Raspberry Lemonade

Since I'm a huge Diet Coke fan, but I try to avoid it as much as possible (tummy troubles), I occasionally try to come up with other refreshing drinks to break up the water monopoly. Recently, I made this strawberry limeade, and since I enjoyed it so much I thought I'd try another combination. Raspberries are by far my favorite fruit and I love lemon in everything, so I threw together the two to make this sweet, tart drink.

Juice of 2 lemons

1 4 oz container of raspberries

2 Tablespoons agave

2 cups water

Through ingredients in a food processor, strain through a fine mesh strainer, and serve over ice. Again, feel free to adjust to taste.  Less lemon juice, more raspberries, more agave or water. Play with it until it tastes the way you like it. Enjoy.

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No Bake Cookies

Happy Friday Friends! With the weather staying steady in the 90s-100s, I thought I'd share an easy recipe that doesn't require turning on the oven. These no bake cookies are the perfect way to have some sweet, chocolatey cookies without having to lower the AC.

6 tablespoons skim milk

2/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoon cocoa powder

2 teaspoons vanilla

2/3 cup peanut butter

1 1/4  cup quick oatmeal

In a small saucepan, heat milk, sugar, and cocoa powder, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves and all the ingredients are combined.

Lower heat, add vanilla and peanut butter and stir until smooth and creamy

Take off heat and pour into a bowl with the oatmeal. Stir to combine. 

Drop teaspoon sized balls onto wax paper and refrigerate. After about 4 hours, they will set enough to be taken out and stored, but we just eat them right out of the fridge. Enjoy.

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Roasted Chickpeas

I am loving these roasted chickpeas. It's the perfect salty, crunchy snack without the guilt. For this super simple recipe:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Drain and rinse one can of chickpeas (also called garbanzo beans)

Dry beans with clean towel or paper towel, and discard any loose, cloudy skins

Put chickpeas in a bowel, pour in 1-2 tablespoons olive oil, and toss to coat

Spread chickpeas out on baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes

Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with spices of your choice. I used garlic powder and fancy grey sea salt. Delicious. And addicting. I can eat a whole can in one sitting.

Please feel free to share any other spices/flavor combinations. I'm sure there are so many delicious options...

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Baby P Nursery

My brother A.J. and his wife Kristin, are expecting their first little one! Kristin loved the green and brown elephant bedding, so I thought I'd throw together a little design board around that theme. This was just for fun, (no obligations here guys), I just wanted to see what kind of fun things were out there to style their nursery. I kept everything budget friendly for new parents and tried to stay pretty basic and simple. Below I included links for most items if you're interested. Happy nursery decorating! 1. Elephant Mobile - All Modern.com
2. Green Counting Elephants Artwork - Art.com
3. White Paper Lantern - IKEA or World Market
4. White Changing Pad - Target
5. Malm 6 Drawer Dresser - IKEA
6. Babyletto Mod 3 in 1 crib in Espresso
7. Glider - Babies R Us
8. Carters Green Elephant Crib Bedding
9. The white elephant lamp is ridiculously overpriced and is shown as inspiration
10. Moss Green Chenille Rug - Overstock 
11. Green and White "Wishing Star" swaddling blankets - Aden & Anais - (I hear these are wonderful)
12. Brown Fabric Floor Pillow - Amazon
13. Bumbo Babysitter - Amazon 
14. White Osiris Curtain - World Market