Transforming Classic Recipes for Today

There are so many amazing, healthy ingredients at our fingertips today. Unfortunately, many of the classic recipes we have come to know and love are stuck in the past. I am transforming the classics using healthier ingredients in order to bring family favorites to the table of today!

Oatmeal Scotchies

Delicious Oatmeal Cookies with Butterscotch Chips

Oatmeal scotchies are highly addictive and wonderfully delicious cookie! They are usually packed with butter and sugar. I'm going to show you how to make a delicious, protein packed, healthier version.

Ingredients

1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

1 2/3 c Your Favorite Flour (If using Gluten Free Flour add 1t Xantham Gum)

1/2 c Flax Meal

1 t Baking Soda

1 t Baking Powder

3/4 t Salt

1 t Cinnamon

1/4 c Coconut Oil

3/4 c Greek Yogurt

3/4 c Coconut Sugar

1 t Vanilla

3/4 c Butterscotch Chips

2 Eggs

3 c oats

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in small bowl.

Beat coconut oil, greek yogurt, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large mixing bowl.

Gradually beat in flour mix. Stir in oats and chips.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 7 to 8 minutes for cookies that are chewy or 9 to 10 minutes for cookies that are crisp.

Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

For bars, grease 15x10 inch pan. Spread cookie dough in pan.

Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until light brown.

Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into 48 bars.

HELP! I've Got Frizzy Hair I Can't Tame

I don’t know about you, but I have struggled with my thick, naturally curly hair! As a kid, no one knew what to do with it! Today, we are so blessed that curly hair is finally embraced and we actually have so many products to choose from! Here are some reviews of the ones I've tried.

I don’t know about you, but I have struggled with my thick, naturally curly hair! As a kid, no one knew what to do with it! Most hairdressers would put a little gel in it, blow it dry, and then BRUSH IT DRY!!! With a frizzy mess that was about 6 inches deep on each side, they would pat it and say “All done”! I would run home and wash it real quick and put some mousse in. It would dry crunchy but at least it wasn’t a frizzy mess!

I can remember when I was in military training back in the 90’s and my instructor, who was a black woman, looked at me and said “Girl! You better do something about that hair! It way exceeds 3 inches”. Turns out, our hair was not allowed to exceed 3 inches in depth! It was a never-ending battle that I couldn’t seem to win!

Today, we are so blessed that curly hair is finally embraced and we actually have so many products to choose from! My hair is super thick and curly so what works for some people just doesn’t seem to work for me! I see these videos of women with “curly” hair and I’m thinking “your hair is nothing like mine”! If you, like me, have thick curly hair that always seems to be a frizzy mess, I’m here for you! I have tried a variety of products and here are my recommendations.

To begin with, I tried CURLSMITH and loved it! It is a bit more expensive than your average drug store brands but totally worth it. My hair was manageable, less frizzy, and not sticky! Even days later, my curls were still bouncing. They use clean ingredients and have products for all curl types. I definitely recommend! I started with the CURLSMITH Transition Kit. Click here to try it yourself!

Another great product I tried was Marc Anthony’s Strictly Curls Curl Envy Cream. It is a great drug store find! The ingredients are not completely “clean” but is free of Sulfates, Parabens, Phthalates, and SLS. The cream is great on wet hair and works great to revitalize curls when dry.

If you have a dry scalp, the Briogeo Charcoal + Tea Tree Cooling Hydration Scalp Mask is an amazing dry scalp treatment and moisturizer. I highly recommend it. I am going to be trying out their curl products soon so stay tuned!

I just ordered the Prose shampoo, conditioner, and curl cream so I will let you know how that goes!

Here are some brands that just didn’t cut it. They just weren’t enough to tame this mane!!

TGIN Curl Bomb and Honey Whip – This combo left my hair frizzy and dry.

DEVA Curl Supreme Defining Gel – This was a little better than others but still was not supreme.

OLAPLEX No. 6 – I honestly really liked the OLAPLEX system! It seemed to really help my hair be less dry and the curls weren’t terrible but they did lack some definition and were a bit frizzy.

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