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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Spirulina Shots
This recipe is more for your health rather than your taste buds. Some of the health benefits include, natural detoxifier, helps control appetite, reduces inflammation, good for allergies, and it makes your hair skin and nails healthier.
Raw Muhammara Dip
You Will Need:
- 3 Red Peppers
- 1 Cup Walnuts
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
- 3/4 Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1/2 Teaspoon Sugar
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin
Process:
- Soak walnuts for 15 minutes and then rinse them out
- Cut up garlic
- Cut out the center and seed of the pepper
- Put all ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Watermelon Cooler
Please Note: This is a semi-time consuming recipe. No time estimates are available at this moment. All that I can really say is don't make this if you have plans on leaving your house.
You Will Need:
- 3 Cups Chopped Watermelon
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Mint Leaves
- 2 Cups White Grape Juice
- 2 Teaspoons Shredded Lime Peel
- 3/4 Cup Lime Juice
- 4 Cups Club Soda
Process
- Place watermelon in a blender/food processor
- Cover and blend until smooth
- Strain watermelon mixture
- In a large bowl combine sugar and mint
- Using the back of a wooden spoon, lightly crush mint by pressing it against the side of the bowl
- Add grape juice, lime peel, lime juice, and watermelon mixture Stir until sugar is dissolved
- Mix in club soda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFMpjh55dH8
Pineapple Coolers
Please note: This recipe is very time consuming do not make this if you have to be somewhere with in the next 15 minutes- half an hour.
You Will Need
- 1 Large Pineapple (Cut Into Pieces)
- 1 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Sprigs Rosemary
- 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
- 4 Cups Water
Process
- Put all of the pineapple chunk into a food processor/blender and blend thoroughly
- Pour into a large pot along with the water, sugar, and rosemary
- Stir a little and adjust your heat settings for medium-high/6-7
- Let it sit for about 15 minutes or until it starts simmering
- Strain the juice add the lemon juice and stir until well combined
- Set in refrigerator for about 30 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFMpjh55dH8
Strawberry Basil Lemonade
This is for multiple servings and it will take up a bit of space so make some room!
You Will Need
- 1 1/2 Quarts + 1 Cup Water
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Pound Strawberries
- 1 Cup Lemon Juice
- 1/4 Cup Basil (Not cut)
Process
- Cut all of the strawberries into fourths removing the stem
- Pour 1/2 cup water into a medium sauce pan
- Bring to a boil over high/7-8
- Once boiling add sugar and stir until dissolved
- Reduce heat to low/2-3
- Add strawberries and basil
- Let it simmer for about five minutes
- Strain the strawberry mixture into whatever you chose
- Add in the lemon juice and the rest of your water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SfUUGC2YkI
Orange Ginger Punch
CAUTION: Is very sweet and has an intense orange flavor
You Will Need
- 3 Cups Ginger Ale
- 4 Tablespoons Grenadine
- 4 Tablespoons Orange Juice (Even Better with NO PULP)
- 3 Scoops Orange Sherbet
Process
- Add your ingredients to a blender and blend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SfUUGC2YkI
Party Punch For One
This is recipe makes a really good party punch just make sure one cup is enough for 12! Portion sizes may vary.
You Will Need
- 1/2 Cup Club Soda (Per Serving)
- 1/2 Cup Grenadine (Per Serving)
- (Optional: Milk (Per Serving))
- (Optional: Mason Jars)
Process
- Pour the club soda into whatever you chose to use
- Add the grenadine until the liquid is bright red
- Add in ice (If you wish)
- (Optional: For an extra kick and in as much milk as you wish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSfCeKBlZUY
Apple Crisp Oatmeal
You Will Need
Oatmeal
- 1/2 Cup Water (Per Serving)
- 1/2 Cup Milk (Per Serving)
- 1/4 Cup Oatmeal (Per Serving)
- 1/4 Apple (Per Serving)
Topping
- 1/2 Cup Flour
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
Process
Oatmeal
- Mix together the water and the milk in a medium sauce pan
- Adjust heat settings to medium or around 5
- Let it sit until it comes to a simmer
- Add in oatmeal and mix until well combined
- Cooking times may vary check oatmeal package for instructions
- Cut apple into small pieces
- To quicken cook time cut the apple while oatmeal is cooking
- Add apple to oatmeal even if it's still cooking
- Mix in apple (so it isn't one big block of fruit)
- let it sit so the apples can soften a bit
Topping
- Add ingredients to a blender/food processor
- Blend until mostly incorporated/well combined
Putting it all together
- Pour oatmeal into a bowl and sprinkle topping on top
Friday, July 18, 2014
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
You Will Need
Bottom Layer
- 7 Ounces Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Eggs (Separated into yolks and whites)
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 6 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 Teaspoon Espresso Powder
Middle Layer
- 1 1/2 Cups Heavy Cream/Whipping Cream
- 1 Tablespoon Granulated Sugar (Regular sugar works well)
- 7 Ounces Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
- 5 Tablespoons Water
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
Top Layer
- 6 Ounces White Chocolate Chips
- 1, 1/2 Cups Heavy Cream/Whipping Cream (Separated in to 1 cup and a half cup)
- 1 Tablespoon Water
- 3/4 Teaspoon Flavorless Gelatin
Process
Bottom Layer
- Add chocolate chips, the espresso powder, and the butter
- Melt it in the microwave using 30 second segments
- Let it cool for about 3-5 minutes
- Does not have to be completely and entirely cooled
- Combine egg yolks and vanilla extract
- Combine chocolate mixture with the yolk mixture
- In a mixer, pour in egg whites and salt
- Using whisk attachment, whisk until frothy or about 30 seconds
- Take about half of the brown sugar and add it the combination
- Whisk again for about 30 seconds
- Add the remaining brown sugar and whisk for about another minute and a half
- Take about a third of the egg white mixture and combine with the chocolate mixture
- Do not use a mixer for this
- Once egg white mixture is mostly incorporated, add in the rest and use a folding type of mix
- Occasionally give it a quick whip (Semi-speedy stir)
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Grease a 9 inch (Diameter) Round cake pan, at least 3 inches high, with removable sides
- Pour in Mixture
- If the bottom of your pan is metal it should only need about 20 minutes or until risen in the center
- If it is glass it will need about 35-40 minutes
- Let it cool
- The middle should go down once it s cooled off
Middle Layer
- Heat up water in microwave for 90 seconds (1 minute 30 seconds)
- Hand whisk the cocoa powder and water together then set aside
- Transfer chocolate chips to a large heat proof bowl and melt in the microwave
- Use 60 second segments
- Put all of the heavy cream in a mixer with the sugar and salt
- Use whisk attachment
- Mix until well combined and looks light and fluffy
- Pour cocoa powder mixture into the melted chocolate
- Stir until combined
- Take a third of your heavy cream mixture and fold it into your chocolate combination
- Occasionally use a quick whip
- Once mostly incorporated add all of the heavy cream and fold until combined
- Occasionally use the quick whip
- Find a flat place in your refrigerator and place cream there until chilled
Top Layer
- Mix gelatin and water together
- Set aside for at least 5 minutes
- Heat up 1/2 cup heavy cream for 90 seconds (1 minute 30 seconds)-2 minutes
- Pour 1/2 cup heavy cream into the bowl of chocolate along with hardened gelatin
- Mix until smooth and chocolate has melted
- Take the remaining heavy cream and pour it into your mixer
- Mix until it looks light and fluffy and has doubled in size
- Take a third of your heavy cream and mix it into your chocolate combination
- Once mostly incorporated add all of the heavy cream and fold until combined
- Occasionally use the quick whip
Putting It All Together
- Spread the middle layer cream on top of the cake
- Let sit in refrigerator
- Top Layer is runny and can be easily poured on top
- Place back in refrigerator for about a hour
- (Optional: buy a chocolate bar from a store and find a cheese grate and shred some chocolate on top)
Updates
Just Somethings To Know
If you didn't notice I did take down all of my posts and they will be coming back up one at a time. I was publishing all of my recipes in one day and I don't have any left. So as I search for more, I will be re-posting everything, one recipe per day. Also, I do not own any of the recipe I thought you should know the names of the girls are Brittani, Meghan, and Kalel. I don't know what I would do if they weren't born, I probably wouldn't have this blog. If you don't want to search through the playlist however I will be putting the links tho the videos at the bottom of the page. So, that's everything but make sure you check out their channels they do pretty amazing things and I hope you enjoyed. Bye
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