Hello everyone. It's been really busy around here these days, as you can tell from my lack of posting (sorry!). Today I made these delightful raspberries with coconut butter from In Sonnet's Kitchen. I have many favorite flavor combos that I love, and coconut and raspberries are definitely up there on the list.
I was a little hesitant making this because you had to make homemade coconut butter and use the food processor (yikes). But surprising it wasn't that bad.

First... throw all your unsweetened coconut flakes in a food processor...

Then blend until smooth... I know easy right?
Then just dip and freeze your raspberries for a frozen and delicious treat.

Go check out the full recipe click on this link.
Enjoy!!
Also I am not going to be able to post for the next two weeks:( but hold tight because I'll be back in August with some really good recipes!!!
I have also been trying to improve my photography... so if anyone has any tips please tell me.
Thanks:) Hope you guys have a wonderful July!
XO
Lauren

Passion Iced Tea with Lemonade...

As many of you know, this is a very popular drink at Starbucks that many love, including myself. Whenever Summer rolls around, I always have this drink in hand. I decided to attempt to copy the recipe myself and make it at home.

This recipe was so incredibly fast and easy to make. It is perfect for when you need a quick, refreshing drink. I also decided to try my hand at making food videos... this is my first one (yay!)

Ingredients

Passion Iced Tea with Lemonade

4 packets of Tazo Passion tea

Lemonade

Water

Ice

This recipe is so simple and took me no time to make!

Enjoy:)

Rice Pudding

Hello everyone! I am so sorry I haven't posted in awhile. One word... finals. I have been on lack of sleep lately from staying up until twelve studying World Wars 1 and 2. Oh also science, math, language arts, and spanish. Fun. I know. This time of year is the craziest for me with tests and other school stuff:( I keep telling myself... don't worry it's almost over. 

So in the mist of all my work I decided to procrastinate a wee bit and make some rice pudding. Rice pudding has always been a favorite of my dad and I. Surprisingly this pudding is very easy to make and  all you need is a few ingredients. I still can't decide which way I like it better; hot or cold.

So if your like me and have finals, give yourself a little rice pudding break. Trust me, it's worth it:)

Here is the link for the recipe
Enjoy!

Lemon Bars

Nothing screams summer to me than lemon bars... mmmm...
I love the combo of the sweet short bread and the tangy lemon curd.

I made these for a dinner party a few nights ago and they were a huge hit!
I made so many that I'm still eating some now! Maybe that's not such a bad thing:)
Surprisingly these bars were not hard to make at all!
I have to admit, to me the curd seemed a bit intimidating at first, but one I finished making it
I was like... that's it?

I hope these bars start a great kick off to summer! ahhhh I can't wait 'till no school!!! (only a few more days left) :)

I got this recipe from Food Network (Ina Garten)

Enjoy!!!

Turtle Candies

 Mmmmm chocolate, carmel and pecans... these are one of the best candies ever.
I made my mom these for Mother's Day and we ate them happily all day long...
and now I should probably be jogging now:)

 I also wanted to make these candies because I have never really tried making candies (making them has always intimidated me). Making the caramel was probably the hardest part for me because I never really made it before. But they are totally worth all the hard work:) Trust me.

 You can find the recipe here (Taste of Home)

Enjoy :)