Banana Yogurt Snack Cake

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So I was at my parents house the other day and my mom had four very ripe bananas
sitting on her kitchen counter.  I said "do you have plans for those bananas?" She
said "no, I'll probably just give them to the cows." Sorry cows, but those bananas
came home with me :)

Thanks to mom, my recipe today is for a banana yogurt snack cake.  You could totally
turn this recipe banana bread if you like, but I decided on a snack cake because one,
it bakes faster in a square baking dish and two, cake sounds better than bread :)

Quinoa Coconut Pancakes

Happy Monday friends!
How was your weekend?
Mine was great - thanks for asking :)
The weather was beautiful here in VA, so we did a lot of yard work.
I have a blister from so much raking to prove it!

Sunday was a little more low key, so I decided to switch things up and I made
pancakes for breakfast.
I haven't made them foreverrrrrrrrrrr!

Breakfast Cookies

Welcome to week two of National Hot Breakfast Month.
The theme this week is breakfast in a hurry.

Breakfast cookies are perfect for busy mornings.
I make them on the weekend, wrap each cookie individually in plastic wrap and
keep them in a plastic container in the freezer.

DIY Whipped Grapefruit Sugar Scrub

Remember last year when I made my own coconut lime sugar scrub?
Well I have been hooked ever since.
I usually have most of the ingredients I need on hand and it's so easy to make
your own, so why not?
This whipped grapefruit scrub comes together even faster by using my pink mixer!

I love the way my skin feels after I use sugar scrubs, so soft and smooth!
I keep a container of it in the shower and use it every couple of days.
Now is a great time to make your own sugar scrub and get those feet in shape for flip flop
and sandal season!
Give it a try and let me know what you think.




















Whipped Grapefruit Sugar Scrub

1/2 C coconut oil
1 1/4 C white or raw sugar
zest of one grapefruit
2 T fresh grapefruit juice
20 - 25 drops of grapefruit essential oil

Place solid coconut oil and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Mix on low until a thick paste is formed.  Add grapefruit zest, grapefruit juice and grapefruit oil and continue mixing until combined.  Increase speed for 15 - 20 seconds until mixture is fluffy.
Store in air-tight glass jars.

recipe slightly adapted from The Kitchen McCabe