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Pretty in Pink Sugar Body Scrub (Homemade)
I have been asking my sister for the past few weeks what does she want for her birthday. I keep getting the same answer, and I just keep asking her because we both know I am not getting her an Ipad. She can be such a diva.
I guess this time she is going to stand her ground because she think I will cave but when she sees her care package she will know who won this war.
This year she will half to suffer with one of my homemade gifts! I am happy that she is such a girly girl (true diva) that way I can send her care package with whistles and bows. I am sure my little diva will love this body scrub when it makes it to her…
Start off with 1 cup of light course brown sugar
More sugar baby this time white..
Once you added the olive oil add pink food coloring… I added five drops here
Not pink enough for my diva, I added five more drops of food coloring
Stir that sugar scrub! Now that’s diva pink….
Not done yet! Time to add essential oils, I used sweet orange….
Now it’s ready for the diva!
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 10 drops pink food coloring ( I used gel)
- 5 drops sweet orange essential oil
- Mix white and light brown sugar together, then add olive oil and five drops of pink food coloring. If you like a darker pink add five more.
- Stir pink food coloring in really well then add essential oils; store in a air tight container
Oatmeal Cinnamon Raisin Squares (No Bake)
I have not made any attempt to turn on the oven this past weekend the heat is getting out of control.
I have been munching on a lot of raw snacks and no bake treats. I would love to get in the kitchen and bake but not in this heat, 75 degrees has been our “low” here in the valley of the sun with no relief in sight.
I ran out of medjool dates so I decided to do some experimenting with raisins; I would recommend medjools if you have any but if not raisins will give this treat a very tart and tangy flavor…
Just throw those raisins into the food processor
Attempting to make coconut sexy, oh the things I do for food…
Hey! What happen tripod , no more sexy food pics!
I love vanilla if only I could put it in everything
The sticky gooey dough
Oats make everything better
Forgot to add cinnamon while the dough was in the food processor..
Yes I use glass jars to roll dough…
The only time the pizza cutter has come in handy
- 1 1/2 raisins
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Into the food processor blend raisins, coconut, and sunflower seeds; add vanilla and cinnamon let blend until mixture becomes a sticky dough.
- Dump the mixture into a medium bowl and add oats, mix the oats until they are in the dough. Flatten the dough and cut into squares. Put in the fridge overnight and enjoy.
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
I love peanut butter cookies but I have always wanted to eat them in the morning. I remember going to my grandma’s house and always helping her in the kitchen making peanut butter cookies.
When the next morning came while everyone was sleeping; I would sneak into the kitchen and try to get a cookie from the cookie jar. What I got was a flyswatter across my bottom and sent back to bed. I could never understand how she caught me but she did and always told me that cookies were never to be eaten before breakfast.
I now eat cookies in the morning especially if they have oats; I think oats make a great meal in the morning so I love to put them in my cookies. I now have an excuse to eat cookies in the morning; its ok to have a cookie for breakfast every now and especially if peanut butter is involved.
Lets start with peanut butter
Then add sugar white or brown you pick I choose light brown
Oh yea cream that sugar and peanut butter together
Egg to the batter hoping no shells get into the batter
I had to add two lost my 1 tsp somewhere and it has not been recovered…
Once milk is added to the batter the real work begins
I got lazy and just dumped my dry ingredients into the bowl, a separate bowl would be great if you like extra dishes…
The rubber spatula could not put in this much work
I hope I do not eat all the dough before I get done 
Golden brown and ready to eat
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk ( I used almond)
- Mix flour, oats, salt, and baking powder in medium bowl…
- Cream together sugar and peanut butter; then add egg, vanilla ,and milk cream until blended together.
- Spoon 2 tablespoons of dough on a baking sheet and flatten with a spoon until they form the shape of a cookie.
- Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Blog and Food Rambles
I posted this photo on foodgawker and it got accepted I am so excited!!! I have always tried to submit photos in the past and they never ever got accepted. I nearly had a heart attack when my photo got accepted and I called everybody I could to tell them it got accepted! I work really hard on that photo so I am little overwhelmed.. I felt like I just won an Oscar and hoping for a win at the academies, or maybe it is the other way around I have know clue but I am on cloud 9.
I am revamping the blog again apparently it looks out dated; I think it looks like a version of websites that came out in the early 90’s. I am not on social media so I will be working on that. I still have no clue what I am doing but I am having fun and looking to share some great recipes.. I will defiantly be sharing my recipe on how I get a pound of vegetables in a smoothie and it still tastes like strawberries!!
Tomorrow I will be pumping iron I am moving up in weight, I am still trying to stay on my diet I normally cave in on the the weekends. I love to eat out on the weekends especially on Fridays, but I am really trying so instead of looking at the usual takeout menus. I decided that I would go ahead and make myself one of those smoothies…
