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Valentine's Day

Secret Recipe Club – Chocolate Coconut Sugar Scrub

February 9, 2014 by angelaskitchen 7 Comments

Chocolate Coconut Sugar Scrub

It is time again for Secret Recipe Club reveal day!  Woo-hoo!  What is the Secret Recipe Club?  It’s a lot like Secret Santa, but with recipes.  Each month you are assigned a blog.  After selecting a recipe from that bloggers repertoire, you make and post it on reveal day.  It is a great way to find fun recipes and blogs.  I like how it gets me to actually sit down and go through another person’s blog.  Blogs are a lot of work and take time to put together.  Instead of skimming through just the new stuff (as is usually easier when we see a new blog) it is fun to really sit down and go through what else the blog has to offer.  Fun stuff!

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My assignment this month was Ellie’s blog, The Bitchin’ Kitchin’. Have you seen her blog? No? Well, go on over… I’ll wait…

See? Beautiful! Love her pics and the recipes are WAAAAAAAY to fun to try to pick just one. We’re talking Chicken Enchilada Cups, Sriracha Hummus, Chai-Spiced Scones, Brownie Batter Pancakes, Carrot Ginger Soup, Prosciutto Wrapped Apples, Kale Frittata, Baked Sweet Potato Chips and Pumpkin Pecan Cranberry Muffins, and that is just the tip of the deliciousness you will find on Ellie’s blog. Swoon!

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, however, and having to lovely daughters who have a deep passion for all things chocolate, I thought homemade Chocolate Coconut Sugar Scrub was the perfect recipe to try. We like to try different homemade lotions, scrubs and masks made from natural ingredients. A scrub made with things I already have at home, has natural ingredients in it AND smells like chocolate? Yes, please! So, girls, try to look surprised on Valentine’s Day. M’kay?

Secret Recipe Club – Chocolate Coconut Sugar Scrub

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Course DIY, Sugar Scrub

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup loosely packed brown sugar I used dark
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil in solid form, yet still soft
  • 1/3 cup almond oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • a few drops coconut extract or essential oil
  • a few drops vanilla extract
  • a few drops almond extract

Instructions
 

  • Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix until smooth. Place into an air tight container, such as a canning jar. Seal.
  • To use: Once or twice a week, being careful not to slip, rub scrub all over skin in shower, especially rough areas. Wash scrub off afterwards. Avoid face, however a small amount can be used on dry lips to moisturize and exfoliate. Can be stored at room temperature .

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Filed Under: Blog Carnival, crafts, Dairy Free, GFCF, Gluten Free, Holiday, Recipe, Secret Recipe Club, Valentine's Day

Secret Recipe Club – Cranberry Pomegranate Vanilla Popcorn

December 15, 2013 by angelaskitchen 6 Comments

Gluten Free Dairy Free Cranberry Pomeganate Vanilla Popcorn

 

It is time again for Secret Recipe Club reveal day!  Woo-hoo!  What is the Secret Recipe Club?  It’s a lot like Secret Santa, but with recipes.  Each month you are assigned a blog.  After selecting a recipe from that bloggers repertoire, you make and post it on reveal day.  It is a great way to find fun recipes and blogs.  I like how it gets me to actually sit down and go through another person’s blog.  Blogs are a lot of work and take time to put together.  Instead of skimming through just the new stuff (as is usually easier when we see a new blog) it is fun to really sit down and go through what else the blog has to offer.  Fun stuff!

Secret Recipe Club

This month my assignment was Heather’s blog, Join Us, Pull Up a Chair.  I love the yummy variety of things on her blog.  SO many yummy, yummy things, like Crunchy Quinoa Salad, Cranberry Chutney, Garlic Scape Pesto, Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting, Quinoa Pizza Bites, German Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars and Italian Chard Soup.  Swoon!  I wanted to pick something I could bring to the holiday celebrations that are happening now. As my kiddos love popcorn, we made a Christmas variation of Heather’s Valentine’s Day Popcorn.  Because of our allergies and how we roll, I don’t use microwave popcorn, so adapted the recipe to cook in our Whirley Pop popcorn popper.  I also wanted to avoid food dye so we could share this with friends who can’t eat food dyes, so replaced the color with 100% pomegranate juice.  It worked like a charm!  And the very subtle pom flavor mixed nicely with the vanilla.  To make everything a bit more seasonal, I tossed in dried cranberries.  Thanks for the inspiration, Heather!  I can’t wait to try more recipes from your blog.

 

Secret Recipe Club – Cranberry Pomegranate Vanilla Popcorn

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Course dairy free, gfcf, gluten free, popcorn, Snack

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate juice
  • 2 teaspoon gluten free vanilla extract clear for brightest color, but I only had brown on hand
  • 1/2 cup popcorn kernels
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Instructions
 

  • Stir together sugar, pomegranate juice and vanilla. Set aside. Measure popcorn and set aside.
  • Put coconut oil three popcorn kernels to the whirly pop. Snap down the lid. Put pan over medium-high heat and start cranking the handle on the pan to stir. When the there kernels have popped, add sugar mixture and popcorn to pan. Close pan cover. Continue to crank handle on whirly pop until popcorn finished popping.
  • When all popcorn has popped, remove from heat. Pour popcorn into a bowl or pan and salt to taste. Toss with dried cranberries.
  • Any left over popcorn can be cooled completely before storing in an air-tight container.

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Filed Under: Blog Carnival, Christmas, Dairy Free, Desserts & Treats, GFCF, Gluten Free, Holiday, Recipe, Secret Recipe Club, Secret Recipe Club, Valentine's Day

Secret Recipe Club – Nutty Marshmallows

February 11, 2013 by angelaskitchen 14 Comments

It is time again for Secret Recipe Club reveal day!  Woo-hoo!  What is the Secret Recipe Club?  It’s a lot like Secret Santa, but with recipes.  Each month you are assigned a blog.  After selecting a recipe from that bloggers repertoire, you make and post it on reveal day.  It is a great way to find fun recipes and blogs.  I like how it gets me to actually sit down and go through another person’s blog.  Blogs are a lot of work and take time to put together.  Instead of skimming through just the new stuff (as is usually easier when we see a new blog) it is fun to really sit down and go through what else the blog has to offer.  Fun stuff!

This month my assignment was a wonderful blog written by …

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Filed Under: Blog Carnival, Candy, Dairy Free, Desserts & Treats, GFCF, Gluten Free, Holiday, Recipe, Secret Recipe Club, Secret Recipe Club, Valentine's Day

Gluten & Dairy Free Valentine’s Day Pizza

February 14, 2009 by angelaskitchen Leave a Comment

This isn’t a recipe, so much as a technique.  🙂  Take your favorite gluten free pizza crust recipe (I use our family’s favorite Gluten Free Dairy Free Pizza Crust) and shape the dough into a heart shape.  Top with your Valentine’s favorite pizza toppings and bake as directed.  Easy-peasy!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Filed Under: Breads, Dairy Free, GFCF, Gluten Free, Holiday, Pizzas, Valentine's Day

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