Odor is the Pits

On my quest to remove all toxins from my life, I found a lot of research about the dangers of aluminum in deodorant. I tried two store-bought aluminum free brands, but they were awful. So I decided to make my own. 

That's right - I make my own deodorant. 

It's very easy - 3 ingredients and 2 minutes is all you need. 

Caf-fiend

I'm a coffee fiend. I have been since high school. I love coffee. I have cut back significantly - I used to drink about 50-60 oz per morning (yes, that is about 6-7 cups). Even now that I'm down to one large, I still just LOVE my morning cup of coffee. I love it. 

When summer rolls around, I switched to iced coffee. The problem is, I don't want to spend $4 for an iced coffee (my job is only near a Starbucks) and if I add a ton of ice to hot coffee, it just waters it down. This issue has been going on for the past two summers but now, all my problems have been solved.

Thanks to this amazing blog post, I am now cold pressing my own coffee. Mornings will NEVER be the same.  

Yummmmmmm

A Sweet Summer Treat

It's Sunday evening and the Tony Awards (my favorite!) are coming on and I want something sweet to eat, but not with sugar. So I searched clean desserts and found this amazing ice cream recipe - with no sugar and no cream. 

If you need a sweet treat, try one of these ice cream recipes. I made the strawberry ice cream and it is ROCKING MY WORLD. It'll be only as good as Hugh Jackman singing and hosting the Tony's.

The Hawaiian One Pot Wonder

A few nights ago, I tried a new recipe that required pretty much every pot, spoon, knife, cutting board and measuring cup we own. Sean, who usually does the dishes, did not love it. So Friday night I figured I'd save both of us some time and whip up this easy, delicious, healthy one pot wonder - Hawaiian Sloppy Joe's. 

It's based off this vegan recipe by Chef Chloe, who I love. However, her recipe calls for mushrooms, which I'm allergic to, and Sean likes meat, so I've adapted it. You can use hers, mine or a combo! Either way - dinner will be done in no time and with only one pot to clean. And that's something we all love.

I put them on mini Hawaiian Bread rolls,
to keep with the Hawaiian theme.