Smoothie Saturday | April 2016

Hey guys how are you, I'm so close to the end of my first year at university; and I can't quite believe it. Here is this months smoothie saturday, I know I'm cutting it close. I would say that this is a more tropical smoothie, which is probably my favourite kind.

Ingredients:

-1 passion fruit

-half a papya

-1 mango

-ice

-water

I am loving making more simple smoothies, I find i they taste much better and mango and passion fruits are two of my favourite foods so I wanted the taste to stand out.

The bottle is from a Tiger

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Smoothie Saturday | March 2016

Smoothie Saturday is back, when i moved to university I didn't bring my blender because of not having a enough space, but i cracked and my dad bought it down for me; so it was only right to upload another smoothie post.

I have decided that I will now do Smoothie Saturday once a month now because it will make me feel less pressured, so here is my first 2016 Smoothie Saturday.

The first smoothie of this year is a simple apple and raspberry.

Ingredients 

1 granny smith apple

a handful of raspberries

2 tbsp vanilla protein powder 

3 tbsp greek yogurt 

a cup of coconut water

Well there you go nice and simple to start us off, if you want to keep up to date then follow me on instagram and twitter, the links are in my bio. 

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Quinoa Salad

Like many people I'm trying to live healthier, this includes eating well but I still want to eat food that I enjoy, surprising to some people I love fruit and veg so here is a recipe for quinoa salad. I made a huge batch of this so that it can last me the week while I'm at university because I can keep going back and snacking when I need too.

Ingridients:

Quinoa (kinda obvious)

Broccoli

Potato

Green beans 

Bell peppers

Cucumber 

Beetroot 

Onion

Apple

Plum tomates

Sweetcorn

Olive oil

Chilli powder

Method:

Well the method is simple, depending on the quinoa, cook it for how long it is instructed on the packet. 

I peeled and chopped the potatoes and added some olive oil then sprinkled on some chilli powder, and did the same for the broccoli and half the green beans. Then Put them in the oven for around 10-15 minutes.

For the rest I washed cut and peeled then added it all together in a big casserole disband gave it a mix, I also added the rest of the raw green beans to add a crunch.

For me this is a huge batch but I know it will stop me from snacking of junk food, I can take it to university with me if I want or simply eat it at home.

Thank you for reading I hope you like the recipe.

Smoothie Sunday

Im late again but here is todays super tangy smoothie, iv done a lot of sweet so iv changed it up bit.

Ingredients:
5 apricots
1 cup of raspberries
3 peaches
1 passion fruit
1/2 of a naval orange.
2 tspn chia seeds
2 tspn flack seed

I hope you like a lots of tang because this smoothie is jam packed.

(the pictures aren't the best but they have been taken late at night)

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Avocado & Green Tea Hair Mask

Have you ever watched TV and wondered how the actresses manages to get frizz free, shiny hair? Well iv made a hair mask that gave me the answer and it was made using only three ingredients which I already had the house.

Ingredients:
4 teaspoons of olive oil
Half and avocado
Half a cup of green to (using just one tea bag)

I used a blender to mix this because it was quicker but also it helped the oil mix in with the other ingredients but if you don't have a blender all you have to do iv mash and mix it together.

I added plant of this too my hair, I sectioned off parts of my hair to make sure I didn't miss any spots then massaged it in. I left it for 20-30 minutes (I didn't want to miss corrie) then washed it out, I shampooed twice and then added conditioner to only the ends of my hair.

I picked these three ingredients because they all have plenty of benefits some share the same benefits so I thought mixing them would double the chances of healthy hair.

Results: 
For me this mix made my hair easier to brush, easy to straighten, soft and refreshed, also my hair wasn't weighed down and I have no frizz.

Benefits of the ingredients:
Olive oil:
Makes hair softer
adds shine
is moisturising and stops frizz
helps keep hair from tanlging

Green tea:
Helps with hair growth
prevents hair loss
helps control dandruff
can soothe itchy scalp (it can also help soothe psoriasis)

Avocado:
Helps hair growth
moisturising
adds shine
prevents hair loss
can treat dry and itchy scalp
helps tackle frizz
helps control dandruff

There you go a super simple, easy to make mask which promotes healthy hair.

I hope you liked this post.

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Smoothie Sunday | Apricot Delight

Once again I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried apricot, the only time I have eaten apricot is in   yogurt but I wanted to try the actual fruit so I made a smoothie.

Ingredients:
1 passion fruit
juice of half an orange
1 mango
3 apricots
100ml of coconut and pineapple juice.

This smoothie is for people with a sweet tooth, I hope you enjoy

When I payed for the apricots I was stood at the till for about 15 minutes because they weren't on the computer system so it took four different workers to work out how to pay.

I bought the coconut and pineapple juice because it is really expensive to buy coconut water on its own so I figured that this would be a good alternative and bought it, but silly me didn't read what was in it until I got home. It is full of added flavours and also milk, which I am sensitive with, I told you guys before I have a lot of bad luck.

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Smoothie Saturday...

I know, I know its a Sunday night but I honestly thought today was Saturday but its not! oh well heres a smoothie anyway.

So this is by far the best tasting smoothie I have ever had! EVER.

It it is a tropical smoothie, I told you I wanted to get more summery and diverse well here it is my tropical twister smoothie.

Ingredients:
1 cup of pineapple
1 cups of mango
1 passion fruit
1/2 papaya
100ml of water

You can play about with the amounts depending on what you want or like, I actually drank a lot of mine before I took any pictures I was running around my house like making my dad and brother taste it because it was so good!

I loved this smoothie and now that summer is coming there is more of a variety of fruits coming to the UK which has me very excited!!!

I hope you enjoyed this post

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Smoothie Saturday | Melon Mix

Iv always loved melon but especially in the summer mouth as they are good for hydrating but taste so damn sweet, so it only seemed right that I make a smoothie out of them, although it probably classes more as a juice!

Ingredients:
A quarter of a water melon
a quarter of a honeydew melon
a quarter of a galia melon
a squeeze of lime.

its super simple and I like to make it after iv been to the gym to rehydrate, of course like other smoothies you can add plenty of extras, or add a whole lot more lime depending on how you feel!

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Smoothie Saturday

Happy Saturday people, how are you guys?

Iv been starting my garden projects and while I was in the garden I really fancied some ice cream so I decided to go one better and make a milkshake float. You know like a coke float but with fresh made milk shake and it tasted so good. Here is the recipe for this summery treat.

Ingredients:
Handful of strawberries
handful of raspberries
almond milk
ice cubes
Vanilla ice cream
Frozen blueberries

I hope you guys enjoyed this, it is super creamy, its healthier than a coke float and also filling.

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Smoothie Saturday | Simple Summer Smoothie

As I write this the sun is trying to push through the clouds and speed light throughout the kitchen, so I am glad that I made a summer berry smoothie because is England is trying, I should probably try too.

Ingredients:

• a cup of strawberries half frozen, half fresh
• half a cup of blue berries
• a cup of blackberries half fresh, half frozen
• a handful of frozen mango chunks
• handful of red grapes
• a tea spoon of honey
• 200ml of water

So like I said super simple its like a juice, I wanted to add almond milk and yogurt but I forgot to buy them when I went shopping, and my banana weren't ripe enough so I didn't add one because I'm a ripe banana kinda girl.

With this being super simple you can easily add so many ingredients to amp up this recipe, so have fun!!

Thank you for reading guys! 

Smoothie Saturday

I know this weeks smoothie Saturday is late but its here finally!
I love this one so much, the pear is super sweet and at the forefront followed by the tangy kick of the apple.

Ingredients:
2 pears (i used conference pears)
2 apples (i used granny smith)
a handful of spinach
100 ml of water.

This recipe is so simple but so filling, it is perfect to wake you up in the morning or great after a workout!

I hope you like this smoothie.

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Smoothie Saturday

So this week I am going for a green smoothie!! Its jam packed with, well green stuff... this is going down hill heres the recipe.

Ingredients:
1 apple
a handful of spinach
1 tsp of honey
100ml of greek yogurt
1/2 cup of green tea (not boiling, we don't want a cooked smoothie)
half a cucumber
juice of half a lime

There you have it just blend away, this smoothie will help you stay energised, it is full of vitamins, iron and calcium, oh and not forgetting fibre!!

Hope you guys like this one thanks for reading.

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Smoothie Saturday!!

So this is what i'm calling my "muddle mix" I was going to have an apple and kiwi smoothie but it ended up with so much more ingredients!

Ingredients:
1 Apple
2 Kiwi's
1 Banana
A handful of frozen pineapple
A handful of frozen peach
1 tbspn of milled flax seed
150ml of water

I say this is a muddle mix because I was going to make a simple smoothie but when I went to the freezer I realised that there was only 2 ice cubes left and I left them because I know my brother would want it for his protein shake, but then I stumbled across the frozen fruit I completely forgot I had!!!

It doesn't look like the most appetizing smoothie in the world but it tastes amazing and smells like a sweet shop perfect for when you have a sugary craving, I hope you guys enjoy it!

Thanks for reading
P.s I just remembered that I used a ripe banana not a fresh store bought one.

Smoothie Saturday

This week iv gone for a simple, but tropical blend!

Ingredients:
1 mango
300ml of coconut water
juice of one lemon

I'm kind of in love with coconut water at the moment and I love lemon and mango on there own so it was only a matter of time before the three came together!

What are your favourite blends? Feel free to comment and follow.

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Super Chocolatety Brownies

So I was in the mood for baking the other day but wasn't sure what to make so I went for every bodies favourite and made some brownies, I am so sorry if you guys are trying to eat healthy because this recipe will throw you off the wagon.

Ingredients:
175g of dark chocolate
3 tbspn of coco powder
175g butter
3 medium eggs
250g caster sugar
75g plain flour
as many chocolate chips as you can handle

Directions:

• Grease a 20 square/rectangle cake tin and preheat the oven to 180 degrees/ gas mark 4

• First melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of boiling water, stir regularly

• Next whisk the eggs and sugar together in a separate bowl until creamy.

• In another separate bowl sieve the flour and coco powder 

• Once the chocolate is melted leave it to cool slightly before adding sugar and eggs (you don't want to cook the eggs to soon)

• Mix the chocolate, butter, sugar and eggs together until they are smooth

• Once the other ingredients are mixed together fold in the flour and coco powder.

• Than add in chocolate chips to your hearts content

• Spoon into the cake tin and put them in the over for around 20 minutes

• Once out of the oven leave to cool so you don't burn yourselves on the chocolatety goodness.

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Smoothie Saturday

This week I have made a green smoothie, which is a super tangy kiwi and mango drink!

Ingredients:

1 mango

2 kiwi's

a handful of kale

250ml coconut water

This is one of the best iv made in a while, hope you guys like it too.

Smoothie Saturday

This week were going tropical! Pineapple and Mango

Ingredients:

Half a cup of pineapple

Half of a mango 

half of a frozen mango

1 banana

150ml coconut water

1 tsp of milled linseed

1 tsp of chia seed

Mix all of these up in the blender and enjoy, I added the seeds in after everything else is frozen then mixed them up. 

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Smoothie Saturday: Pineapple Green Smoothie

Pineapple and coconut water smoothie

Simple smoothie recipe for the first smoothie saturday of the year!

Ingredients:
2 & half cups of pineapple
200ml of coconut water
2 handfuls of kale
1 tbsp linseed mix

Just blend it all up and enjoy, this smoothie is tangy due to all the pineapple. If you want you can swap out some of the pineapple for frozen pineapple to keep it cool.

Linseed is packed with fibre to help with digestion and also omega 3, buy milled linseed because they have already been broken down, otherwise they won't be able to be digested easily!

I found it hard to find the seed and coconut water in the UK but you can go to Holland and Barrett, or alternatively go to Aldi, they now sell different types of linseed mixes in the cereal section and they have just started supplying coconut water!

I also advise you not to have more than 2 tablespoons of linseed

Candy Cane & White Chocolate Chip Cookies!

So Christmas day has passed and you've probably over eaten, especially all of the biscuits and chocolates which you weren't allowed to open until the big day had arrived!

But you still have food left and if your house is anything like in my house then candy canes are usually the last to go, so I have a recipe to help use them up. To make this easier I have kept the recipe similar to the christmas spice cookies.

Ingredients:

100g of butter

140g brown sugar

1 tbsp golden syrup

1 egg

200g plain flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 pinch of salt

1 tsp of vanilla extract

200g white chocolate chips
2 candy canes, any flavour you choose

Directions

First melt the butter, sugar and syrup, do this either in the microwave or in a pot over simmering water. Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees or gas mark 4

While the butter is melting, mix the flour, salt, baking powder and mixed spice together in a different bowl.

Next beat the egg into butter mixture, followed by the flour mixture.

Once the ingredients are mixed together put it in the fridge to cool down (it will stop the chocolate chips from melting)

Line 2 baking sheets with greaseproof paper.

Once the mix is cool, add half of the chocolate chips to the mix.

Put the  candy canes into a ziplock bag and crush them into smaller pieces

Next roll the mix into little balls and put them on the grease proof paper 

After press the remaining chips into the top, not to hard, just enough to hold them.

Next pop them in the oven, but not to high up because the chocolate will burn.

After the cookies have been in for about 8 minutes add the crushed candy to the top of the cookies and place them back into the oven for the remaining time

Bake for around 12-15 minutes, the cookies will darken in colour, but should still feel soft.

Once the cookies are finished out of the oven let them cool for a few minutes be for touching them, then transfer them to a cooling rack!

I hope you guys all had a good christmas!

Christmas Spice Cookies!

Christmas is stressful, do you guys think christmas is stressful? So sorry for the lack of posts but iv got all christmas stuff going on, as well as being piled over with college work and trying to get my university application finished.

Any way lets get started with the cookies, and just so you know the cookies will make you kitchen smell amazing!

Ingredients:
100g butter
140g brown sugar
1 table spoon of golden syrup
1 egg
200g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1 pinch of salt
3 tsp of mix spices

Directions:

• First melt the butter, sugar and syrup, do this either in the microwave or in a pot over simmering water. Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees or gas mark 4
• While the butter is melting, mix the flour, salt, baking powder and mixed spice together in a different bowl.
• Next beat the egg into butter mixture, followed by the flour mixture.
• Line 2 baking sheets with greaseproof paper.
• Next roll the mix into little balls and put them on the grease proof paper and put them in the oven
• Bake for around 12-15 minutes, the cookies will darken in colour, but should still feel soft.
• Once the cookies are finished out of the oven let them cool for a few minutes be for touching them, then transfer them to a cooling rack!

I didn't decorate them, because I didn't have time but you can decorate them anyway you want!

So thats it for today! Thanks for reading guys, have a good christmas!!!