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Today is my PBJ day but the April 2 is the National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day.
Dear my readers Happy National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day!
For this special day I am going to make
Plus little addition – CHOCOLATE

Before we can enjoy the best Peanut Butter and Jelly cups we need to work a little.
And I mean a little. So, let’s job on using a fictional software call PBJ software.
Now, let’s get our ingredients.
You will need peanut butter, honey, coconut oil, salt, raspberry jam , apricot jam, chocolate, peanuts
6 cup muffin pan
Paper cupcake liners

Line a muffin pan with 6 paper liners.
Now if you have all ingredients we can start our cooking show.
Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
1 TBSP honey
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 tsp salt
raspberry jam
apricot jam
chocolate
peanuts
Directions
Place 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 TBSP honey, 1/4 cup coconut oil and 1/2 tsp salt in a blender or food processor.

Blend until smooth.

One more picture – Smooth is IMPORTANT!

Divide approximately into 6 equal parts and spoon into muffin pan

Add 1 tsp of jam on top.

Cover with peanuts or chocolate.

Place into the freezer for about 1 hour.
After that you can start eating…
Enjoy.

If you have any left please store it in the fridge or freezer.
Enjoy your moment! It is your life.

From this recipe you can make small or big cups PBJ. It is your choice.
See the option below:

2.Small Cup


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The Best Peanut Butter and Jelly Cups plus Chocolate
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Since you are fan of peanut butter you need to make this recipe
Peanut butter chocolate torte – say YES to PB life

Or try this one – You Must

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If you are ready as I am we can start our cooking show.
The first thing we need are ingredients.
1/2 cup butter
Intense Mint Lindt Chocolate (100 gr)

1 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp organic peppermint extract
For decoration vanilla caramel cone, chocolate, whip cream
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Spray 4 ramekins with baking spray and dust with cocoa powder.

Coarsely chop Lindt Intense Mint chocolate and 1 oz semi-sweet chocolate.

Place 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) and chopped chocolates into a medium heat-proof bowl.
Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
Stir butter and chocolate occasionally as it softens.

Add 1/2 tsp organic peppermint extract and stir.
Set aside.
Using another a medium bowl whisk 3 eggs, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
Next step is to pour egg/sugar/vanilla mixture into chocolate mixture.
Mix all ingredients together with a wooden spoon or a spatula.
The whole mixture will be about 2 cups.
Using a 1/4 measuring cup, place one scoop of batter into each ramekin.
Add 1 TBSP of Nutella in the center of each ramekin.

Finish with another 1/4 cup of the batter.
Bake at 425 F for 12 minutes.
Allow to cool for 3 min.
Cover each ramekin with an inverted plate and turn over.
Decorate with icing sugar, chocolate, whip cream, ice cream…or simple use nothing.
The cake is perfect on its own!
Remember, it is Intense! Keep it simple.
Enjoy the best lava cake – Intense Mint Lava Cake

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Intense Mint Lava Cake - Simple Recipe for all kinds of people
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Now, start eating…

Eventually you will get here…

I hope you will enjoy this cake. I know I did.
Some ideas: Nestle Drumstick – Vanilla Caramel

Intense Mint Chocolate (100 gr) – 535 Calories
1/4 cup butter – 407 calories
1/3 cup sugar – 255 calories
3 eggs – 220 calories
1 TBSP Nutella – 100 calories
1 oz semi-sweet chocolate – 136 calories
The total is 1653. If you divide by 4….
It is about 415 Calories.
If you want to burn 415 calories using hula hoop as exercise you will need to practice for 60 minutes or 1 hour.
So, be sure that you share this Intense Mint Lava Cake with people you love.
If you are selfish just remember you are also sharing the calories!
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If you love Intense Mint Lava Cake you will want to try – Chocolate Lava Cake

Another Option – Golden Oscar Lava Cake

If you love or hate politics this lava cake is for you.
Today my post is about the king in OUR life.
If you never pay attention to the basil, shame on you. You are totally ignorant.

So, what should you know about our king?
For the start the word “basil” derives from the Greek work “basileus” which means “KING”.
If that is not enough some people called basil the “royal herb”.
What else should you know? Maybe the country of origin?
INDIA!
It is believed that basil has origins in India.
Since now you know the basic of the basil we can start our cooking show.
Let’s make the basil pesto.
1.Wash your basil with cold water. Never use warm water because it will wilt them.
2. Dry the basil well using a kitchen towel.
3. Chop the basil and garlic before you put them into food processor.
Are you ready for the next step?

Ingredients
1 and 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
10 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
Wash the basil with cold water then dry.
Using your kitchen knife chop the basil and garlic.

Place the chopped basil, garlic in a food processor.

Add 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
Pulse until finally chopped.

Label, date and store. You can also freeze.
Enjoy!

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Basil Pesto - The best King in your kitchen
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You can use basil pesto for many dishes.
I used it with…PASTA

1.In a Jar in the fridge – Fill a jar to the top. Drizzle a little olive oil over the top and seal closed to keep pesto green.
You can keep it in the fridge for about 2 weeks if you continue to cover the top with olive oil.
2. Ice cube tray – place basil pesto into ice cube tray and freeze. Then use frozen pesto cubes and store in plastic freezer bags.
You can keep in the freezer for up to 6 months.
I hope you enjoy this post and you are inspired to make it yourself.
Be aware that this pesto is full of the garlic. And I mean FULL!!!
I use sometimes 15 cloves of garlic in this recipe. (yes, I know but I believe garlic is good for you…)
And I also don’t use Parmesan cheese or pine nuts.
I like simple combo of the garlic, the olive oil and the king basil.
If you are still questioning my recipe please DON’T!
Healthy is good for you. Your body and your soul will say:THANK YOU!
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But, hey who can blame her? She is a natural, homemade beauty.
See for yourself…

And some more of homemade vanilla extract selfies….or as I call it…

Because I know you want to make it yourself, please check the following link
for step by step instructions.
(Yes, I know, I can read your mind, don’t be scared)
You will be Martha Stewart in no time! (Let’s hope!)
How to make homemade vanilla extract – Step by Step Instructions
This journey started about 5 weeks ago and below you can see the starting point of homemade vanilla extract.

From day 1 to this day, please check all the links below. As you can see there is no privacy any more.
Not even for the best homemade beauty – our HOMEMADE VANILLA EXTRACT.
Day 3 – Homemade Vanilla Extract
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To make this recipe you need only a few ingredients and a little time.
For this recipe you will need the following ingredients.
-Puff pastry
-Organic Apples
-Cinnamon
-Apricot Jam
-Icing Sugar
Puff pastry -Unwrap the puff pastry over a lightly floured counter.
Using a rolling pin stretch the dough to the size 12 inches by 9 inches.
Cut into six pieces. Each piece is 2 inches by 9 inches.

Organic Apples – Use 2 organic apples.
Remove the core.

Slice apples into thin slices because they will become roses.

Prepare a bowl with water and 2 TBSP lemon juice.
Place the sliced apples in the bowl and boil for about 6 minutes using your stove.

You can also microwave for 3 minutes.
After 6 minutes test if your slices are ready to bend. Take one slice and try to bend. If it break, keep cooking a little more.
If it doesn’t break your apples are cooked.
Drain out all the water.
Now we are entering the final steps for this pretty roses.
Spread 1 tsp of apricot jam on each strip of dough. ( you have six of them).
Arrange the apple slices on the dough, overlapping one another.
Be sure that the top of the slices sticks a little out of the strip. (see the picture below)
Sprinkle with cinnamon.
IMPORTANT
Fold up the bottom part of the dough.

Then roll.
Please, carefully roll the dough, keeping the apple slices in place.


Seal the edge with your finger and place in a regular muffin pun.

Bake at 375 F for 45 minutes.
ENJOY! You just did it.

Top with the icing sugar if you want to…or NOT. It is your choice.

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Apple Roses
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Can you even begin to imagine how extremely nutritious this drink is. Let me help you a little. Just a little.

For this recipe you need the following ingredients:
1 cup almond milk
1tsp organic turmeric
1/4 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp cinnamon
green tea bag
Instructions:
Pour 1 cup almond milk, 1 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp cinnamon into a small saucepan or heat resistant cup.

Mix all ingredients well and bring to a light boil.
Then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes.
Note: The longer you simmer the stronger the flavor is.
After 10 minutes turn off the heat.
Strain.
Add green tea bag and steep for 5 minutes.


Enjoy!
You just made the best drink for your body.
You will get about 1/2 cup of this amazing golden milk latte. You still can share…but just remember from this recipe you will have half cup of miracle.
You can always double the recipe.

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Golden Milk Latte
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Take a close look at your drink…

A warm and comforting golden milk latte with a hint of green tea and spices.

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Please try making Golden Milk latte. It will help you feel more energized and it is an amazing immune-boosting remedy.
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I have so many cookie cutters, what do I do with them?
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I am sure your heard the story about Kelly Clarkson. She has been accused of “child abuse” by online commenters
after she posted a video showing her daughter trying Nutella for the first time.
Kelly is a criminal isn’t she?
Can you believe that somebody can write the following comment:
“Giving food like this to a child is child abuse”.
Oh, my God where is this world going? Are we all crazy people?
How can anybody be against Nutella?
How????
As I was trying to calm myself down I started to think like Kim Jong-un?
If I only had a nuclear weapons ….well, let’s not go there.
Calm down Nutella nation, I am not that crazy. I do love Nutella but I value “world peace” the MOST.
And because of that I started to think about all people who don’t like sugar and who count calories like obsession religion.
How can I exist with them? After all “world peace” or “peace on earth” is an ideal for all of us.
So, I started think like a little rabbit. Let’s make it vegan.
Yes, dear Nutella nation, let’s make the homemade Vegan Nutella.
How it is the same or different to real Nutella…well, you be the judge.
Now, what do we need? What kind of ingredients we need to buy.
First of all, you will need the king of this post. It is called the HAZELNUT.
Let me repeat ….we need
The other ingredients are:
2.Icing Sugar (yes, I know! Have you heard the word “compromise”. We all need to do that.
Never mind which group you belong to)
3.Cocoa Powder

4.Coconut Oil
5.Almond Milk

6.Vanilla Extract
Now, if you are ready as I am let’s start our cooking show.
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cup hazelnuts
1 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 Tbsp coconut oil
1 and 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup almond milk
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Spread 1 and 1/2 cup hazelnuts, in a single layer, evenly over a baking tray.
Bake for 10 min.
Let the hazelnuts cool for 5 to 7 minutes. because you will need to touch them.
Place the hazelnuts in a clean tea towel and gently rub together. The skin will be removed.
If you have some little, stubborn skin that does not want to cooperate use a small knife to show them who is the boss.
But remember, be gently. Try not to heart yourself or stubborn hazelnuts.
Now, if you have hazelnuts ready the rest of the recipe is really a piece of cake.
Find your most powerful man called the food processor or blender.
Add all your hazelnuts into blender, add 1 cup icing sugar, cocoa powder, coconut oil, vanilla extract and almond milk.
Blend until smooth.
Find your prettiest jar because that will be a home for our homemade Nutella.
Pour the vegan Nutella spread into a air-tight container.
Keep it in the fridge.
Enjoy!

Homemade Vegan Nutella - easy, healthy and guilt free recipe.
Homemade Vegan Nutella - Kelly Clarkson please try it
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So, what is the difference between homemade vegan Nutella and store-bought Nutella?
They say “A picture is worth a thousand words”.
Just look the picture and be the judge…You can pretend to be judge Judy or judge Jeanine. It is your choice.

Anything else…
Well, yes, just one more thing.
I do love Kelly Clarkson. Not just her music but for the fact that she share Nutella with her baby.
I think it is the best gift you can give to your child. Your friends or your family.
If you disagree with me…I feel sorry for you.
Enjoy your homemade vegan Nutella and SHARE!
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This is how you started this journey….my gorgeous, organic egg!

…And then you share your life with other co-workers!

And then you became … see the picture below.

On our life journey sometimes we are lonely…still it is the Easter …Happy Easter to YOU if you are single!

Happy Easter if you are in a very happy relationship…or still searching…

Anyway, enjoy this Sunday.

If you are interested how to dye eggs naturally please click the link below. It is a pure joy for your soul!
Project with your kids – How to dye eggs naturally using onion skins
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