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Natural Hair Spray

A simple DIY hairspray using natural ingredients .So easy to make and works great , its also less expensive and much healthier for hair .Switching to homemade hair spray is a much safer option, especially if you are working on getting toxins out of your home.

Conventional hairspray is full of chemicals that you shouldn’t breathe in and most certainly not spray on your head. Hair sprays can cause irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, skin, and lungs with inhaled.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup water 
• 1.5 tablespoons white sugar .
• 1 tablespoon high proof alcohol (I have used Vodka) 
• Glass bottle with atomizer 
• Optional essential oil ( few drops )

*Adjust the sugar up or down for more or less stiffness/hold (more sugar=stronger hold) but don’t add too much or hair will feel sticky. Brown sugar, coconut sugar, honey, and other natural sugars will not work in this recipe. 

*If you don't want to use alcohol ,you can leave it out and just use a sugar .It just will not last as long . The hard proof alcohol and essential oils act as a natural preservative. 

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Bring the water to a boil over high heat and then add in the sugar. 
• Stir the sugar water until all the sugar is dissolved. 
• Remove the pot from the heat and allow it to cool.
• Once cooled, add in the alcohol and essential oils. 
• Transfer to a glass spray bottle for storage. 

 

I hope you've enjoyed this diy hairspray recipe .

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Recipe - Millet yogurt

Today for dessert I did something new, namely dessert - yogurt mainly from millet.

My children unfortunately do not like eat millet and if they see it on a plate they will not eat it so I decided to smuggle this dish somehow to diet of  my children today, and I tell you that the idea went well. The children were satisfied with the yogurt and asked for an extra, which made me extremely happy.

A very quick and simple recipe.

For preparation we will need:

- less than a glass of millet

- about 4 glasses of vegetable milk I used almond milk

- agave syrup, or any other healthy sugar substitute, can be stevia or xylitol

-fruits, they can also be frosty, I used frozen strawberries and half mangoes.

A method of preparing :

1. Pour millets  with 4 cups of vegetable milk, add maple syrup (4 tablespoons) and cook on low heat until tender (about 20 minutes), if someone likes a sweeter taste, you can add more syrup.

2. When the millets cools down, I added fruit (if the millet is too thick, add a little bit of vegetable milk to have a more watery consistency. 

Recipe - Healthy chocolate praline

I like to eat something sweet everyday , but I don't like to spend too much time in the kitchen , therefore my recipes are quick and very easy to do. Today I will share with you with an easy recipe - chocolate praline .

Ingredients : ( for about 15 pralines )

- 3 spoons of unrefined organic coconut oil ( watery consistency )

- 2 spoons of maple syrup or agave nectar or honey ( honey water consistency )

- 3 spoons good quality of cocoa powder ( if you want more chocolate flavour then add more cocoa powder )

- some nuts ( cut into small pieces )

- some raisins /goji - ( cut into small pieces )

Method of preparation : 

1. All ingredients mix together ( coconut oil/maple syrop and cocoa powder) and pour into baking molds (I got them from Ikea - $1 for one tray ), add nuts and raisins /goji in the middle of our chocolate 

2. Put in the fridge for about 30 minutes 

3.Enjoy:-)

Hope you will like a recipe. Please comment .

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Recipe - home made chocolate bounty

Hi everyone,

Today quick and easy recipe for delicious homemade bounty chocolates.

Ingredients for about 15 pieces:

- 3 spoons of coconut shreds
- 2 spoons of unrefined organic coconut oil
- 2 spoons of honey / maple syrup
- about 50 g of dark chocolate

Method of preparation : 

1. Pour honey and coconut oil  into a bowl  (both have to have watery consistency )

2. Add coconut shreds into honey and coconut oil and mix together 

3. Ready mix ( coconut oil/honey/coconut shreds) put  into the rubber mold to about 2/3 of the height.

4. At the end, pour melted chocolate  on the top and  put in the fridge for an hour .

Bon Apetite 

Recipe- Halva -Praline

Today a very quick recipe for Halva Praline . 

Ingredients :

-handful of nuts - I used cashews but you can use brazil nuts

-handful of cranberry or raisins

-handful of coconut shreds

-1 spoon of good quality cocoa powder

-1 spoon of agave or maple syrup

-1 spoon of tahini 

Method of preparation :

1. Blend all ingredients in food processor 

2. Form a balls 
3 Keep in the fridge 

Hope you will enjoy this recipe :-)

Coffee with cardamom & cinnamon

Hi ,

Few months ago I  wrote a post what I drink instead of coffee https://vikki2603.blogspot.com/2016/10/healthy-coffee-alternative.html , but today I have to confess  few weeks ago I started to drink coffee again ( not everyday) but every here and there . I tried green tea , mate tea ,matcha tea, non caffeine coffee  ( still I think these alternative are great )but I really like to start my day  with cup of coffee ( but before drinking coffee I always drink glass of water with lemon , never drink coffee on an empty stomach) .

Difference between now and old days is before I didn't bother what type of coffee I drunk -normally it was  any instant coffee , now I only drink organic  brewed coffee and I always  add some cinnamon and  1 seed of cardamom - why -? (  many of the vitamins and essential oils in cardamom act as antioxidants, cleaning up free radicals and resisting cellular aging. Like ginger and turmeric, its relatives, cardamom has some anti-inflammatory properties that limit pain and swelling, especially in mucus membranes, the mouth, and throat.Cardamom is related to ginger and can be used in much the same way to counteract digestive problems. Use it to combat nausea, acidity, bloating, gas, heartburn, loss of appetite, constipation, and much more).

And you ? how do you like to drink your coffee?.

Recipe - Chocolate pencakes

Ingredients :

- 2 eggs

- 1 banana

- 1 spoon of cocoa powder

- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

- 2-3 drops of pure vanilla extract

- 4 spoons of porridge 

Method of preparation : 

1. Grind porridge in blender with a banana

2. Mix all ingredients together 

3. In a frying pan heat up some coconut oil and fry pancakes  on each side.

Bon Appetite ..... 

Recipe - Fit Bounty

Today another easy to make healthy snack , and if you like coconut then this recipe its just for you.

Ingredients:

-200g coconut flour

-3/4 can of coconut milk

-2 spoons of maple syrup

-200g dark chocolate 

Preparation:

1.Coconut flour , coconut milk ( it is coconut milk in can) and maple syrup mix together in food blender.

2.Shape the bars.

3.Put bars into refrigerate for about 30/40 minutes.

4. Before taking out bars from the refrigerate melt dark chocolate. 

5.After 30/40 minutes take out bars from the refrigerate  and pour melted chocolate on the top of the bars.

6.Put into fridge for about 1 hour.

7. When chocolate is hard on the top of the bars then bars are ready to be eaten.

8. Keep bars in the fridge.

Hope you like it ...What is your favourite healthy snacks?

Recipe - Energy balls with chick pea

Hi everyone 

Today I am going to share with you with an another recipe for healthy, easy and quick  to make snack .

Ingredients :

-1 can of chick pea

-2 spoons of peanut butter

-2 spoons of maple syrup

-2 spoons of cacao powder

-2 spoons of coconut flour

Method of preparation :

1. Grind chick pea in food processor .

2.Add the rest of the ingredients and blend on a smooth mass.

3.Form a ball ( roll a balls into a  coconut flour )

4.Keep in the fridge 

I hope you will enjoy as me do :-)

Recipe - delicious energy balls

Hi everyone after long break :-).

Today I will share with you with an easy and quick  recipe how to make another healthy energy balls. 

Ingredients :

-1/4 cup of almonds

-1/4 cup of walnuts

-1/4 cup of cashew

-2 spoons of pumpkin seeds

-2 spoons of raisins

-2 spoons of chia

-2 spoons of flaxseeds

-2 spoons of cocoa powder ( you can add more )

-10-15 dates 

-2 spoons of shredded coconut 

Method of preparation : 

1. All dry ingredients ( nuts , pumpkin seeds, chia seeds , flaxseeds, shredded coconut  ) grind to a fine powder in food processor .

2. Separately grind raisins, dates in food processor .

3. Mix all ingredients together , add cocoa powder .

4.From the finished mass  form small balls. 

5.Keep them in the fridge .

Hope you will like them as me do :-)