The Wholesome Junk Food Cookbook

I am a cookie lover and I just worship the cookies by Laura's Wholesome Junk Food. I have featured them previously and a couple times even tried to unsucessfully imitate their awesome cookies unsucessfully. I love that you can eat cookies in a healthy way and they taste so naughty! When I heard that Laura was coming out with a cookbook I was thrilled beyond belief!!! I loved so many things about the cookbook-- one I got to make some awesome cookies at home as well as other "junk food" but also I had most of the ingredients on hand. The recipes are so straightforward, contain simple ingredients and really are healthy. I am obsessed with ice cream right now so I tried the Chocolate Fudge Sauce first! It is amazingly delicious and I was so excited to find out I had ALL the makings for the Chocolate Fudge Sauce right there in my house! I drizzled the sauce right onto my ice cream and fell in love! You can order this book online-- do it now!

PS. I just noticed that Laura has some of her sample recipes posted right there online to hold you over until your very own copy arrives. The chocolate sauce included!

My New Treasure!

Check out my dainty little toe ring that I just got from Auntie's Treasures. If you are not familiar with them get over there now. They have tons of goodies at very reasonable prices whether you are looking for a toe ring like myself or a nice keepsake for a present. There is a full array of jewelry including hard to find items like toe rings, ear cuffs, brooches etc... Not to mention pill boxes, baby rattles and other beautiful items. It was SO hard to pick a toe ring-- they have every section you can think of then a big selection in each area. I narrowed it down to the Gold Vermeil Open Weave Toe Ring it was love at first sight. It is an adjustable toe ring for easy on off and can accomodate for swelling feet in the hot summer months, it has a beautiful weaved design in a nice gold tone that looks great on the foot. I included a picture of my actual foot with my new ring on, but also their stock photo so you can get a better image of the detail that goes into this ring.

Functional and FUN!

Chic Mama Diaper Cakes makes a huge variety of fun, functional presents to give to that new mama! After enjoying the look of these beautiful cakes you can take them apart and use the diapers that have come together to make this delicious looking cake. The cake REALLY looks like a regular cake complete on a decorative cake board and faked a few people out at my house. I had it sitting on the kitchen table for a cute display and found a couple people staring right at the cake to figure out what it was made of! When I tell them diapers they can not believe what a great concept it is and just how nicely Chic Mama puts these together. Each cake is hand-crafted, you can pick from boys, girls, twins, surprise or even make your very own custom cake. Any mom would be thrilled to get this as a present!

Turtle Mountain

Thank you to Turtle Mountain for letting me try their amazing dairy free delights! I have been on a HUGE ice cream kick so tasting their ice cream was a huge treat! I did get a couple varities but raced home to rip open the Soy Delicious Coconut Milk "Coconut Almond" bars. I love everything about this bar-- Coconut Ice Cream is rich and delicious, the chocolate coating was generously thick and the almonds gave the bar the perfect nutty crunch. This bar is dairy free, sweetened with agave (which helps me because I am avoiding aritifcial sweeteners during my pregnancy), no trans fats and made with organic ingredients. Not only does Turtle Mountain have a wide variety of ice creams from the pints, to sandwiches to the amazing bars but they have tons of other products as well. I am already a Soy Delicious consumer-- there is nothing on the market that even compares to their Coconut Milk flavored creamers. They taste out of this world and have many health benefits to boot. In addition, check out their coconut milks, soy milks, soy ice creams, yogurts and even kids pops!

Soybutter for Safety

I LOVE any type of nut butters including this soybutter by SchoolSafe Soybutter. I was not exactly sure what this meant but after visiting their website I found out that a lot of people do have peanut allergies and just how dangerous they can be. After trying this soybutter you will love the taste whether you have a nut allergy or you are just conscious of those around you who do. The texture of SchoolSafe Soybutter is just like a thick, rich peanut butter with a touch of sweetness to it. Two tablespoons have about the same stats as natural peanut butter with 200 calories, 15 grams of fat (good fat), 4 grams of sugar and 7 grams of protein (soybutter is a complete protein giving it a nutritious up on peanut butter). Soy has health benefits from childhood through adulthood, visit their website for much more information.

Protect your Little One

With Little Twig’s Mineral Sunscreen of course. Being outside as much as possible with Max this summer I have to be prepared to protect him with only the best sun care out there. That is why I will be reaching for Little Twig SPF 30+ Mineral Sunscreen. In addition to offering great sun protection the lotion itself is extra mild, unscented and is water-resistant not to mention an organic sunscreen. Check out their other organic baby products, bath products and baby washes.

Angel Hair Slaw

How does angel hair slaw dressing get its name? Well it’s a very interesting story during WWII a Greek immigrant created his famous dressing. He served very thin angel hair sliced cabbage and served the cabbage with his famous spiced dressing. Today John’s Famous Dressing is bottling and manufacturing the famous dressing to exact high standards. Not only is this dressing good on cabbage it is also great on lettuce salads, hot dogs, and hamburgers. Check it out!!!

Rock Apparel for Babies????

Rock on little one!!!! Baby Rock Apparel is AWESOME you can get just about everything that say’s I’m a Rock and Roll Baby. I received a nice black 100% Rib cotton t-shirt with “What Happens In Preschool Stays In Preschool” shirt for my toddler. What a great first impression for any teacher, right???? I love it the shirt is so cute but so COOL at the same time. Baby Rock apparel not only has T-shirts, they also have onesies, hoodies, footwear, band shirts and much more. I also received a Pacifier with the words “Little Monster” on the front. Perfect for any girl or boy because we all know what monster’s our little ones can be or turn into!!! The pacifier is made of non-toxic, hygienically formed, natural bite-resistant materials to sooth any child’s emotions. ROCK ON BABY!!!!