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Food, Holiday Gift Guide 2017, Recipes

Mint Brownies with Vodka Recipe

Erin Sluka

The recipe is my own and I was supplied product from Khor Vodka for feature

Have you ever baked with alcohol? I haven’t, but have read many articles and recipes and adding vodka or even some rum to recipes is actually quite easy. Children? I typically will not serve kids baked foods with alcohol because not a lot of alcohol evaporates when baking. If I cook and boil (sauces) with vodka then I feel much better about serving to the entire family. So, these brownies are for the office party and adult time. Although I use very little in this recipe (under 1/4 C for the entire dessert).

So, let’s give it a try and I am taking you on a journey as I make my first Brownies with Vodka. I actually just add a little vodka to a standard homemade brownie recipe. I will also add mint chips because chocolate brownies are delicious, but mint chocolate brownies are divine!

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In the recipe I used Khor Vodka. Khor “uses a local organic filter containing schungite (a unique natural mineral) which allows it to get as close as possible to the structure of natural water.  The filtration process is further enhanced with special birch and alder-tree charcoal and quartz sand sourced near the famous Ural Mountains.” If I am going to start baking with alcohol, it has to be premium and natural or I feel like you won’t get the taste that is preferred.

Food, Natural Foods, Recipes

Four Ingredient Protein Cookies with Premier Protein #TheDayIsYours

Erin Sluka

I am a Premier Protein Ambassador and have partnered for this sponsored feature. Recipe is my own

 

Four Ingredient Protein Cookies with Premier Protein #TheDayIsYours

I am writing this on August 1st and this was the date I gave myself to start back into a new regimen. The past month I have been to Las Vegas, NYC and moved to a new town into a new built home and am all unpacked. Now I wipe that sweat off my forehead and get back into healthy habits. While waiting for the home build to complete we lived in a hotel for 3 weeks. I had to learn to cook with simple ingredients because of the small space and lack of food I brought to eat off of until we can move into the house. These were a favorite and so easy to make. Just 4 ingredients and we had cookies with very low sugar and packed with protein.

I had found similar recipes online and just gathered a few, added the ingredients I liked and this was the result. It is so easy and often can whip these up quicker than a batch of french toast in the mornings. Then we can grab and eat them out the door or pack the in our lunches.

Four Ingredient Protein Cookies

  • 2 Ripe Bananas
  • 1.5 Cups Oats (I like to use organic oats)
  • 1/2 Scoop of Premier Vanilla Milkshake Powder
  • 1/3 Cup chocolate morsels ( or any addition that fits for you-raisins, nuts, etc)

Mix all together and spoon into 2″ drops onto a greased cookie sheet. bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Why do I recommend Premier Protein Powder? You get 30 grams of protein per scoop and only 3 grams of sugar. There are no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners and it is gluten free. Make sure the protein products you consume offer the best ingredients like Premier Protein. Other brands out there may contain artificial ingredients and synthetic nutrients so you really want to do your homework and choose wisely.

Back to School 2017, Food, Giveaways, Natural Foods

Busy Moms Meal – StarKist Tuna & Salmon Creations #Giveaway

Erin Sluka

Thank you StarKist for partnering for this feature and sending product

It will be here before we know it! Back to school 2017 will be just as busy and hectic to a new adjustment as the previous years. It is a bittersweet time of year. We enjoyed family time over the summer but long for them to be in school a few hours a day again where they are learning and growing with their peers.

In my home back to school also comes at soccer season. From days of running around the neighborhood until sun down late at night to school, practice and shorter days is an adjustment. Some nights we have very little time between school and practice so we need easy and quick meals. Although we still have warm weather in September we are not quick to go to hot soups and subs quite yet. We still want cold sandwiches and salads. Tuna is a great protein choice for those busy bodies.

StarKist Tuna and Salmon Creation pouches make dinner so easy. These are even flavored in some of the varieties so you don’t even have to open that spice cupboard. Just mix with your favorite sauce like mayo, mustard or I like to add a bit of dill pickle juice from the jar as well as some chopped pickle for a crunch. If I don’t have pickles I will use cashews because to me, a cold tuna sandwich is so much better with that crunch. Add fresh romaine lettuce and some fruit on the side and dinner is done.

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Want to try these for yourself? Look for them at most grocers or you can enter to try and win some. 1 lucky winner will be shipped a variety of StarKist Tuna and salmon Creations pouches. Ends 7/24 and open to US only. Enter below and good luck!

Food

New Handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese

Erin Sluka

Thank you to Philadelphia Cream cheese for partnering for this feature

New Handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese

Your morning bagel and Philadelphia cream cheese have been partners for as long as we all can remember. But, now as bagels grow up into flavors like the Everything Bagel and I even saw some Pizza flavor bagels on the store shelf recently, so too is Philadelphia cream cheeses growing up. With new handy Snacks from Philadelphia Cream cheese you can enjoy your cream cheese in snack packs and they are delicious.

 

Philadelphia Cheesecake Cups are such a fantastic dessert. When you peel off the lid you get a 2 section cup with cheesecake in one section and flavors such as milk chocolate sauce,  strawberries, cherries and salted caramel sauce in the other. Mix them and stir for a rich cheesecake dessert. The best part is that there are no artificial flavors or dyes.

If you are like me (an my son) you crave a crunchy snack. Philadelphia Bagel Chips and Cream Cheese Dips satisfy that craving. Like the new Cheesecake cups they are a portioned pre-packed container, On one end you have multigrain bagel chips and the other side are cream cheese dip flavors such as strawberry, garden vegetable, chive & onion and brown sugar & cinnamon.

Keep these snacks refrigerated and pull one out when you want a snack or dessert. Works great this summer when the kids want a treat and you don’t have time to put crackers and cheese together or whip them up a cool dessert.

My son polished off his brown sugar & cinnamon with multigrain bagels and loved it. He can grab it from the fridge and dip and eat it on his own. This makes snack time so much easier on me. Check these Philadelphia snacks and desserts out in retail refrigerated sections.