Granolas Bard

 Homemade Granola Bars 

2 1/2 cups  old fashioned rolled oats

1/2 cup whole almonds, coarsely chopped (toasted) 

1/3 cup  pure honey

1/4 cup  unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

1/2 cup  dried cranberries, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees - line  baking pan with parchment paper 

  Toast Almond and Oats in the oven for a few minutes- set aside. Combine the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla extract and the salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until butter melts, the mixture is bubbling and the sugar completely dissolves.

Pour the butter mixture into the bowl with toasted oats and almonds. Mix well. Let cool about 5 minutes, and then add the cranberries and a 1/4 cup of the mini chocolate chips. Stir to combine. 

Transfer the oat mixture to the prepared pan, and then use a rubber spatula or damp finger tips to firmly press the mixture into the pan. 

Scatter the remaining 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips over the pressed granola mixture, and then use a rubber spatula to gently press them into the top. Cover then refrigerate for at least 2 hours or freeze for about 30 minutes. Remove the block of granola mixture from pan then peel away the foil or parchment. Cut into 12 bars.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

 

 Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• ¾ cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Ice Cream Sandwiches

• Chocolate chip cookies
• ½ gallon Vanilla Ice Cream
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat on medium speed the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about four minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl when necessary. Add the egg and vanilla. Beat until combined, 20 to 30 seconds.
• With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the dough. Careful not to over beat. With a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
• Scoop about 2 tablespoons of cookie dough, shape into a ball, and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Press down on the dough slightly with your hand or back of a measuring cup. Repeat placing each ball of cookie dough about 1- to 2-inches apart. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the edges start to turn brown. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Transfer to the freezer for 20-30 minutes.

Ice Cream Sandwich Assembly

• Take one cookie and place a scoop of ice cream (about 1/4 cup) on the flat side of the cookie. Top with flat side of second cookie to make a sandwich.
• Place mini chocolate chips in a bowl or on plate. Roll sides of the sandwich in the chips. Serve immediately or wrap tightly in plastic wrap and freeze.

Bees Wax Lip Balm

 

The Complete Laymans Guide to Beeswax: Learn to Make Soap, Candles, Lotion Bar, Salve, Body Butter, Lipstick, Furniture Polish, Pet Care & More - 70+ Ways You Can Use Beeswax

Learn to make Soap, Candles, Lotion Bar, Salve, Body Butter, Lipstick, Furniture Polish, Pet Care & More

70+ Ways You Can Use Beeswax in Every Aspect of Your Life

If you ever wanted to learn the easiest and fastest way to use Beeswax and enjoy the all its benefits then this book is for you.

Why do most people make the switch to beeswax-based products? Why bother making your own products? Why bother sourcing high-quality Beeswax or using natural oils to create these things?

The biggest benefit is that it’s natural and far healthier than the commercial alternatives. Go ahead, look at the ingredient list of common household products, like lotion bars, sunscreen, hand creams, or even shoe polish. Do you know most of these ingredients? Can you even pronounce them or say what they are there for? Of course not – most of us can’t.

★ I wanted to use healthier ingredients.

Switching to a healthier, more natural alternative creates a better, healthier household. You don’t have to use products you can’t pronounce, and you don’t understand how they even work. If you want to learn how to improve nearly every aspect of your home and life, keep reading – I’m here to help you!

I’m not a beekeeper, and I’ve never even handled a beehive, though I have visited a few. I get my Beeswax from local farms that raise bees themselves.

★ Despite that, I consider myself somewhat of an expert on the topic.

For over 10 years, I’ve made numerous household products. I don’t want to say I was a hipster, but I was certainly ahead of the ‘all-natural, organic’ wave that we’re going through right now.

In truth, I was fed up with products I didn’t really understand and the high prices associated with them. I wanted a natural alternative, and there really weren’t many at the time. Studies were starting to come out about the harmful effects of many everyday items we all use, and I wanted something more.

Lip Balm : 

• 1 1 oz pure, food-grade beeswax
• 2 2 oz organic food-grade coconut oil
• 1 tsp organic food-grade almond oil

• Combine the beeswax, coconut oil, and almond oil and heat slowly in a double boiler over low heat until liquified, stirring often. Use your candy thermometer to ensure the heat doesn’t pass 180 degrees.
• Remove from heat and let the mixture cool slightly, then add the vitamin E oil (if in capsule form, puncture each capsule and squeeze in the contents).
• Stir the mixture for 5 minutes, then add the essential oil.
• Stir again, then pour into individual containers.
• Let the lip balm set overnight before adding labels/using.

Pumpkin Srub

 

ingredients

• 1 ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ cup ground coffee
• ¼ cup grapeseed oil
• 2 TBS almond oil
• 1 TBS jojoba oil
• 6 drops vitamin E (optional)
• 9 drops vanilla essential oil
• 5 drops cinnamon essential oil
• 2 drops ginger essential oil
• 2 drops lemon essential oil
• OR
• 18 drops Pumpkin Pie Essential oil blend (in place of the above 4 essential oils)

1. Combine sugar and coffee in a small mixing bowl and stir until combined
2. Make a well in the center of the mixture for the oil
3. Add the grapeseed, almond, jojoba oil and vitamin E
4. Add the essential oil directly on top of the oil puddle (the essential oils mix in easier with this trick!)
5. Stir everything until combined
6. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 months

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

 The perfect cake for my sons birthday dinner....

• 2 C AP flour
• 2 C Sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 C Sour Cream
• 2 Eggs
• 1 C butter
• 1 C Water
• 5 tablespoon unsweetened Cocoa powder

Icing

• 6 Tablespoon Milk
• 5 tablespoon unsweetened Cocoa powder
• 1/2 C butter
• 4 C confectioner sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan.

Make cake: Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat in sour cream and eggs. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in water and cocoa powder. Bring mixture to a boil then remove from the heat. Allow to cool slightly, then stir cocoa mixture into the flour and egg mixture until blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out . About 20 minutes.

While the cake is baking, make icing: Combine milk, cocoa powder, and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla, then fold in walnuts, mixing until blended. Spread icing over warm cake.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

 

 Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• ¾ cups brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Ice Cream Sandwiches

• Chocolate chip cookies
• ½ gallon Vanilla Ice Cream
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat on medium speed the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about four minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl when necessary. Add the egg and vanilla. Beat until combined, 20 to 30 seconds.
• With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the dough. Careful not to over beat. With a wooden spoon or rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
• Scoop about 2 tablespoons of cookie dough, shape into a ball, and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Press down on the dough slightly with your hand or back of a measuring cup. Repeat placing each ball of cookie dough about 1- to 2-inches apart. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the edges start to turn brown. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Transfer to the freezer for 20-30 minutes.

Ice Cream Sandwich Assembly

• Take one cookie and place a scoop of ice cream (about 1/4 cup) on the flat side of the cookie. Top with flat side of second cookie to make a sandwich.
• Place mini chocolate chips in a bowl or on plate. Roll sides of the sandwich in the chips. Serve immediately or wrap tightly in plastic wrap and freeze.

Diy Kool Aid Lip gloss

Diy Lip Balm 

1/4 C beeswax

2 Tablespoon  Coconut oil

1/2 tsp almond oil

Kool-aid for color 

Melt wax  in double boiler or in the microwave. Add in oils. Stir.   Stir in  Kool-aid for color.. Then place in containers to harden. My containers from Hobby Lobby.  

DIY Rose Water

1 cup rose petals

1 cup dried rose petals

5 Cups distilled water

Add to sauce pan and bring to boil. Turn off and let seep for an hour. When cool bottle. 

Honey Bread

 

• 1 3/4 cups warm water (100- 110 F)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (not instant)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 ½ teaspoons salt
• 5 ¾-6 ¼ cups bread flour

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add warm water, and honey. Stir until honey is dissolved. Sprinkle in the yeast. Let stand for 10 minutes. The mixture will get foamy and bubbly as the yeast proofs.

2. Fit the mixer with the dough hook and add the melted butter, egg, and salt. Mix until smooth.

3. Add flour slowly, about 1 cup at a time. The dough should stick slightly to your finger when touched, but not be overly sticky.

4. Knead for 7 minutes.

 Put the dough in a greased bowl and turn dough over to coat all the dough and cover tightly with plastic wrap or place a kitchen towel over the top. Let rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes-1 hour, until doubled.

6. Punch down the dough gently and divide in half. (I use a kitchen scale to divide in half equally.) Sprinkle flour on the countertop and press each piece of dough into a long rectangle about 8-inches wide; roll it up, pressing on the seams, and pinching the final seam together. Repeat with remaining dough. Place the dough, seam side down, into two lightly greased bread pans. (8 ½ x 4 ½ bread pans)

7. Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap or a thin kitchen towel and let rise until doubled and the dough has risen about 1/2-inch above the top rim of the pan, about 30-40 minutes.

8. While the loaves are rising, preheat the oven to 350.

9. Bake 29-32 minutes, or the loaves are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. (It should be an internal temperature of 190-200 degrees F.) Remove to a cooling rack and spread butter on top. Optional, sprinkle with a little salt. Cool before slicing.

Bees Wax Lip Balm

 

The Complete Laymans Guide to Beeswax: Learn to Make Soap, Candles, Lotion Bar, Salve, Body Butter, Lipstick, Furniture Polish, Pet Care & More - 70+ Ways You Can Use Beeswax

Learn to make Soap, Candles, Lotion Bar, Salve, Body Butter, Lipstick, Furniture Polish, Pet Care & More

70+ Ways You Can Use Beeswax in Every Aspect of Your Life

If you ever wanted to learn the easiest and fastest way to use Beeswax and enjoy the all its benefits then this book is for you.

Why do most people make the switch to beeswax-based products? Why bother making your own products? Why bother sourcing high-quality Beeswax or using natural oils to create these things?

The biggest benefit is that it’s natural and far healthier than the commercial alternatives. Go ahead, look at the ingredient list of common household products, like lotion bars, sunscreen, hand creams, or even shoe polish. Do you know most of these ingredients? Can you even pronounce them or say what they are there for? Of course not – most of us can’t.

★ I wanted to use healthier ingredients.

Switching to a healthier, more natural alternative creates a better, healthier household. You don’t have to use products you can’t pronounce, and you don’t understand how they even work. If you want to learn how to improve nearly every aspect of your home and life, keep reading – I’m here to help you!

I’m not a beekeeper, and I’ve never even handled a beehive, though I have visited a few. I get my Beeswax from local farms that raise bees themselves.

★ Despite that, I consider myself somewhat of an expert on the topic.

For over 10 years, I’ve made numerous household products. I don’t want to say I was a hipster, but I was certainly ahead of the ‘all-natural, organic’ wave that we’re going through right now.

In truth, I was fed up with products I didn’t really understand and the high prices associated with them. I wanted a natural alternative, and there really weren’t many at the time. Studies were starting to come out about the harmful effects of many everyday items we all use, and I wanted something more.

Lip Balm : 

• 1 1 oz pure, food-grade beeswax
• 2 2 oz organic food-grade coconut oil
• 1 tsp organic food-grade almond oil

• Combine the beeswax, coconut oil, and almond oil and heat slowly in a double boiler over low heat until liquified, stirring often. Use your candy thermometer to ensure the heat doesn’t pass 180 degrees.
• Remove from heat and let the mixture cool slightly, then add the vitamin E oil (if in capsule form, puncture each capsule and squeeze in the contents).
• Stir the mixture for 5 minutes, then add the essential oil.
• Stir again, then pour into individual containers.
• Let the lip balm set overnight before adding labels/using.

Love your Pet day

 

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

• • 3 cups all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour or flour substitute 
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten ( egg allergy :egg substitute) 
  • 1 C peanut Butter 
  • ⅓ to ½ cup water

  Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Mix flour, eggs, peanut butter  and water in a large bowl, forming a stiff dough with your hands. Add more water if necessary.
  • Dust surface with flour. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough about ¼ inch thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut into shapes (or use a pizza cutter wheel or knife to cut into small strips).
  • Place onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through.
  • Cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

  I use this recipe and substitute at will.  Sweet potatoes or pumpkin works great instead of peanut butter. I have but part oatmeal  and part flour too.  
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Krewe de Chien

 Welcome to February on my blog. Lets  celebrate Mardi Gras!  With a fun family parade that rolls on Saturday in Lafayette that supports Local Rescue groups. 

 King of  the Parade : 

Some family dog bisciuts...

• • 3 cups all-purpose flour or who
    le wheat flour or flour substitute 
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten ( egg allergy :egg substitute) 
  • 1 C peanut Butter 
  • ⅓ to ½ cup water

  Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Mix flour, eggs, peanut butter  and water in a large bowl, forming a stiff dough with your hands. Add more water if necessary.
  • Dust surface with flour. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough about ¼ inch thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut into shapes (or use a pizza cutter wheel or knife to cut into small strips).
  • Place onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through.
  • Cool on a wire rack. Once cooled, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

  I use this recipe and substitute at will.  Sweet potatoes or pumpkin works great instead of peanut butter. I have but part oatmeal  and part flour too. 

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