Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Mixed Drink: Pink Raspberry Margarita


I’ve had a bottle of Tequila Rose in my fridge for as long as I can remember, so I went out onto the internet in search of a drink with Tequila Rose in it.  What makes this drink a margarita is the tequila and the rimming with sugar.  I’ve always had margaritas with salt and typically frozen.  I’ve never had a creamy one.  Now I have. 
This drink is delicious!  It’s sweet but has a small tequila taste.  I’m so glad that I found it!

Ingredients:
1 oz Tequila 
1 oz Tequila Rose 
½ oz Chambord 
2 ½ oz Cream 
Dash of Grenadine 
Sugar



Directions:
Pour all of the liquid ingredients into a shaker with ice and mix. 
Wet the rim of the glass with water and roll it in the sugar.
Pour the mix into the glass and serve. 

Options: Garnish with Raspberries.

Enjoy!
xx 


Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Mixed Drink: Peanut Butter and Jelly Shot


Hey there!  Today I have a very simple alcoholic shot for you today!  I always love experimenting with different types of alcohol, and while looking for more drinks to try I stumbled upon this one.  

Ingredients:
1 oz Hazelnut Liqueur 
1 oz Raspberry Liqueur 
½ oz Butterscotch Schnapps 

Directions: 
Add all of the ingredients to a shaker and shake for a few seconds.  Pour into a shot glass and enjoy! 


If you get past the slight alcohol taste this shot actually does taste just like a PB&J.  It's really good.   

xx 

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Crest Be Creative Toothpaste Review:


Around the same time I found the free sample of the garnier fruits marvelous oil, I found out about a website that sends you products to review no matter your follower amount.   This site is called Bzzagent.com.  I signed up, not really expecting too much, because sometimes sites like this ignore you forever.  It took a month to get my first offer, which I denied because it was for dog food that my picky dog refuses to eat.  Then about a week or two later, I got this offer.  
In the mail I got three Crest toothpastes from their Be Creative line.  The flavors of them are quite interesting.  I’m a very strict spearmint girl, always have been.  Even in gum.  So when I was reading their flavors, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into.  There is Vanilla Mint Spark,   Lime Spearmint Zest, and Mint Chocolate Trek.  
The toothpaste itself says that it cleans, fights cavities, whitens, and freshens breath.  I’m assuming it does all of that.  It does clean, I haven’t been using it long enough to even for the cavity fighting and whitening to start, and it does freshen breath.  If it didn’t, I don’t think you could call it toothpaste. 
Each box has a different description; Be Inspired: Arouse your senses where the serenity of vanilla meets the exhilaration of cool peppermint.   Be Adventurous: Explore outside your boundaries with a touch of smooth chocolate infused with refreshing mint.  Be Dynamic: Energize your morning with a bold burst of lime topped off with bright spearmint.   I found them to been inviting. 
The first one I tried was the Vanilla Mint Spark.  Vanilla is one of my favorite flavors, so I thought that this one should be first.  It was pretty good.  I was expecting some fake vanilla flavor, but it was pretty legit tasting.  I think this one is definitely my favorite.   It has the perfect distinction of vanilla and mint, neither over power the other.  I love it. 
The second one I tried was the Mint Chocolate Trek.   I wasn’t too sure about this one, because I’m not a fan of mint chocolate anything.  So I was a little bit hesitant.  The paste itself has little brown spots in it, I thought that looked cool.  I didn’t even get to finish brushing my teeth, not because of the flavor, but because my mouth started feeling like little pins were being stuck all over my mouth.  I’m assuming I’m allergic to one of the ingredients that in this one, but not the vanilla one.  I just don’t know.   Before that started happening the flavor was fine.  The chocolate was a little strong, but you know when you don’t like something it always stands out?  I think it’s because of that.  The chocolate flavor is also fake tasting, it taste like chocolate lip balm.   I’m not a fan of this one, and won’t be purchasing this one in the future.
Last but not least, I tried the Lime Spearmint Zest.   I assumed that I would like this one because of the spearmint, but not 100% like it because of the lime but,  I really like this one.  It was a little scary because it does have a few of the same ingredients as the mint chocolate, but thankfully it didn't have the same effects. The paste looks sparkly and I love anything with a shimmer to it.  The lime is not over powering, it tastes amazing, and it doesn’t feel like I’m brushing my teeth with razor blades so what ever the same ingredients are in this one are not what bother me.
These toothpastes are very interesting and I didn’t think that I would have liked any of them and it turns out that I do.  I’m probably going to be buying bigger tubes of the vanilla mint spark and the lime spearmint zest.  I’m going to give the chocolate mint trek to my sister to see if she has the same reaction to it, and if not see if she likes it better than myself. 

xx 

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Recipe: Strawberry-banana Bread:



My mom showed me this recipe the other day and originally it was just strawberry bread, but we had an older banana that we needed to get rid of, so we just threw it into the mix.  You could do the same, or you could just keep to the strawberries.  Also, I used self-rising flour so I did not include the salt while I was making it. 

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
¾ cup sugar 
½  tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon 
½ tsp baking soda 
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup vegetable oil 
1 ¼ cups mashed strawberries



Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease an 8 by 4 inch glass loaf pan with cooking spray.



Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda in a bowl. 

Mash up the strawberries and banana. 


Lightly beat eggs.


Add the eggs and the oil, then the mashed strawberries and banana.

 Mix them all together to make a light pink mix.


Transfer to the loaf pan and bake for 75 minutes.


I like to heat my slice up and then top with butter, but my sister and mom like to add cream cheese.  Both ways are pretty tasty!
Enjoy!
xx