Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas

What you need: 

•Large bananas (I used four)

•Chocolate chips, 8 oz 

•Coconut oil, 4 oz 

•Popsicle sticks

•Parchment paper

(Any topping of choice ex. Sprinkles, crushed candy, fruit & so on) 

Instructions:

1. Peel each bananas and cut each in half
2. Insert a popsicle stick into each half
3. Arrange bananas on a tray lined with parchment paper and freeze until frozen. (About four hours or so)
4. Combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil in s double boiler pot
5. Heat for 1 minute (or until melted) then remove and stir vigorously for 1 full minute
6. Pour the chocolate mixture into a tall narrow glass and dip each banana until well coated. Hold for a few seconds to dry then lay on parchment paper. (Or if adding toppings roll the the banana in toppings of choice before it cools & hardens)

Enjoy!!

Zombabes 26 birthday

July 16, 2015.

It's 2:32 in the morning. I've been setting up this mini surprise for my boyfriend while he sleeps for his twenty-sixth birthday. We're giant horror/gore people but lately we've been on a Walking Dead kick. So I felt it fitting to use a zombie theme for my zombabe!  I kept the color scene simple. Black & red to match the gift I made for him that I'll post on the bottom. 

The cake was a fun craft. I cheated & used red velvet cake mix (the box) and made it as directed. While it was baking I made edible blood for the topping. I used a squirt of red food gel and five teaspoons of chocolate syrup. Mixed until I got the color I wanted then set aside. After the cake cooled, I stacked it & iced it then poured the blood over the top & threw some on top of it with a fork for a splash effect. I found these zombie arms & figures at the Dollar Tree and knew I had to use them. 

On to the gift. I wanted to make a zombie survival box. I purchased a shadow box from Walmart for $9. The gun is a toy gun from the Dollar Tree that I spray painted black. The bullets are real and we already had them. The book I already had, and the accessories I picked up at the Dollar Tree. You can seriously survive a zombie apocalypse at The Dollar Tree! Ha!!  

My friend Jennifer who runs Behind The Theme made me the decal for the box. 

Cilantro coconut lime rice + coconut sweet chili cilantro chicken

Say that title three times fast!! Ha!! I found this amazing recipe on my trusty Pinterest but I tweaked it a bit & made it my own. 

What you need for the chicken: 

• four chicken breast

• 3/4 can coconut milk (premium) 

• cilantro bunch chopped 

• 2 limes 

• Franks sweet-chili sauce 

• SeaSalt

• Pepper

• garlic powder 

For the rice: 

• 1 cup white rice 

• 1/4 - 1/2 cup coconut milk

• 1 1/2 cup water

• 2 limes

• pinch of salt & pepper 

• cilantro chopped 

What to do: 

The chicken needs to marinate for at least one hour before cooking. 

To make the marinate combine 1/4 cup coconut milk, pinch of salt & pepper, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, juice of two limes, and 1/4 cup of sweet chili sauce. Mix well and pour over chicken in a bowl & set aside. (TIP I poke holes into the chicken with a fork so the marinate can literally get inside the chicken & makes it even juicer)

After an hour just pour into pan & cook over medium heat covered for about twenty minutes, turning every five minutes.  Check center to make sure the chicken is cooked all the way through. Transfer to plate &garnish with fresh cilantro. 

For the rice: 

Bring 1 cup water & 3/4 cup coconut milk to a boil & add 1 cup white rice & cover & set to simmer. This should take about 15-20 minutes. You may need to add more water if rice begins to stick. Continue to stir & fluff the rice. When rice is finished cooking add in chopped cilantro & juice of two limes & fluff again. Serve immediately & garnish with a slice of lime. 

Enjoy!

XO

Peach & Blackberry Cobbler

It's raining, it's poring. I'm literally snoring!! My family is not the type to stay cooped up inside the house. So all of this tropical storm rain has been tampering with our summer. Since my sweet boyfriend reads my blog I can't post the Father's Day crafts we created today, I did however bake an extremely delicious peach and blackberry cobbler. 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (I used vegan butter)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup coconut sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Pinch of sea salt
• 1 cup lactose free milk
• 4 cups fresh peeled  peach slices
• 1 cup fresh blackberries 
• Ground cinnamon & ground ginger

Preheat your oven to 375.

Melt your butter in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. 

Combine flour, 1 cup coconut sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, and sea salt. add milk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter over butter (do not stir).

Bring remaining 1 cup coconut sugar, peach slices, and blackberries  to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly; pour over batter (do not stir).

Pour into batter, again do not stir.

Let bake for 40-45 minutes then let cool & enjoy! 

Stitches.

Well! It's finally happened! Last night I was cooking a giant delicious meal of seasoned pork ribs, green beans, macaroni & corn. I was using the can opener to open the corn when it jammed.   So I thought "I can just pop this open with my hands" pshhh. 

So  now I have stitches & a sore arm from a tetanus shot at the ER. This goes down in my parenting  book for sure. 

B2L Alternative Shoot with Eric Alaniz

This was my first shoot and it couldn't have gone more beautiful. We knew we wanted artsy, beautiful & bloody but this absolutely blew my mind. The creative process was so organic. I hope you guys enjoy these as much I do!! 

Where the Wild Things Are Party!!

The party was a blast & not to mention a huge success! All of the decorating, crafting & planning paid off. I wish I had more photos but I was soaking wet 98% of the party so I didn't have my phone or camera in hand. 

This was the main table: 

The cake topper is just Max printed out & cut on thick paper.

Photo props:

We had the movie during food & present opening

Jasper in the toddler moon jump 

 

Water slid, moon jump, toddler pool, water balloons, there was something for everyone!!

He was grouchy by this point & hated his raccoon tail!! Ha! His face says it all

I snap chatted a few videos of the decorations (before they were finished, idk what I was thinking lol) so here are those videos.