Ipsy sneak peek June 2013!

Today, I got my e-mail letting me know my bag from ipsy had been shipped. I look forward to this every month, I love surprises and ipsy never disappoints me, so you know I going to be looking forward to it every month. I headed over to the site (I know, I cheated!) because I am not very patient and here is what will be in my box. You too can get almost the same, I think they are also sending some people a really nice looking gel eyeliner with brush and there might be more but I am unaware of those.

If you are interested and would like to join, you can follow the link ( I think I get something after so many people join), ipsy is a $10 a month subscription service, you can cancel or skip at anytime. I like that its free shipping and you get 4-5 full size items and they are always pretty good and worth a lot more than the $10 you pay.

I'll be sure to post pictures of my bag once it arrives too so you can see. :)

Hurry! GlossyBox Promo Code - June 2013

I Just got this e-mail from Glossybox, You can get a ModelCo Eyeshadow Palette with any subscription to GlossyBox. I don't know if you have seen the previews for June but the Box looks great, There is a Tarte Lipstick  in everybox, Oscar de la renta perfume & Bondi Nail polish. I am super excited! Hurry before they run out!

Free Snapfish 20-page 5" x 7" Soft Cover Photo Book Code!

I am sorry I have been unable to post anything, I am still out of a camera. :(( it sucks so bad, because my favorite thing to do is take pictures of my little girl, food and random plants and stuff.

Anyways, since I have no camera, I have been unable to post recipes and DIY tutorials, but I do have something for you.

The lucky person to find this post and use it will get a Free Snapfish 20-page 5" x 7" Soft Cover Photo book!

You will still have to pay for the shipping which shouldnt be anymore than $5 I think.

• Your Code is: TTL322V6BSK4 (USA)
• Your Code is: 5LQCCLW6DGJJ (CANADA)

I have a few more, so I will post one every few days.

Enjoy!

Recipe: Super Tasty White Choc Chip Cookies

HI! Sorry I have not posted much in a while, My camera broke and I finally bought one (it's going back, I am not happy with it) but I managed to take some test pictures of some cookies I made so I figured I'd post this.

If you love soft chunky cookies that are moist, this is the recipe for you. :-) I make these every week, with different variations. If you like this I can post more in the future, so please let me know.

Ingredients

    1 cup Butter (Room temp or cut in pieces and Microwave for 20-30 secs)
    1/2 cup Brown Sugar
    1/2 cup Sugar
    3.4 oz pkg instant Chocolate pudding mix
    2 eggs (at room temp)
    1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
    1 1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence or Extract
    2 1/4 cup Flour
    1 tsp Baking soda
    1/2 tsp Baking powder
    2 Cups of White Choc Chips (I use Ghirardelli)

Instructions

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the dry pudding mix and vanilla essence.
   
    Beat in one egg at a time.

    In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Then slowly stir into the wet ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips. (I usually get the dry ingredients set up before I start that way I don't have to run around measuring things)

    Line baking sheet with baking paper and then spoon cookie dough onto the baking sheet. Bake for 8-10   minutes depending on your cookie size. (I make either 16 large cookies or about 20 medium Sized.)

    Cool & Enjoy!

(They have lasted me 5 days and tasted great but they can probably go a bit longer.)

Creamy Rawrsicles! Blueberry, Spinach & Protein Popsicle Recipe

   

I would like to apologize for no posts, My camera is broken and I can't take any decent pictures at the moment until i buy a new one, which might be a while. Here is a recipe for a Popsicle I made for my daughter, she loves these and has already eaten half the batch.

The recipe takes a few minutes and you can make 6 - 8 Popsicles.

    1 1/4 Cup of Frozen Blueberries
    1/2 Cup of whole fat vanilla Yogurt
    1/2 Cup of Coconut Milk (I use Thai Kitchen Organic Milk)
    1/3 cup of Heavy Cream
    1 Tbsp of Honey
    1 Tbsp of Condensed Milk (You can skip this or just add 1Tablespoonof honey again instead)
    1/4 cup of Protein Powder (I used BSN Syntha-6 Vanilla)
    10 leaves of clean baby spinach


    1. In a blender, puree the yogurt, Cream and coconut milk. Once a smooth consistency is reached,  add the frozen blueberries, spinach leaves and blend.
   
    2. Add your tablespoon of Honey and condensed milk and blend.

    3. Add protein powder and blend.

    4. Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze for at least 4 Hrs.
   
    5. Remove from the molds and enjoy!

Recipe: Creamy Coconut Popsicles!

Sweet, Creamy & Delicious.... Creamy Coconut Popsicles. This recipe makes about 12-15 Popsicles depending on your molds.

You'll need:

1 can of coconut milk (I used Thai kitchen organic)
1 can of reg sized condensed milk
½ cup Almond or Coconut milk
¼ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup shredded unsweetened coconut


1. Blend ingredients together.

2. Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze for about 5 hrs.

3. Enjoy!

Earth Day Activities!

Happy Earth Day everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful Monday, We are both having a pretty good day despite the gloomy weather. We are going to be enjoying our Earth Day by painting some stuff indoors and pretend cooking some delicious ;-) healthy meals. hehe

here are some ideas you and your little one can do depending on the weather and what you have available to you:

• Play Dough
• Painting
• Drawing with crayons (use up carton from cereal boxes to make a nice card)
• Sensory box (no need for rainbow rice, use beans, lentils, flour... so many recipes around)
• Reading
• Puzzles
• if you have a tablet (you can read, do puzzles, practice the alphabet or shapes... it pretty limitless)
• Pretend play
• Go out and play, look and point at different things around you. 
• Go to a playground
• Get dirty with them and plant something or Play in a sandbox!
• Cook something together or ask them to help you put the dishes away
• Make a tent out of sheets, furniture and cushions.
• Sing and Dance (my daughter goes crazy around music.
• Watch a movie
• If your child is a little older you can sew a doll or make collages or other fun crafts.

There is so much you can do. I will be posting a new Sensory Recipe tomorrow hopefully and this awesome cookie recipe I found. Big soft cookies with choc chunks anyone?!?!

I'm off to try to sew a pair of leggins for my little carebear (new to sewing), Wish me luck!!! :D