Umak za zelenu salatu. Stars & Stripes… in Fruit Form! Oh say can you see… this is one of the easiest and most patriotic dishes to grace your BBQ table this July 4th.
Honor Old Glory by recreating its likeness in colorful fruit kebab form! Jaymee Sire from E is for Eat shows us how. Ingredients: - 1 box of strawberries - 2 apples - 1 box of blueberries - juice from 1 lemon - water - 1 (6 ounce) container of non-fat Greek yogurt - 1 tablespoon honey - 1 teaspoon lime zest - juice from 1/2 lime - kebab skewers or cocktail toothpicks To make a zesty and healthy yogurt dip, simply mix some Greek yogurt with honey, lime zest and lime juice. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemon Ice Balls! When we made our devilishly delicious Kombucha Punch a few weeks ago, we found ourselves with a whole lot of extra lemons.
We spent a few days putting them in every glass of water we drank, in every salad we ate, and even tried squeezing a few into our hair and hanging out on the roof for a little natural highlight action. But we still had a ton of lemons! So we grabbed our round ice cube tray, Magic Bullet, and went to town. These ice cubes (er, balls?) Are a perfect addition to a glass of ice cold water, a cup of tea, or a classic vodka tonic. Apple Cookies (And No, Not The Browser Kind On Your Mac) Core your apples Not only am I an apple freak (see the Apple Bagelwiches post), but Friday marks the first day of Fall, and so I felt especially inspired to experiment with them a bit more today.
As you know, Fall is a season where many people bake apples, mostly in tarts and pies. But they can also be baked flat on a cookie sheet. Here’s how to make baked apples even more awesome: How to Turn Candy Bars into Handmade Valentine’s Treats. Wait a minute.
Are those Snickers, Starburst, and Airheads? Well, Valentine's Day has us experimenting with all kinds of sweetness, and a walk down memory lane via the grocery store candy aisle inspired today's heartwarming hack. The truth is, sometimes good old chocolate bars and fruity candies are simply better than the fancy stuff. Materials: - candy bars (we went with Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and Hershey's Cookies n' Creme Bar) - Starburst - Airheads - a sharp knife - rolling pin (even better if you have a mini one!)
- aspic mini cookie cutters - clear gift bags - string First up, gather your materials. Cut up your chocolate bars into smaller truffle-sized pieces. Now, unwrap your Airheads (ours are striped!) Since you'll be doing a lot of cookie cutter pressing, we recommend using a folded up kitchen towel to press into the metal cutter. We ended up with four varieties, all super colorful and festive for Valentine's Day.
Zain's Signature Vitamin Water Five Flavours. Find yourself needing a vitamin boost?
Below are the recipes and directions of my five signature colour-free, sugar-free and bpa plastic free alkaline vitamin waters. Enjoy these combinations or get inspired to make your own!! It simple, cheap and easy way to get your vitamins in a delicious and hydrating way. An instructional video on how I prepare my StressLess Vitamin Water - *Note, these combinations still have major healing benefits even if you do not have the powdered forms of vitamins as the fruit, vegetable and herb ingredients alone have incredible healing power **You may opt to add in a sweetener of your choice, I do not add sweeteners to mine; however, if you wish to, I recommend Manuka 25+ honey OR 3-5 muddled dates OR 1 Tbsp Sweet Life Sweetener Recovery This vitamin water is ideal for recovery post-workout or after a large bout of physical activity. Ingredients: 1/2 Pomegranate Seeds 1/2 Cup Blackberries 1 Cup Cherries (pitted) 5ml Glutamine Powder Pinch Himalayan Crystal Salt 1. 2.
5 fresh ways to enjoy tea. Overnight, No-Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal. Don't miss my follow-up post to this one with8 MORE REFRIGERATOR OATMEAL FLAVORSplus FAQs and more tipsCLICK HERE This easy, no-cook "summer porridge" has make-ahead convenience and is packed with nutrition to get your day off to a healthy start.
Make it in individual mason jars for a perfect serving size and an easy grab-and-go breakfast straight from the fridge (it's eaten cold). Take it along to work or anywhere. Great to serve on a breakfast or brunch buffet. High in protein, calcium & fiber; low in fat & sugar. Apparently this kind of cold yogurt & oatmeal mixture has been around for awhile. Loose Leaf Tea? Make Your Own Tea Bags! Like many of you, I LOVE loose leaf tea.
However, I'm always looking for cute and creative solutions to use my tea. These D.I.Y. tea bags are super cute. I think they would make amazing gifts! Here's how you can make your own... Holy Shit. Chocolate Zucchini Cake. Tropical Raspberry Lime Zinger. Every morning for breakfast while in Calgary, I made my favourite hot oatmeal for Diane and I.
It was so chilly and rainy during our stay, the only thing on my mind was something hot. I had no desire for anything cold like vegan overnight oats or Green Monsters (except for the amazing peanut butter oatmeal smoothie my sister made me!) On the bright side, at least it didn’t snow this June… Vegan Recipes by Angela Liddon. Le Petit Ogre: Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread. The new year is all about eating healthy isn't it?
Well for me, a heathy body includes a healthy mind. And sugar is one of those necessary things to sustain a healthy mind. Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pudding. Okay, so I got a bit excited about jars and handheld pi es my last post.
Individual desserts. Portable pies. Personal puddings. Endless possibilities. The daybook: the easiest thing you'll ever make with apples besides apples and peanut butter. My friend made this fancy apple recipe the other day. It was delicious but it looked difficult to make, so naturally I knew I was never going to see it again. It required baking, and my oven and I aren't together anymore. {Doing dishes now is so awkward you guys} For this one occasion though, we were able to come to a mutual understanding over the fact that my friend's recipe turned out to only need 4 ingredients. Make Your Own Mocha Chip Frappe. I'm probably the only person left who hadn't tried out ice cube coffee. The concept is simply enough: brew some really strong coffee, let it cool, pour it into an ice cube tray and freeze it to use in homemade ice coffee or fancy treats.
This morning I made an easy Mocha Chip Frappe by blending together: 4 coffee ice cubes, 2 scoops chocolate ice cream, a small handful of chocolate chips and 1/3 cup milk. Next I'm going to try a vanilla version with caramel! Do you like making your own homemade coffee treats? Have a favorite you'd like to share? » Reader Recipes. [From this post on Oh She Glows] During January 2009, I felt a huge void in my life. I was unhappy with my career and I was often up late at night until 3 or 4 in the morning worrying about work. I dragged all day long and I was turning into someone I didn’t recognize anymore.