Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing

 

 

 

Hello Everybody!!!!

I'm back today with another recipe blog for you all.  This one comes from my husband's book of recipes that he has happily shared with me.  Last time I gave you the recipe to make your own ranch dressing so today i'm going to continue with that same pattern and tell you how to make your own bleu cheese dressing. 


This one is a little easier and has fewer ingredients in it. 

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup mayonnase
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1tbs lemon juice
• Pinch of salt
• 1/3 cup bleu cheese
• Stir in milk to right consistency (depends on how you like it)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together and voila...you have your very own homemade bleu cheese dressing.  Be sure to mix it up before each use.


Hope you all like the recipe. Feel free to leave me feedback in the comments!!!

-XO
Danielle

Liebster Award

Hello Everybody, 

I was nominated by Adriana Reis for the Liebster Award.  The link to her blog is http://adrianareis.blogspot.co.uk  The Liebster Award is an award that recognizes new bloggers and helps to promote them, so a big THANK YOU to Adriana for nominating me and my blog!

There are a few rules for this award and they are as follows:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and put a link to their blog in your post.
2. Answer 10 questions that are given by the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate and link 10 bloggers (with less than 200 followers.)
4. Create 10 new questions to ask your nominees.


These were my Questions:

1. Why did you start blogging?  I started blogging as a hobby and it has turned into a kind of therapeutic thing for me.  I really enjoy it and a goal of mine is to one day make money from my blog.  That would be amazing!

2.What is the best holiday that you have been on?  It's been awhile since I have gone on a vacation, but I am looking forward to going to Florida in September.

3.What is your go to beauty product?  My go to beauty product is probably mascara, but I also love me some blush and eyeshadow....I really love all make-up so it's kind of hard for me to choose!  Haha!!

4. What is the best blog post you have read this year?  The best blog post I have read this year is probably one written by Aisling's Beauty Bytes called 75 blog post ideas for when you're lacking inspiration.  Great post and very helpful!!!!

5. What is your must have clothing item?  My must have clothing item has to be leggings.  They are so comfy and they are super easy to style.

6. What is a travel destination you want to visit?  I would love love love to visit Brighton, UK.

7. What's your favorite blog you follow?  My favorite blog that I follow is Zoella.  http://www.youtube.com/user/zoella280390  She is amazing!!!!!

8. If you were on a deserted island, what three items would you take with you?  I would have to take some books/magazines, some sun screen and a hammock!  Just saying!!

9.  What is your favorite book you have read this year?  My favorite book this year is The Secret.

10.  What is your number 1 goal this year?  My goal this year is to learn to accept myself the way I am and stop comparing myself to others.  (I do that a lot!)


My 10 questions are:

1. Why did you start blogging?
2. What is your favorite band/song this year?
3. What is your favorite blog topic to read about?
4. Who is your favorite blogger?
5. What is your goal for your blog?
6. What is your favorite movie this year?
7. Who is your favorite book author?
8. What is one thing you love about yourself?
9. What is your go to beauty product?
10. What is your favorite dessert?


My nominees are:

http://allmyloveamanda.com
http://www.lovefromloi.co.uk
http://alaamber.wix.com/alaamber
http://thediyhomelife.com/
http://livingasmcbrides.blogspot.com/
http://paledelune.wordpress.com
http://whatmaffsaid.blogspot.co.uk/
http://nevertooexperienced.wordpress.com/
http://comealongbeth.blogspot.co.uk
http://brunchandvogue.com/


So there ya go...I hope you all have enjoyed reading my answers and will all participate in this award and help get some new bloggers recognized!  This is truly amazing and I give so much thanks to Adriana Reis for nominating me.

-XO
Danielle

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Hello Everybody, 

I am bringing you another recipe for cheesecake stuffed strawberries....Two recipes in one day....Y'all are lucky little ducks...haha!!!

Anyways, I found this recipe online and I just had to share it with y'all.  It looks so delicious and I couldn't not share with you guys.  This recipe is pretty simple and not very time consuming so it shouldn't take too long to make.

Ingredients:

1 pack of fresh strawberries
8 oz block of cream cheese (room temp.)
1/4 cup of confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 pack of graham crackers



Directions:

• Cut the stems off of the strawberries and hollow them out. 
• Crush up the graham crackers. 
• Mix cream cheese, confectioners sugar and vanilla and almond extract until they are light and fluffy. (best to do with a mixer instead of whisk)
• Use a spoon and fill the strawberries with the cream cheese filling.
• Top with crushed up graham crackers

These strawberries would be great as an appetizer at a party or great to bring along on a picnic or to a family event, or even as a midnight snack.  They are so quick and simple to make and they are do delicious!

I hope you all liked this recipe and I hope you will try it out for yourselves.  Please let me know how you liked it.

-XO

Danielle

disclaimer: all photos were found on google images.

How To Make Your Own Homemade Ranch Dressing

Hello Everybody,

Today I'm back with another recipe for you.  This one comes from my amazing husband who just so happens to be a Chef.  Lucky me right?  Anyways,  He was nice enough to let me peek into his personal recipe book and share some of his very own recipes with you.  He has tons of recipes but I thought I would start off with the easier ones and eventually I will share some of the more longer ones with you all.

So as the title reads, I'm going to be sharing with you how to make your own homemade ranch dressing.

Ingredients:

1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp chives
1/2 cup dried parsley
1/2 tsp dill weed
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions:

Simply mix all of the ingredients together and store in a container or jar.
Remember to shake or stir before each use.


Hope you all enjoy this recipe and please feel free to leave feedback in the comments.

-XO
Danielle

Wordless Post

Blushed

Hello Lovelies,

So today I'm going to change it up a bit and write a blog about make-up because I don't know about you, but I just get really inspired when it comes to anything that has to do with make-up.  I just purchased the Maybelline New York Blushed Nudes Palette.  Now Maybelline is my favorite drug store brand in make-up so obviously I had to pick up the palette and try it out. I love the palette so far and have created some pretty and simple looks with it.  My only complaint about it is that some of the colors are not as pigmented as others and you really have to swipe your brush in there to get a lot of color on it.  I find that the lighter colors are the ones you have to really dig into to get that good color.

Now if you are looking for a good dupe for the Naked 3 palette, you can't go wrong with the Blushed Nudes Palette.  This palette has a lot of similar colors as the naked 3 palette and it's at a cheaper price too.  I payed about $10 dollars for the blushed nudes palette and the naked 3 palette is around $50 dollars.

The Maybelline Blushed Nudes Palette is truly a great palette if you want to get subtle looks but still have that smokey eye.  I'm the kind of person who loves a good smokey eye but I don't look good in the darker colors like blacks and blues.  My skin tone is to pale for the darker colors so I try to stick to the nude colors and play around with them but it's hard trying to find a palette that has different choices of colors in them.  Most of the palettes today have the same colors in them so it's nice that there is now a palette out that has changed it up a bit and added some newer colors to its display.

Here are a few pictures of myself wearing a subtle smokey eye from the Maybelline Blushed Nudes Palette.

I am not an expert when it comes to applying make-up so I just do what I think looks good for me.  I get a lot of my inspiration from YouTube.  I love to watch the girls of the beauty community and get tips and tricks from them about how to apply make-up or what products are new and what is good or not so good.  I will list a few channels that I love to watch for make-up tutorials below so you can check them out if you want to.


YouTube Beauty Channels that Inspire me:

1.  Ciaoobelllaxo-This girl is AMAZING when it comes to applying make-up and coming up with new looks.  She is a licensed cosmetologist and she has tons of videos and tips for doing your make-up.  She is the first channel I will go to for inspiration.

2. Casey Holmes- She is another amazing beauty guru who has tons of tips to offer when it comes to doing make-up, plus she's from Georgia like me so that's another reason to go check her out...haha!!!!

3. Kait Nichole- Another great person to get tips from is this girl.  She has her own lip stick line too.  She has some amazing videos on her channel and she is very entertaining.

Okay, so I hope you all will go purchase the Maybelline Blushed Nudes Palette and try it out.  It is one of my favorite palettes that I own and it really is amazing.  Let me know in the comments what you think of it.

Until next time,

-XO
Danielle


disclaimer:  the photos of the make-up palettes I used are downloaded off of google images.

Book Review Tuesday

Hello Everybody, 

Sorry for the lack of blogs, you know how the mommy/wife life goes....Today, I'm back with a juicy new book review for you.

I am currently reading "Grey"  the fourth book from the 50 shades of grey series.  I have only read a couple chapters so far but from what I can tell, It follows along exactly with the first book "fifty shades of Grey" only it's in Christian Grey's point of view instead of Ana Steele's view.  We get to see what Christian is thinking and feeling and get into his head a lot.  It's kind of nice to get to read what he is thinking and see how he really feels about Ana.  This book unleashes Christian and lets you see where he is coming from.  Now he isn't so mysterious.

I've only read about the first 50 pages and in those pages it's already really promiscuous and really kind of provocative.  It's very detailed and very risque.  You will definitely get a better understanding of Christian in this book, which if you ask me, is kind of nice!!!!!

I'm really excited to read the rest of the book and bring you guys a better detailed review but for now, this is what I have for ya!  Hope you enjoyed this so far and I promise to bring you a better one as soon as I'm done with the book, which shouldn't be very long!!!!!!!!  I really recommend the book if you like the other three books.  It's worth reading in my eyes!

Until next time lovelies....

-XO
Danielle