Gluten, Dairy and Egg Free Meatballs in Teriyaki Sauce

   Theses meatballs are so yummy!!! My whole family really loved them! They were super tasty and easy to make :) I will most certainly be making these often!


Meatballs
1.5 pounds ground turkey
1 clove of garlic crushed
2 tablespoons potato starch (or gluten free flour mix)
1/4 teaspoon dried ground ginger
1 teaspoon soy sauce (a gluten free one)
black pepper (do as much as you'd like)

Pre-heat oven to 4oo degrees. Mix ingredients in a medium size bowl. Spoon into round ball shapes-however big or small as you like. Place onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or until no longer pink in the center.


Teriyaki Sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
6 tablespoons honey
2 cloves of crushed garlic
1/4 teaspoon dried ground ginger
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons gluten free flour mix

In a small bowl mix the water and gluten free flour until well combined. In a small pot mix soy sauce, honey, garlic and ginger together. Bring to a simmer then add the water/flour mixture. Heat until the sauce has thickened.

Put the meatballs in the sauce and heat together for 5 minutes. Enjoy with so rice noodles and a vegetable like green beans. Yum! :)


                                                                        Much Love,
                                                                            Amanda

How to Roast Potatoes

     Roasted potatoes can be good so I thought I'd tell you how I roast mine. I'm pretty sure everyone in my family likes them...I hope. hahaha I think the most important thing to roasting potatoes is making sure you have enough olive oil so they get deliciously golden and crispy. I love crispy potatoes. Actually I love almost all potatoes. They are just so amazingly good!

Roasted Potatoes

7 golden potatoes
olive oil
salt

Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Dice potatoes into desired size. Place on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over them. Salt generously and place in the oven for 20 minutes. Check the potatoes after 20 minutes and if needed put back in the oven for 10 more minutes or until soft all the way through. Enjoy! :)
                                                                          Much Love,
                                                                            Amanda

Tomato Balsamic Chicken

   Yay for a new chicken recipe! And an even bigger yay for chicken that I like! I'm very picky when it comes to chicken. Sometimes I just can't eat it because of the texture. I'm very picky about the texture of my chicken. Anyway, this chicken turned out really good and everyone in my family liked it.

Tomato Balsamic Chicken
olive oil
6 thin chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 can tomato sauce
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
4 fresh basil leaves
sprinkle as much as needed of
oregano
rosemary
black pepper
basil
salt
thyme


  Sprinkle the chicken with pepper and crush garlic cloves. Heat olive oil in a large pot/pan. Add chicken and cook until golden brown on each side. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, basil and other spices. Let it simmer for 20-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way. Cook until the chicken juices run clear. Serve with a starch (potatoes, pasta or rice) and a salad or vegetable.

  

Performing and Being in a Dance Team

   Being in a performance team is really fun. Its really exciting and fun perfecting a dance routine to the point where you can perform it in front of many people. I love performing and I love dancing so combining the two is just wonderful for me. It can be really challenging and difficult to do things like aerials but sometimes the right thing to do is be challenged. I like being challenged physically because its so rewarding when it works.
  Last weekend our dance performance team performed 3 times. It was so much fun and I'm so proud of everyone of the dancers on the team. I feel super blessed to be a part of such a wonderful team of people. The routine we did was a modified version of the Lindy Chorus. There were seven couples dancing. All of the girls wore skater skirts, black t-shirts, nylons, black shorts and black keds/black tennis shoes. The boys wore black pants and black button downs with a tie to match the follows skirts. All of the girls had curly hair and a victory roll. It was super fun having a vintage hair look.
  Everyone who was in the show did a final hip hop dance together. We all wore these superman looking shirts that had a SB on them to stand for Spotlight Ballroom (the name of the dance studio). After the dance we took bows and clapped for everyone who worked in the show.
  It was a very lovely experience and I'm so glad I got to be apart of it.
Watch the video :)

                                                               Much Love,
                                                                  Amanda

My Top 5 Favorite Movies

   So if you asked my family what my favorite movie is they would probably be like "Amanda's favorite movie changes every time she watches a new movie." and they would be right five years ago when I changed what my favorite movie was every weekend. But now I have some real favorites. These are movies that I could watch almost any day at anytime because I love them so much. These are the movies that can make me cry and laugh in the same 2 hours. These are the movies that I love because of the story, or music, or actors. I'm not a super big movie person so it takes a really good movie to keep my interest. Since I love all of these movies equally I've decided to put the oldest favorites first. Let me know if you share any favorites with me :)

1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory



   This is my oldest favorite movie. Its been my favorite since I was 8. Like I loved it obsessively for like a year. Its so crazy, creative, dark yet funny and colorful. There isn't a single thing I don't like about this movie. Johnny Depp makes such an amazingly awesome Willy Wonka. Johnny's acting in this movie is outstandingly awesome. I really can't say enough good things about this movie. The other day me and my little sisters watched and the whole time I was giggling like a fan girl.  hahaha I just love it so much! If you haven't seen it, WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!!!


2. Freaky Friday



  I love Freaky Friday. I pretty much love everything about it. The story is just so intriguingly strange and wonderful. I mean switching bodies but having the same mind?!?! Love it! Plus isn't it cute how Jake always knows where Anna's mind is? Its kinda strange when he starts falling in love with Tess but it just because its really Anna! hahaha Anyways this movie is a favorite for sure!!

3. Warm Bodies



So, Warm Bodies is the only zombie movie I've ever really watched. Its so deep and amazing. There are really funny parts, really creepy/weird parts and also really sweet thoughtful parts. This movie basically has it all! Love, action, zombies, a wonderful storyline, and the power of true love! :') Makes my eyes water just thinking about it. This movie is truly beautiful. (if you can get passed the fact that "R" eats Julie's boyfriend Perry's brains) Just don't watch the parts when the boneys are being creepy and you should be just fine!




4. Grease



   Ok, so I know you might judge me for considering this as one of my favorite movies but it is one of my favorite movies so I'd be lying not to include it. The thing I like about this movie is the music. Like with most musicals the music is the wonderful factor in this movie. Cause if you read to deep into the story you can be left like "Whaaaaaa?" so don't pay attention to the story and just enjoy the music and dancing :)

5.





  I adore this movie in every way possible. It makes me cry like no other movie every has or ever will. It makes me love and care about the characters so much that I feel emotionally attached to them through out the whole movie. The characters development is amazing. I really hope everyone watches this movie at least once! There is so many dumb movies that aren't worth the time to watch but this movie is the opposite.

                                                            Much Love,
                                                              Amanda

Covergirl Lip Perfection Review

   I have a new makeup review for you!! I love writing makeup reviews because that means that I've tried new makeup which makes me happy :) So, the other day I had my senior portraits taken. The day before the pictures were taken I realized I didn't have a lot of the makeup I would need to get picture ready so my Dad took me to Target. At Target I bought a bunch of makeup things and one of them was a lip liner from Covergirl called Lip Perfection. The color I bought is 225 beloved and its this pink with brown undertones, its almost a mauve pink. I really like the color because its something that can be worn under a lot of different pink lip glosses and lipsticks. I like the product. It works really well when I put some chapstick on a couple minutes before. I haven't tried to sharpen it yet and I didn't buy the extra sharpener that was made for the lip liner. It might be hard to sharpen but oh well! I love the fact that this lip liner is a natural pink because it looks great under so many different colors. It has the perfect amount of pigmentation for my lips. It defines them but isn't so bright and pigmented to make them look weird. I really like this product and would probably buy it in more colors if needed. The price is pretty good at around $6 at Target. Yay for lip liners that work!!
                                                           Much Love,
                                                             Amanda

Spring Shoe Haul

  So spring is here! Yay! I'm beyond happy because I love warm weather and sunshine. It makes me happy. I love sunshine and today is the perfect temp. its 70 degrees right now with a high of 81 degrees. Perfect! :) I pretty much think anything over 70 and sunny is perfect. Anyways I went to the Sketcher Outlet the other day and I bought a couple pairs of spring worthy shoes! So for awhile my Mom has been saying how the Go Walk 2's are the best shoes ever. So I tried a pair on and she was right the are so comfortable. I guess that's something I failed to mention earlier, I was looking for comfort because now that I've been dancing more and more I've realized the importance of taking care of my feet. The past couple springs and summers I've worn wedges with really high heels that aren't very comfortable but look cute. But this year I decided was gonna be different, no more cute only comfort because why was I wearing 4 1/2 inch heels to go grocery shopping two years ago??? Does that make any sense whatsoever?!?!? But any ways the first pair of shoes I bought at sketches are a pair of go walks and they are SO comfortable and they actually are pretty cute! Win-win! You can find them on Amazon!


The bottoms are kinda dirty! Sorry about that! haha


 

    The other pair of shoes I bought are also from Sketchers and they are wedge sandals! They have a 3 1/2 inch heal but are TOTALLY comfortable. Like seriously they are like the best shoes ever!! I wore them for like 10 1/2 hours last Friday and my feet never hurt and my knees felt fine the next day and I was able to walk n them like a normal person! They are seriously amazing. I love them with a passion and I could pretty much live in them. The only time I can't wear them is if I need to dance or power walk. But other than that I could live in them! They come in like three colors, black, brown and natural. I got black because I have a thing for black. But the other colors are really pretty too and I really love the natural ones. Check them out here!  I hope everyone finds comfortable shoes for summer and spring!!
                                                               Much Love,
                                                                  Amanda

              

Aren't they cute?!?!




 

My Mom's Gluten, Dairy, Egg, and Sugar Free Banana Blueberry Muffin Recipe

   All the credit to this recipe goes to my mom Tonya Dirksen because she is the one who made this recipe up and I am extremely grateful that she did! These muffins have a lovely texture and a yummy taste! I hope you love these as much as I do! :)

3 1/2 cups gluten free flour mix
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tarter
2 tablespoons almond meal
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 mashed bananas
1 cup soy milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup oil
1/3 cup agave
2 cups blueberries

Makes about 30 muffins

Pre- heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl mash the bananas. Add the rest of the wet ingredients. Mix until well combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix until the batter is mostly smooth. Stir in blueberries. Spray muffin tins with non stick cooking spray. Pour an even amount of batter into the muffin cups. Bake for 19 minutes or until cooked all the way through. Check with a tooth pick, when the muffin is ready to eat the tooth pick will come out clean. Place muffins on wax paper to cool and enjoy!

Yummmm!

I'm so happy with how this picture turned out! Isn't it beautiful?

                                                                     Much Love,
                                                                         Amanda

Gluten, Egg and Dariy Free Swedish Meatball Recipe

  Swedish meatballs are so yummy. They are super tasty and they have different flavors than what we usually eat so they are good to switch things up. I served these with mashed potatoes and green beans but they are also really yummy on top of pasta. The sauce/gravy is super good and this recipe makes plenty of it. As usual this recipe is gluten, egg and dairy free!

          Meatballs

    1 onion chopped finely

    1 1/2 pounds ground turkey

    1/4 cup potato starch

 couple teaspoons of olive oil

    A couple shakes of these spices

  salt

pepper

nutmeg

allspice

 

Sauce

2 tablespoons earth balance

1/3 cup gluten free flour mix

4 cups beef stock (or broth)

1/2 cup plain soy milk

1 small can of mushrooms

salt and pepper to taste

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees. Pour a couple teaspoons into a medium pot and add onions. Saute until the onion is cooked about 5-10 minutes. In a separate bowl mix the onions with the ground turkey, potato starch and salt, pepper, nutmeg and allspice. Stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. Set a little bit of the meat mixture aside. Shape into meatball shapes and put onto a pan sprayed with a nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked. Place the extra meat mixture back into the medium pot you used to sauté the onions and cook it until the meat is brown and almost burned. Add the earth balance and when that's melted at the gluten free flour bit by bit using a wire whisk to incorporate it. Slowly start adding your beef broth whisking constantly. Add soy milk and keep whisking. Sir in mushrooms and salt and pepper to taste. Once the meatballs are cooked put them into the sauce and let those cook together for about 5-10 minutes then you are ready to eat!

Yum! Serve with mashed potatoes or pasta and green beans!

My Everyday Makeup Routine

  So lately my everyday makeup look is pretty basic. I've just been wearing an amount of makeup I feel comfortable dancing in. I could wear more makeup on the days I'm not dancing but I've just been liking not wearing very much makeup.

   The first thing I do is concealer. I like  Fresh Complexion Covergirl Concealer I put three dots of that under each eye, a couple dots on my forehead, a little on my nose and a dot on my chin. I rub all the dots in with my fingers until its seamless.
  The second thing I do is apply Maybelline Great Lash Volumizing Mascara which has an awesome brush that curls the eyelashes. I apply about three coats of mascara or until I feel they look thick enough.
   The third thing I do is my eyebrows. Some days I use a brown eye shadow to fill them in other days I just shape them with Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara which does a perfect job of holding my eyebrows in place.
  The fourth thing I do is blush. I use elf Studio Blush in the color Pink Passion. I just use a big fluffy brush to apply the blush.
  The fifth and last thing I do is lipstick. I love wearing a really bright pink lipstick. My favorite lip color is Revlon Cherries in the Snow. Its so creamy and pigmented, I love it!

 That's all I've been wearing on a daily bases. What is your everyday makeup look?
                                                      Much Love,
                                                           Amanda

Fresh Complexion Under- Eye Concealer by Covergirl

                                                                

   This concealer is seriously the best concealer ever. Its only $5-6 for this awesome concealer. There is .37 oz of product. That isn't a lot of product but for the price I think its fine. This concealer helps even out my skin tone really well! The color Creamy Natural is a perfect match for my skin color. I apply the product with my fingers and it blends really nicely. I use this concealer for any discoloration on my face- acne scares, pimples, dark circles. It works really well for all those things. The product dries very nicely and doesn't cake. Once its on my face I don't feel it at all and its very comfortable. I also use this stuff for a eye shadow primer and it works really well! Sometimes I wear this concealer when I'm dancing and it stays pretty well! This concealer doesn't have a strong smell though it does smell like makeup (which would make sense...haha) This is all I use for evening out my skin right now and its all I need! I would highly recommend this product for anyone and everyone! Buy it, use it, love it!! :D That's what I did!
                                                             Much Love,
                                                                 Amanda

Music I Like From the Late 90s - Early 2000s

  I have a thing for music from the late 90s-early 2000s. I really like music from that times. I love the 90s rocker look too! These songs aren't in order of favorites, I don't know which one is my favorite!

                                                                                                                                                                         The first song I want to share is When its Over by Sugar Ray which was released in 2001. This band just has such a good sound. I love there live performances as well as the studio recordings. Other songs I like from Sugar Ray are Fly released in 1997 (that was a good year :)) and Someday released in 1999.

  

   The next few songs are both Avril Lavigne songs because I love her music from the early 2000s. This Avril Lavigne song is called Fall to Pieces. I'm not sure why but I really like this song. I also like My Happy Ending from Avril Lavigne. I like this one and also she sings good live and vevo has taken care of the bad words for us so we don't have to be worried about that ;) Both songs were released in 2004. The last song from Avril that I want to share with you is Things I'll Never Say this song is my favorite. I love it! It was released in 2002.

 

  Okay, last song has a wonderful original from 1971 and the Fugees made a fun cover in 1996 Killing Me Softly with His Song. I like the hip hop flare to it. I like both versions it just depends on my mood.

 

   So there are some of my favorite songs from the late 90s - early 2000s. I hope you listen to them and tell me what you think! What are your favorite songs from the late 90s - early 2000s?

   Much Love,

  Amanda

Gluten, Dairy, Egg and Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cups

These are totally, absolutely delicious. I LOVE THEM!!!! They are really good in the summer when its hot outside its nice to have something cool to eat. But I love them anytime of the year! Plus they are gluten, dairy, egg and sugar free which is good. I got this recipe from a cook book which name I can't remember.

1/2 cup coconut oil
1 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy both work well)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Combine first 4 ingredients until smooth. Using half of the mixture pour about a tablespoon into mini cupcake liners or until its about 1/3 of the way full. Put into the freezer and freeze for about 15 minutes or until set. While that's setting stir cocoa powder into the rest of the peanut butter mixture until well combined. Once the peanut butter layer is frozen take them out of the freezer and pour the chocolate on top to fill the rest of the cupcake liner. Put back into the freezer for about 30 minutes or until frozen all the way through! Yummmmmmm! :)

                                                                   Much Love,
                                                                     Amanda

Look at that beauty!

Oh my, isn't it perfect?!

Stila In The Moment Eye Shadow Palette Review

  For Christmas my wonderful big sister Rachel gave me the In The Moment Eye Shadow Palette made by Stila. It is the most beautiful palette of colors and I absolutely love it. It contains 10 eye shadow colors.

First Row

Second Row

   The first color on the top row is Instinct- an almost white shimmer shadow that's perfect for highlighting the inner corner of the eye and highlighting the brow bone. The pigmentation in Instinct is really good. The next color is Impulse- a light shimmery lavender color. To be honest I probably use this eye shadow least out of all of them. It isn't as creamy and pigmented as the other shadows. That's just my opinion though, you might really like it. The next color is Glance- a bright purple color with a little shimmer. I really like using this color when I want a colored smoky eye look to pat in the center of my eyelid. Next color is Improvise- this color is a deep purple with a pink shimmer. I really love this color to use in my crease. The last color on the top row is Catalyst- a gorgeous black. Now usually I'm not too big of a fan of black eye shadow, I mean really how exciting is it? But this black is really beautiful with little reddish/pinkish sparkles in it. It blends beautifully and I absolutely love it.


   Moving on the second row. The row starts with Desire- a light peachy matte color. I use this one as a base for my other eye shadows. The second on is Wonder- a beautiful neutral shimmery color. This eye shadow is one of my favorites, its so beautiful for everyday looks. The next color is Spontaneous- an amazing gold shimmery color. This is my favorite eye shadow from this palette. I love it, it adds that special sparkle to any eye look. The next color is Whim- a pretty medium brow color with a little shimmer. I use this color for many things depending how dark my eye look is that day. Some days I wear it all over my lid others I use in my crease, it just depends how intense I want my eye shadow to be. The last color is Captivate- a super pretty brown with a lovely gold shimmer. This is a beautiful color to wear when you are doing a brown smoky eye.


   The packaging is okay but there are a couple things I don't really like about it. I don't really like how magnetic it is, it closes all the time while I'm doing my makeup. It doesn't have a mirror which would be really nice. But on the plus side it has an inspirational quote on the inside which is cool!
   This palette is fabulous and I use 8 out of 10 of the eye shadows on a regular bases. It also comes with a full size eyeliner which was really nice too. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for soft, sparkly eye shadow.
                                                         Much Love,
                                                            Amanda
p.s. if you read the whole post you deserve a prize! haha

Tomato and Mushroom Chicken

   I made this recipe up as I went along the other night and it turned out pretty good! I but this on top of pasta which was yummy. I love pasta with anything! Especially tomatoes and mushrooms.

Ingredients

1 onion finely diced
4 thin chicken breast cut into little pieces
olive oil
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 can of tomato sauce
a splash of wine
1/3 cup diced cherry tomatoes
salt
pepper
garlic salt
rosemary
basil
oregano

   Pour about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium size pan over medium heat. Add the diced onions and cook for 3 minutes or until the onions start to get soft. Add the chicken pieces and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear and the onions are starting to look golden. Stir in the mushrooms. Once the mushrooms are softened add the tomato sauce and the splash of wine. Cook until its all bubble and it smells good, like 10 minutes. Add the cherry tomatoes and the salt, pepper, garlic salt, rosemary, basil and oregano. I don't know the measurements for the seasonings, just eyeball it and taste it to figure out how much to add. Once its all stirred together its ready to eat!
                                                                Much Love,
                                                                   Amanda

Yay! Its almost ready!!

Look at those beautiful mushrooms! haha

Time to eat!

Gluten, Egg and Dairy Free Mini Meatloaf

   These mini meatloaves are packed with flavor and they are gluten, egg and dairy free! Which makes them a perfect allergy free dinner!! I make meatloaf very often and this is my favorite variation I've made up so far! I hope you try this recipe!



Ingredients
1 and 1/2 pounds ground turkey
1 yellow onion finely diced
1 red pepper finely diced
olive oil
1/3 cup oats
salt and pepper
1/2 can tomato sauce
garlic salt, salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray. In a medium pan heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Add diced onions and sprinkle some salt on those. Cook for about 3 minutes stirring often. Add diced pepper and cook for 2-4 more minutes or until the onions are transparent and the pepper is soft. Turn off the heat and stir in the oats. Mix the ground turkey with the onion/pepper/oat mixture. In a separate bowl mix tomato sauce with garlic salt. Add about a tablespoon of the tomato sauce into the meat mixture. Once all of those things are well combined spoon the meat mixture into the muffin tin. Spoon about at teaspoon of the tomato sauce on each mini meatloaf. Then place muffin tin onto a cooking sheet incase any thing spills over. Put in the oven and bake for about 25-35 minutes or until cooked all the way through. Let it cool about 5 minutes then enjoy! :)                                                  Much Love,
                                                                    Amanda

 

Chocolate Crinkles

   I love Chocolate Crinkles. They are super yummy, pretty and they look festive for the holiday season. (or anytime of the year really) Making Chocolate Crinkles can be rather time consuming so make sure you give yourself enough time to make these. You can easily double, or triple this recipe if needed. Sorry I don't have any pictures of these cookies!

Chocolate Crinkles
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup soymilk (or other non dairy milk)
1 tablespoon brown rice flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted
1 1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/4 + 1/8 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 + 1/8 teaspoons cream of tarter
1/4 teaspoon salt

For Rolling Cookies:
Sifted Powder Sugar

   Preheat oven to 325*F. Spray cookie pans with non stick cooking spray. In a large bowl mix the sugar, oil, maple syrup, vanilla, soymilk, brown rice flour and melted chocolate chips until smooth. Add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cream of tarter and salt and mix until a thick moist dough forms. Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge for around 20 minutes. Once the dough has chilled for 20 minutes take it out and start rolling the dough into teaspoon size balls, then roll the balls into the powder sugar. Place on cookie sheet about two inches apart and bake for 10-14 minutes. Let them cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes then put them on the waxed paper.

My Dip Dyed Hair

The back

  Last night I dip dyed my hair for the first time! I really like how it turned out!! I went to Sally Beauty Supply and bought Manic Panic in Atomic Turquoise. My hair is dyed light blonde and has a bit of a yellow tint to it so the turquoise turned out a little more teal which is totally cool with me because I love teal!! I wanted it to look dip dyed so I used a clean new tooth brush to apply the dye to my hair. All I did was dip the tooth brush into the dye and brush it through the section of hair I wanted to be dyed. It was pretty easy! I sectioned my hair into 5 sections so I could be sure to get every layer of hair as evenly as possible. I was a little nervous so I left the dye in my hair for only 20-25 minutes. Next time I'll probably leave it in longer. But even with it being in for only 20-25 minutes the color came out very pigmented and lovely! I feel like a mermaid now :) Here are some pictures!!

Yay!! Turquoise/Teal hair!!! :)

Much Love,
Amanda

Yummy Almond Joy Recipe

  The other day a friend shared this is recipe with me. I made them last night and they turned out so good! You really should try them out! Yummy! The were super easy to make only using a handful of ingredients. I used different dates then she recommends using so mine were a little drier. I ended up adding a couple tablespoons of rice milk to help everything stick together better. After I added the rice milk it was very easy to roll into balls. I rolled about half of the balls in shredded coconut and the other half in cocoa powder. The shredded coconut wouldn't stick to the balls at first so I finely chopped the coconut so that the pieces were smaller and would stick better. The finished result was really good. I'm very happy this recipe tastes good because my little sisters have taken sugar out of there diets and its nice to be able to make them treats that are yummy.

Shelli is so cute! :)

awww :)


Much Love,
Amanda

Rimmel London Stay Glossy Lip Gloss Review

http://us.rimmellondon.com/products/lips/stay-glossy?cid=sem_FY14Rimmel_Google
Stay Glossy Lip Glosses

  I recently purchased Stay Glossy by Rimmel in the shade Timeless Allure. The lip gloss is cranberry colored with some sparkles. The color is really rich in color in the package. On the lips its a pretty shear color. I think it gives the perfect wash of color on the lips. Its nice for the days when you don't want a really bright color. The color is build able, the first layer is really light but the second layer is a really nice wash of color. My favorite thing about this lip gloss is that it isn't sticky. Its really smooth and it feels really great on the lips. It says its suppose to last up to 6 hours. It lasted a really long time for me. I put it on at 2pm and it still looked great at about 6pm and it probably would have lasted longer if I hadn't eaten dinner. It smells like something but I can't really describe it. When I was putting it on I could smell it a lot but once it was on my lips the smell didn't bother me anymore. I really like this lip gloss and I would like to get some more colors soon! I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a lip gloss with a lovely texture, shear wash of color, that doesn't smell bad!

                                                                  Much Love,

                                                                    Amanda