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The large-scale conglomeration of my favourite pie dough, my mom's Apple Square topping and a new apple pie filling I whipped up with a blend of Pyure stevia baking blend, regular sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch. The kids tomorrow will be surprised!
Chocolate cupcakes made with coconut oil, vanilla frosting made with coconut oil.
I am so well pleased with my coconut oil experimentation.
I made vanilla frosting incorporating coconut oil. It is not purely coconut oil, but rather a combination of butter, Crisco®, and Tropical Traditions® black label coconut oil.
The moon pies and cupcakes are boxed cake mix which is incredibly inexpensive. I divided the box in half by weight and made two batches, one with coconut oil and one with vegetable oil. The batch with coconut oil won hands down.
Cupcakes at altitude is a bit of a trick. You can not get a straightforward answer on this by searching the internet. Most recommendations are to add a few tablespoons flour and to increase the eggs. I just backed off from the water instead of adding flour. I oiled the pans with coconut oil and used a scant tablespoon of batter per cup. This turned out to be too much. Pictured above are the coconut oil batches using a tablespoon of batter. Later batches used a teaspoon of batter. Made with vegetable oil, they all collapsed.
The moon pies were made with a coconut oil and a tablespoon of batter. I dropped the batter on Silpat®. I should have used only a teaspoon and even denser batter. Oh well. Next time.
For the record, this frosting is not an improvement over commercial frosting, IMHO. But I'm not giving up. It occurs to me buttermilk, or cream cheese would be an improvement. I collected a dozen recipes and averaged the amounts. All the recipes I collected said, "This is the best!" They're not. It's a bit too saccharine to suit me. Another thing I learned; the bowl of my Bosch mixer sits atop the motor which gets hot. It doesn't do to blend saturated fats for much longer than a few minutes. It melts the fat, and that doesn't do. I had to re-chill it and fluff again. Although the coconut oil is very stable at room temperature, it hardens more than butter when chilled. It's fun.
Still, after all I've read on high altitude baking, cakes, cupcakes etc., and the difficulties encountered by bakers, I must say, coconut oil appears to be the perfect ingredient to control results. I melted it to liquify the fat before mixing it in.
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Photos for post to Blogger blogspot, Things wot I Made Then Ate
The ice bucket is awesome because we had just ruined 2 of our insulated ones by putting them both into the dishwasher. This metal Budweiser one is larger than any ice bucket we have owned, but it still fits in our freezer.
Carolyn is trying to grow her hair out, and she heard that coconut oil is good for conditioning the ends, so she put it on her wishlist.
The bubblegum vodka was very tasty. We had some at our pre-New Year's Eve party.
We got Rummikub, which we've wanted since playing it at Cape Cod! And Left-Center-Right, which we've wanted since playing it at one of Brad & Mandy's parties!
The celebrity pop-up book is entertaining, but broke upon first use like pop-up books oft do.
The spinning light was actually needed, because we were almost considering buying another one for ourselves. However, the lightbulb is so dim that it barely does anything. Once it burns out, we will see about replacing it with a brighter bulb.
Carolyn got Clint a new electric shaver, since the beard trimmer on his no longer worked, so he had been using 2 different devices (hair trimmer + electric razor) to shave. Now he can go back to using one device.
Foot Rubz - is for Clint's chronic foot pain.
Christmas gifts, Christmas presents, DVD, Kryptonite, Left Center Right dice game, Rummikub board game, bookends, bubblegum vodka, camping, coconut oil, crocs purse, dish towels, electric razor, flamingo skeleton lawn ornament, foot massager, glasses, glowstick, ice bucket, popup, shotglasses, skulls, spinning light.
movie: Angels And Demons.
downstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
December 27, 2011.
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Thanks for the gifts!
Rhassoul Clay w Castille Polka Dots
Rhassoul Clay with Castille Polka Dots - Great for shaving or a face bar.
This bar was made with Olive, Coconut, Palm, Soybean and Africa's Best Oil with Ginsing. Have you ever seen Africa's Best Oils? They are originally for thicker, richer, ethnic hair and loaded with great stuff like:
Soy Bean Oil, Walnut Seed Oil, Kiwi Fruit Extract, Olive Fruit Oil, Castor Seed Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Carrot Seed Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Safflower Oil, Calendula Extract, Yarrow Extract, Cucumber Extract, Carrageenan Extract, Ginseng Extract, Sage Extract, Comfrey Extract, Aloe Extract, and Fragrance.
All good and all natural! The scent is a light very pleasant almost baby powdery type. I like it a lot.
Here's a little bit about Rhassoul Clay from one of my favorite websites www.mountainroseherbs.com:
"Rhassoul clay is a truly exquisite Spa quality clay from ancient deposits unearthed from the fertile Atlas mountains of Morocco where it has been used for over 1400 years as a skin conditioner, soap, and shampoo. This clay has a long history, and was used in ancient Rome and Egypt by those of nobility. Rhassoul is a mineral rich, reddish/brown clay that blends extremely well with water making its application to the face and skin a smooth and delightful experience. Today, upscale spas and resorts across the globe utilize the toning and enriching benefits offered by Rhassoul clay. It is very high in trace minerals such as silica, magnesium, iron, calcium, potassium and sodium, making it truly one of the finest treasures for pampering your skin. Because of the high mineral content, astringent properties, and absorption properties, Rhassoul clay is a wonderful and effective clay for cleansing, detoxification, and for general skin care treatments. In clinical tests, Rhassoul has been shown to be effective on skin elasticity, clogged pores, removes dead skin layers, removed surface oil from skin, improves skin clarity and appearance, and reduces flakiness and dryness of both the scalp and skin. Try using Rhassoul clay in soap recipes, facial masks, body wraps, clay packs, shampoos, and conditioners for a luxurious and decadent experience."
It's good to let your soap air out between uses for a longer lasting bar. Store your handmade soaps in a cool dry place letting them breathe. I cut mine in quarters to make them last longer :-) and this way I can use a different soap everyday - yay me!
Hand crafted soaps are so good for your skin. No added chemicals and all the natural glycerin is retained. I'll never go back to buying store bought chemically infiltrated soaps.
Allergies? Please read the listed ingredients. Thank you.
::ingredients::
Coconut Olive Soy Palm
Africa's Best with Ginsing
Rhassoul Clay
Lye H2O
If you (or your kids) love PB&J sandwiches at lunch but nuts are a no-go at school or work, try this nut and peanut free, gluten free, soy free and vegan spread on for size! It has all the delicious roasted flavour of the original but with less fat and minimal allergens to worry about. You can even bake and cook with it!
www.yummysmells.ca/2014/04/homemade-roasted-peabutter-toa...
With ingredients like Safflower Oil, Shea Butter, Vitamins A, C and E and a Botanical Extract blend of Chamomile, Comfrey, Cucumber and Aloe, our ultra moisturizing Paraben Free Hand and Body Lotion is sheer luxury for your skin.
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Scent Choices Leave In buyers notes at end of transaction:
~Water Lily & Jasmine
The complex combination of succulent water lilies and jasmine with unique notes of tangerine and orange. Excellent fragrance!
~Passionflower & Acai Berry
A perfectly, feminine accord, with just the right touch of tropical fruits to provide its uniqueness. A gorgeous combination of Island Passion Flower, Red Currant, and Mandarin, Acai Berries, Sweet Plumeria, Green Leaves, Hawaiian Jasmine, Amber, and Orange Flowers.
~Basil, Sage, Mint:
A garden fresh medley of basil leaves, clary sage and peppermint sprigs accented by hints of citrus zests, fresh spring flowers, and soft, soothing musk.
~Oatmeal,Milk & Honey:
The wonderful fresh aroma of hawthorne, with nuances of creamy French vanilla, soy milk and a base note of nutty almond.
~Hot Buttered Rum:
imply wonderful! This fragrance begins with top notes of rum and is complimented with base notes of creamy buttery toffee.
~Vanilla Frosting:
A sweet, sugary aroma of fresh vanilla beans.
~Pink Sugar Type:
Our rendition of Pink Sugar Type. A fruity blend of cotton candy, lemon drops, caramel and raspberry jam on a dry down of musks.
~SoCal:
You will love our version of the very popular Hollister perfume. SoCal is the scent of Southern California. Casual, pretty, and ultimately sexy, this Hollister perfume truly embodies the energy of the coast. Sweet melon scents, blended beautifully.
~Cappuccino Brulee:
Fresh coffee and warm sweet crème brulee come together to make this a heavenly delight for coffee lovers
~Fresh Pear:
This is the best pear scent ever. Strong, sweet and totally a mouth watering delight!
~Black Cherry:
Strong, dark & full bodied aroma of ripened sweet black cherries.
~Almond:
A fresh, true almond aroma reminiscent of Jergen's lotion.
~Red Delicious Apple:
Absolutely the best apple scent you will find! Strong and true, Red delicious apple fragrance is simply amazing!
~Sandalwood:
A woody bouquet of cedar and sandalwood with rose and jasmine.
~Teakwood:
A rich teakwood scent mixed with oriental floral notes. Undertones of mossy amber, sandalwood and acacia.
~Fig & Melon:
Fresh melon sweetened by the touch of fig. Once you try this you will be hooked
~Coach Type Perfume:
Notes include green mandarin, guava, violet petals, water lily, genet flower, honey, orange flower, mimosa, jasmine, sandalwood, amber wood and vanilla) is eminently wearable. The opening is fruity, the heart is honeyed floral notes given a slightly aquatic bent by the water lily, and the base is a pale, cool woody musk.
Tried a new recipe, these are very tasty. You can either make these raw or cooked. They have all sorts of goodies in them, I just love these!
An updated, scaled back version of my original Soy Awesome Cookies (yummysmells.ca/2007/11/baking-cookies-sneeky-sneeky.html), these vegan cookies are filled with flavour on all angles: from the pudding mix to the maca powder, barley flour and coconut oil. They are a hit with everyone (especially kids), and nobody will know there’s tofu in them either!
www.yummysmells.ca/2015/03/soy-awesome-cookies-20-beantas...
Alimentation cru ( absolument délicieux ) food raw ( absolutely delicious )
Boules de « pâte à biscuits » superaliments (Jess Michael)
(extrait du livre Cru de Kate Wood)
390 g (13 oz) de vos noix préférées, trempées au moins pendant ½ heure (les noix de cajou et les amandes constituent un bon mélange)
45 ml (3 c. à soupe) de beurre de noix de coco (ou huile de noix de coco)
120 g (4 oz) de raisins secs
60 g (2 oz) de dattes juteuses fraîches
15 ml (1 c. à soupe) de cannelle
Graines d’une gousse de vanille
2,5 ml (1/2 c. à thé) de sel fin de l’Himalaya/de l’Atlantique (facultatif)
60 g (2 oz) de baies du lyciet (goji) (facultatives mais recommandées)
60 ml (1/4 tasse) de poudre de chocolat cru/copeaux de fèves de cacao cru moulues
45 ml (3 c. à soupe) de nectar d’agave ou plus au goût (facultatif)
Faire fondre le beurre ou l’huile de noix de coco à feu doux. Ajoutez tous les ingrédients dans votre robot culinaire et mélangez jusqu’à l’obtention d’une pâte. Goûtez pour vérifier si elle est assez sucrée et si la texture convient. Vous pouvez ajouter du nectar d’agave ou de l’huile de noix de coco si vous voulez un meilleur mélange. Confectionnez les boules. On peut les rouler dans la noix de coco. Garder réfrigéré.
J’ai réfrigéré la pâte avant de faire des boules dans la paume des mains, cela facilite l’opération.
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Balls "cookie dough" superfoods (Jess Michael)
(excerpt from the book by Kate Wood Raw)
390 g (13 oz) of your favorite nuts, soaked for at least ½ hour (cashews and almonds are a good mix)
45 ml (3 tbsp) butter, coconut (or coconut oil)
120 g (4 oz) raisins
60 g (2 oz) fresh juicy dates
15 ml (1 tbsp) cinnamon
Seeds of a vanilla bean
2.5 ml (1 / 2 teaspoon) of salt from the Himalayas / Atlantic (optional)
60 g (2 oz) of berries wolfberry (goji) (optional but recommended)
60 ml (1 / 4 cup) of raw chocolate powder / chips cocoa beans raw ground
45 ml (3 tbsp) of agave nectar or more to taste (optional)
Melt butter or coconut oil over low heat. Add all the ingredients in your food processor and mix until a paste. Taste to see if it is pretty sweet and the texture if necessary. You can add agave nectar or coconut oil if you want a better mix. Sew the balls. We can roll in coconut. Keep refrigerated.
I refrigerated the dough before making the balls in the palms, it facilitates the operation.
Commentaires et favoris
A modification of these cookies: www.flickr.com/photos/reid-bee/9213305642/ which were in turn an adaptation from wearychef.com/2013/06/24/ricotta-cookies-with-nutella-swirl/. These are tender cookies made with homemade ricotta, ground coffee bean brittle, stevia and spelt flour, then rolled thin and spread with a mixture of caramel sauce, almond butter and slivered almonds. Perfect with a cup o' joe!
www.yummysmells.ca/2015/02/caramel-almond-latte-ricotta-c...
Testimonial by: instagram.com/mysticmoonlight
Date: Jun 02 2014
So I'm on a #journey to getting back my #longhair last year I chap off a lot of my hair was happy for a few weeks but after that few weeks I was mad grr I use #coconutoil an #arganoil mostly every day on my hair it got longer as you can see but now I want it back all the way down to my back yass .. I looked up a lot of sites and saw lots of stars talking about #hairfinity how it got there hair long and #healthy so I got me a bottle can't wait to see how it works :) and may I say shipping was fast and the package it came in was so pretty
Recipe is located at: Free Coconut Recipes Gluten Free fried fish with organic brown rice and lemon wedges. Organic gluten free coconut flour is used for the breading. Prepared by Sarah Shilhavy. Photo by Jeremiah Shilhavy.
Testimonial by: instagram.com/crown_jewell
Date: Jun 25 2014
LOVING my @hairfinity journey! The pics on the right are before, and the left is after just 1 month of co-washing & taking these vitamins— I've noticed much more length and strength! Cheers to being all about the #hairfinity #greenjuice #water #exercise and vegan #coconutoil life!! #hair#naturalhair #teamnatural #naturalbeauty
This Corona Lime polka dot soap is made with real beer! Nothing but the goodness of beer, beer, beer in here. Beer is good for your skin and hair. To the top I've added lime fragrance oil and enriched the whole darn thing with shea butter, liquid glycerin, castor oil and avocado oil! Full of moisturizing goodness :-)
You will receive one bar of appoximately 4.5+ ounces.
I use my soap as shampoo bars as well. It's a fun way to get clean from head to toe in one fell swoop ~ schwooosh! I then use a (very light) jojoba oil, shea butter and avocado butter mixture about every three days. I have very long, curly, unmanageable, frizzy, gnarly hair... and it actually pleases me. Not to mention no chemicals left to leech their way into my scalp! See how I smile in my pic? All because of natural remedies :-)
My method: Lather up a wash cloth really REALLY good and squeeze it out onto your hair. This is easier then trying to lather your hands and then transfer. Scrub it up and use the remainder for your body. Close your eyes for the hair part though - or ouch! Then rinse and you are all done. You've saved water, time and smell great too. Ah…
*I only use my 'plain' soap bars for shampoo bars. I don't use any soaps that have clay, or oatmeal, coffee, poppy seeds, flowers, herbs… etc. You get the picture right? I don't want anything leftover hanging around making me look silly.
It's good to let your soap air out between uses for a longer lasting bar. Store your handmade soaps in a cool dry place letting them breathe. I cut mine in quarters to make them last longer :-) and this way I can use a different soap everyday - yay me!
Hand crafted soaps are so good for your skin. No added chemicals and all the natural glycerin is retained. I'll never go back to buying store bought chemically infiltrated soaps.
Allergies? Please read the listed ingredients. Thank you.
::ingredients::
Coconut Olive Soy Palm
Avocado Castor Corn Canola Sweet Almond
Shea Butter Liquid Glycerin
Lye H2O
Corona Beer
Lime Fragrance Oil
Green Oxide
Dark cocoa powder is a natural with the flavour of sweet cherries, and a reduced cola syrup adds a little touch of nostalgia for those of us who grew up with the classic restaurant drink!
www.yummysmells.ca/2014/02/chocolate-cherry-coke-cupcakes...
Icing: www.yummysmells.ca/2014/02/cooked-vegan-cocoa-icing.html
Clear, unscented facial soaps in the shape of a sunflower. Made by my daughter with pure glycerin, organic pure virgin coconut oil and honey.
You can find this recipe for Seared Ahi Tuna Sandwich with Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise and Iceberg Lettuce, Asian Pear, and Avocado on a Pandesal Roll at our blog.
We encourage you to go visit for inspiration on your next sandwich, and leave us some feedback, we really want to know what you think.
Anders & Wendie
This is a recipe that comes from the Zoku Quick Pop Maker's blog. They are super, super tasty and the homemade magic shell just blew my mind. Who knew something so awesome could be made with only two ingredients (chocolate & coconut oil)!
For more yummy recipes, visit my blog, The Sweetest Kitchen...
Refined coconut oil. No taste, no smell, great for cooking.
Meer lezen over kokosolie? Klik hier: www.aziatische-ingredienten.nl/kokosolie
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Inspired by Donna Quan (the Toronto District School Board Director)'s Oatmeal Cookies, as seen in the Toronto Star, these are chewy, hearty cookies with less sugar and cholesterol than the originals, and more flavour too!
www.yummysmells.ca/2014/06/school-bus-oatmeal-raisin-cook...
Dairy-free chocolate ice cream, low carb, sugar-free, and sweetened naturally with stevia!
Recipe here:
healthyindulgences.blogspot.com/2009/01/healthy-chocolate...
Dark cocoa powder is a natural with the flavour of sweet cherries, and a reduced cola syrup adds a little touch of nostalgia for those of us who grew up with the classic restaurant drink!
www.yummysmells.ca/2014/02/chocolate-cherry-coke-cupcakes...
Icing: www.yummysmells.ca/2014/02/cooked-vegan-cocoa-icing.html
A raw chocolate cake containing coconut butter, raw chocolate powder, raw cacao butter, agave, goji berries, raw cashew nuts & almonds. There is a firm nut layer base & top as well as a chocolate mousse filling. Very delicious!
If you (or your kids) love PB&J sandwiches at lunch but nuts are a no-go at school or work, try this nut and peanut free, gluten free, soy free and vegan spread on for size! It has all the delicious roasted flavour of the original but with less fat and minimal allergens to worry about. You can even bake and cook with it!
www.yummysmells.ca/2014/04/homemade-roasted-peabutter-toa...