Make Your Own Croutons

I was delightfully surprised when I discovered how easily croutons can be made yourself. They're delicious, pricey, and salty already made. When you make them yourself, you can personalize the taste to your preference. I was inspired by the flavors of garlic. But you can do whatever you'd like. I cube bread especially something like sourdough or something hard. I coat them in extra-virgin olive oil (which if kept in minced garlic overnight would give it an amazing flavor!), garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese, and a little paprika. I pan-fried it until it was thoroughly dried and appeared toasty and slightly darkened. A yummy nummy treat!

A Sunkissed Glow

To give your skin a nice glow after a day in the sun, sweep your cheekbones, forehead, nose, and chin lightly with a solid bronzer and bronzer brush. It takes 30 seconds and makes a great impact.

A Splash of Color

A great decorating technique is to splash the walls with some color. But if you feel uneasy about committing to a specific color, consider painting the bathroom walls. You get to enjoy it without feeling overwhelmed because the bathroom is unlike the living room or bedroom, a space not primarily used.

Pre-Made Pasta Sauce

I'm a great cook, but I hate to do it! So when I finally get around to doing it, I like to do as much of it as possible at one time. I cook up a huge batch of ground beef and heat up some pasta sauce. Sometimes I'll just blend a huge can of tomatoes and doctor it up myself with tomato paste, maybe some tomato sauce, and definitely some herbs like basil. I separate them into smaller batches and put them in ziplock baggies. I squeeze all of the air out and put them in the freezer. Whenever I have a hankering for pasta, I grab pre-made pasta.

A Sweet Treat

Don't you just love the smell of baked goodness in the oven? You can enjoy the sweet smell without the manual labor by pouring a little milk and vanilla extract in the bath water. You can even add oatmeal, too, for a moisturizing effect. But I would recommend putting the oatmeal in a satchet to make clean up a breeze! :)

A 5-Year Old Treat

When I was five years old, I never got to enjoy such indulgences. So every so often I play five year old by toasting bread and slathering it with creamy peanut butter and topping it with slices of bananas. My boyfriend likes to drizzle it off with honey, too!

Celery and Peanut Butter Snack

Have a couple celery sticks and slather them with creamy peanut butter for a yummy and filling snack! The fibrous nature of celery requires saliva production which promotes oral hygiene and peanut butter offers an adequate amount of protein, an energy inducer. It's light but filling and yummy, too!