On occasion for a weekend treat I love to go for a classic Chocolate croissant and a latte from our delicious french bakery in town. This morning we picked up some plain croissants and decided to add our own  combination  of savoury bacon, basil and brie. Croissants can win the heart of anyone and with this tasty combination, it could be easily welcomed as a sunday ritual.

{Croissants should be flakey, light and have that special crackle sound when you bite into them}

{Slice the croissants in half, melt the brie in the oven and add your bacon and basil to finish}

{enjoy!}

On my quest for health and wellness I have tried very hard to drink commercial coconut water. Despite  knowing all the health benefits  I just could not choke it down. It wasn’t until I saw a Maui surf babe drinking from a real coconut that I attempted to try it again. I stopped at a roadside stand with a truck filled with coconuts and a man with a machete cutting them fresh. I was surprised how much I enjoyed the refreshing water and after a full day spent in the sun and in the salty ocean I felt as if I was instantly recovered! My skin is going to love me now:) xx

I love how versatile muffins are. You can tweak a basic recipe into anything you feel like at the moment. Today I felt like mixed berry muffins! We are low on flour so I looked pulled out my healthy muffin recipe. I’ve made these before with quinoa and they were also delicious! Baking also helped to heat up our basement suite so that was another bonus! : )

Popcorn is one of my all time favorite indulgences. Traditionally I would pop it for an evening of movie watching, since finding this recipe I have enjoyed it as a mid-day snack. It is soooo tasty and even healthy, I can’t wait to try more flavours! Ingredients list and directions below!

Ingredients: 3 tbsp coconut oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric, 1/4 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon curry powder, 2 dashes of hot sauce, 1 galon of popcorn

Directions: Melt the coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat; stir in the garlic, turmeric, curry powder, and cumin; keep over heat 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 minute more. Add the hot sauce and pour over the popcorn. Serve immediately.

Normally I have a hard time drinking green tea, with lots of fresh mint I find it so much tastier and have been sipping on this for the past few days! All you need to do is add a green tea bag to boiling water, add in some mint leaves and let it all steep for a couple minutes. You can add some cane sugar or honey if you find it too bitter, I find the mint really  helps keep things fresh! Enjoy!

This is my go to smoothie when I need a healthy boost of vitamins, its also a skin saviour! This has about four handfulls of spinach yet it tastes nothing like it, so if the colour is putting you off you could add blueberries to make it a little less green! hope you like it!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup greek yogurt.

1 banana

5 ice cubes

a splash of almond milk

1 tablespoon of peanut butter

1 teaspoon of vinilla

four handfulls of spinach

Directions: Mix all ingredients together a blender and enjoy!

Warm blueberry sauce over hot-off-the-press waffles and freshly brewed coffee is a marvellous way to begin the day! Micah and I collaborated to make this late breakfast one morning during my break. It was so nice to wake up slowly and enjoy a lazy breakfast at home, sweet home!

Scones are good on any occasion, since valentines day is coming up I thought it  would  be necessary take them to a whole new level by making chocolate-chocolate chip scones. If you really want to go full on you can even get a heart shaped cookie cutter and go with the “heart” theme. Anyone will appreciate them and they are especially enjoyable with a coffee beverage! Here are the instructions below:

-2.5 cups of all purpose flower

-1 tbsp and one teaspoon baking powder

-3/4 cup of cocoa powder

-1/2 cup of sugar

-1/2 teaspoon of salt

-2 tbsp melted butter

-2 cups of whipping cream

-2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions: Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, cocoa, sugar and salt together. Then add whipping cream until ingredients are moist. Empty dough onto a lightly floured surface and begin kneading until the dough becomes soft (2 mins). Break the dough into 3 balls, flatten the balls so they are 7 inch circles. Cut the circles into four triangles. Bake the scones for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!

We have been a little quiet on here lately, that is because both Adri and I have been SO busy studying for midterms. Through all the cramming and stress one thing that helps me to relax and take a little break from all the anxiety is Chai Tea. This is the BEST Chai Tea I have ever had and it is so easy to make:

1. Add cardamom pods(I used 7), chopped fresh ginger (2 tbsp) and  cloves (about six) and bring to a boil.

2. Reduce heat and add in black tea (I used three tea bags), raw honey (two or three tablespoons) and  milk (quarter of a cup)

3.Simmer for five minutes and cool for five minutes and enjoy!

If you have the January Blahh’s this is a great pick me up in the middle of the afternoon. Two scoops of vanilla ice cream, one shot of espresso and you have yourself one amazing treat. This tastes best after a fresh air experience, I enjoyed mine after a long ski this morning. So treat yourself and Enjoy!