low-cal, low-sugar, low-fat or have extra protein. For the directions, check out *this recipe*—here are the ingredients I used: Wet ingredients: -1.5 mashed bananas -1 small container of plain organic applesauce xoxo. The Perfect Protein Pancake. Hey everyone! How’s your Monday been? I loved reading your responses on whether you thought it was healthy for anger to motivate workouts. As always, ya’ll had some incredible points and I think almost all of us agree that while it is a healthy way to get out emotions, not all workouts should be powered by anger. Working out should be ENJOYABLE and once the anger is gone, we need something else (a positive goal, like to live a long and healthy life) to fuel the motivation fire. So here it is, the long-awaited recipe for the perfect protein pancake. The Perfect Protein PancakeI’ve always been more of an egg girl than a pancake girl.
The vegan version is still in progress, but it’s on the way. Xoxo, Gina. Protein Pancakes or Waffles | meals & moves. This recipe can be made as pancakes or waffles. the measurements below make three servings for me. they freeze well, but if i don’t want to make the whole batch then i just make 1/3 of the recipe. enjoy! Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats1 cup fat free cottage cheese6 egg whites or 1 cup liquid egg whites1 scoop vanilla protein powder (one that is around 25g of protein per scoop)*1 TB vanilla extract1/2-1 TB cinnamon (depending on your palate)sweetener, if desired. i don’t use this because i add my sweet stuff on top. *you can omit this and the recipe will still turn out perfectly. directions: blend all ingredients together in a blender or magic bullet.let batter sit for five minutes.cook on waffle iron or in griddle for pancakes as you would any other waffle or pancake.top with whatever you’d like! Protein waffle with PB2 (powdered peanut butter): protein pancakes with butter & syrup: protein waffles with banana and almond butter: enjoy!
Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal. Cinnamon roll baked oatmeal. Frosted with my favorite Healthy Cream Cheese Frosting. I blame Ikea. It is impossible to walk out of that store not craving cinnamon rolls. The aroma of their freshly-baked rolls permeates the entire warehouse. I swear, it’s like they’ve sprayed cinnamon-scented perfume throughout the store. When I was little, I thought Ikea was so boring! I spent over an hour, yesterday afternoon, happily browsing. And I love how it smells like homemade cinnamon rolls. Side note: If you would prefer a recipe for real cinnamon rolls as opposed to oatmeal, be sure to check out my favorite recipe for pumpkin cinnamon rolls. I’m still working on a yeast-free cinnamon roll, so hopefully that will be perfected soon as well! Print This Recipe No ratings yet. Ingredients Total Time: 25m Yield: 1 serving Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. View Baked Oatmeal Nutrition Facts Do you like furniture shopping?
Vegan baked oatmeal cake. Can breakfast get any cooler than a personal-sized oatmeal cake? Birthdays will never be the same! Row, row, row your boatmeal… Nutrition Facts: Calories: 180*Fat: 3 gCarbs: 33 gProtein: 7 gFiber: 9 gww points (new system): 4 points *Nutrition info is based on the Pumpkin Bread Baked Oatmeal, but all flavors are pretty similar, nutritionally-speaking. I usually add some form of nut butter to my boatmeal, but I’ve calculated the nutritional info without the optional nut butter for those of you who wish to keep it low-cal. Along with my oatmeal cake I had a green smoothie in a bowl, unpictured, due to its ugliness. Going Christmas shopping with my mom is intense. Raw Gingerbread Men. The return of the handsome men!
It felt so weird to be listening to Christmas music and making cookies when the weather outside was 80 degrees and I was wearing shorts! Texas weather is so strange. Tomorrow, it’ll be back in the 30s. Because I have such a hard time making decisions, you get to see a lot of photos. Hey, but who would complain about seeing too many handsome-men photos??? Raw Gingerbread Men (and Ladies) Word of warning: This dough is so good that you might just want to eat it all out of the food processor/Magic Bullet and save yourself the trouble of forming handsome ginger guys. 120g dates (packed 3/4c) If unsure what dates to use, see Fudge Baby FAQ.38 g raw almonds (about 3T)1/4 tsp ground ginger1/4 tsp cinnamon1/8 tsp nutmeg1/16th tsp clovestiny pinch salt1/4 to 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Instructions: Blend, baby, blend.
Changing subjects… Remember Picture Day at school? It was a big deal, right? We narrowed it down to these two. Above, CCK and the Mashed Potato Sister. Starbucks Frappuccino Fudgsicles! Low-Calorie Peanut Butter Ice Cream. Healthy Glazed Doughnuts. Totally Addictive Cornbread. Banana Bread Breakfast Doughnuts. Deep-Dish Cinnamon Roll Pie. Cheesecake Pancakes. Hot Apple Pie Pancakes. Blueberry Pie Pancakes. Frozen Hot Chocolate. Spicy Sweet Potato Chips Recipe. Cake-Batter Doughnuts. Voluminous Vanilla Ice Cream. Single-Serving Blueberry Muffin. One-Minute Chocolate Cake! Vegan Red Velvet Pancakes.
Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes. Banana Pancakes for One. Ice Cream Sandwich Pancakes.