Vegan Smoothie

Hello, I'm back! It's been a while but I'd like to start posting more vegan/vegetarian recipes on this blog. So here's a smoothie / "nice-cream" to begin!



You need:
1 frozen banana
1 banana (not frozen)
1 scoop peanut-butter
1 small dark chocolate bar (broke into pieces)

Basically just throw all of this into the blender, you may have to stir a few times, and it's done! I was craving something chocolately-peanuty so this satisfied my craving!
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Vegetarian/Vegan Sandwich!




Vegetarian/Vegan Sandwich! This delicious sandwich is inspired by Five Guys' vegetarian sandwich. It's simple to make and very tasty! 
You will need:
A bun
1 green bell pepper
1/2 avocado
~10 grape tomatoes
1 large mushroom
~1/3 cup of onion
Your choice of condiments: I chose mustard
And I added cheese (but you can leave it off for a vegan)



To make it is so easy! Slice and cut up your pepper, onion, mushroom, and tomatoes the toss them in a pan with oil. Season with salt and pepper if you like. Then when it is done put it on your bun and add and condiments and the avocado. If you have cheese to add, the hot veggies should melt the cheese.
A tip: I don't like cooked tomatoes (the skin gets weird), so I put those in at the end just to let them heat up.

ENJOY this healthy and yummy sandwich!
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Real Techniques Review!


REAL TECHNIQUES
A few days ago I purchased the Real Techniques complexion sponges and powder brush. Ulta was having a sale, buy one get one free, so I went in for one sponge and came out with 2 and a brush, for only around $12!! (plus it came with free samples yay!)

 The sponge is like a Beauty Blender, but cheaper. I didn't want to fork out $20 for one sponge, not even knowing if I liked sponges yet. So, I went for the 2 pack of Real Techniques sponges for $10.99. I saw somewhere that you can use it wet, so your foundation doesn't just soak in, and that's what I did. I used Rimmel London's matte BB Cream with it. It's like a 9-in-1 foundation. I actually loved it! It put the make-up on my face much smoother than my hands usually do. When I use my hands I get streaks and it's not always even. This sponge spread the makeup quite evenly. What I also like about it is that it has a flat edge for around the eyes and nose, and a pointed end to help with blemishes. Highly recommended!

Now, the brush. I just got this because it was technically free. I was using a simple $3 E.L.F powder brush that I quite loved. This brush is very nice as well. It is well made, and looks nice. It isn't the softest brush in the world, but it does work really well. I like that is is rounded, versus flat like my E.L.F. brush. It apples my Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder evenly. It gets a thumbs up from me!



THANKS FOR READING! ENJOY YOUR DAY LOVELIES! x
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2 Easy Vegetarian Breakfasts!

I have one sweet and one savory breakfast for you today!

The first is an "ice cream" bowl, which can easily be made vegan as well.
For this you will need:
1 heaping cup Frozen strawberries
1 or 2 bananas (frozen or unfrozen depending on the thickness you want)
Splash of milk (or fruit juice to make it vegan)
Handful of spinach (you won't even notice it I promise!)
Granola

Place the fruit and spinach into a blender, food processor, or I used my NutriBullet, and blend together, adding milk as needed to thin it out. Then scoop out the "ice cream" into a bowl. On top sprinkle some granola and enjoy! SO EASY!









The next is a healthy scrambled egg recipe.
You will need:
2 large eggs
1 large mushroom
A hand full of spinach
1/4 cup of extra sharp cheddar cheese grated




First saute the mushrooms in some oil to get them cooking first.
Then while they're cooking, put the eggs, cheese, and spinach in a bowl and mix.
Pour this mixture into the pan with mushrooms and mix it all together.
Top with a little salt if you wish, and enjoy!
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Starbucks Chestnut Praline Topping

So as the Christmas season ends, many Starbucks have run out of the much-loved Chestnut Praline topping. I may have a fix for your craving and it's only 2 ingredients.
Of course there is more ingredients in the actual topping and probably more work, but this is something so easy you can literally make it in 5 seconds.
What makes this so delicious is the sugar in it, turbinado sugar (aka Sugar in the Raw!).


You just need 1 packet of Sugar in the Raw, and cinnamon.
Mix these together and, WOW, it complements any flavor coffee so well! Better yet, they have these little packets at Starbucks (where you get your milk and sugar) so you can essentially have the sugar part of the topping all year round. Not that any Starbucks drink needs more sugar, but it's still so very tasty!

You can substitute the cinnamon for any other spice like nutmeg, or even do a mix of cinnamon and nutmeg till you get the perfect combo. But I find a dash of cinnamon and a sprinkle of Sugar in the Raw are just what I need on top of my latte.

I KNOW THIS is not the actual topping, most DIY recipes for this have pecans as well, because "praline" often has pecans; this is a QUICK fix for your craving if you wish! (:

Enjoy your Chestnut Praline lattes while you can, until they're gone till next winter season!
Have a great day lovelies! xx
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January / New Year DIY Decor

Today's DIY is a fun thing even kids could do!

It is a silver/gold garland with a hand-made 3D snowflake!

You will need:
Gold/Silver Garland (Christmas clearance??!)
Push Pins-to attach to wall
And of course a 3D paper snowflake :
  • White printer paper (or whatever color or type of paper you want really; this is just how I made my version)
  • Gold acrylic paint & paint brush
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Glue
  • Mini clothes pins *optional
  • Stapler














To make the snowflake I followed this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tmhFQpruyE ; I am going to show you how to turn this snowflake into a decoration for winter.

I used gold acrylic paint on one side of my white paper. I let it dry till it was just a little sticky still, that way when I bent the paper it didn't crinkle, but it would dry hard in the curled position it should be.









To hold the glued parts together while they dried I used mini clothes pins.










After assembling the snowflake, I let it dry completely. Then I used a pushpin at the top and stuck it to the center of my wall. Then I took gold and silver garland and placed it on my wall (with push pins) with the snowflake being in the center.

An alternative to this would be making regular paper snowflakes and pining them or clipping them to the garland as well!
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DIY Holiday Spice Flat White (My Version)

Hello all! I hope you had a wonderful holiday! Todays post is how to make a holiday spice flat white from Starbucks! I tried this once and it was pretty good. It's supposed to tasted like mulled wine. My version doesn't have much citrus so it's a bit more just "spicy".

You will need:
1/8th tsp of each: ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves 
Starbucks Christmas Blend Espresso Roast
Milk
Orange zest, peel, or juice (I used orange juice)
Sugar (optional)

First measure and mix your spices; if you wish for a sweeter coffee add in sugar to this mix.
Then you need 2 ristretto shots of the coffee blend.
(There are multiple ways to do this with an espresso machine: grind finer coffee and use the same extraction time, use regular espresso grind and shorten the extraction time, or tamp the coffee ground harder and use the same extraction time. I did the last one; I tamped the grounds down hard let a double shot extract for about 30 seconds.)
Then I mix the spices into the espresso shots.
Steam the milk (however much you want).
Pour the spices and coffee mix into the milk and give it a stir.
Add in a splash of orange juice.
Sprinkle cinnamon on the top if you like and enjoy!

This may not be exactly like Starbuck's new wonderful drink, but it is certainly a holiday spice drink. If you are like me and love spices then you will like this drink.
It can be made in any variation to fit your needs; you could use regular coffee if you choose, or some orange zest, a regular syrup for sweetness, anything really. What mostly makes it a holiday spice is of course the blend of spices.

ENJOY AND HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!
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