My Sunday outfit: Lavender and ice.

Nutella mini cupcakes: a gluten free recipe.

This recipe is so easy, and the treats are Delicious!

Ingredients:     Makes: 12 mini cupcakes
1/2 cup Nutella
1 Large egg
3 tbsp. Gluten free flour (I used white rice flour.)
1 tbsp. unsweetened coco powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Start by mixing the Nutella and egg in a small bowl. Stir in flour, coco, and vanilla. Grease a mini muffin tin or use mini liners (like I did.) Spoon into the pan. Cook in the oven for 11-12 minuets, and let cool. There you have it, Perfect, little, Nutella cupcakes! Yay!

Oat Pancakes recipe.

About two weeks ago I was craving pancakes, I just had to have some. Now, I've been on a gluten free diet for a few months, so I was curious about what I could use instead of wheat flour. I searched on the internet for a good recipe, and found one from Cooks.com. But when I went to make them, I realized I was missing some ingredients. So, like any good cook, I substituted. Here's what I did.

Ingredients:

2 cup oat flour (I used quick oats and blended them in a food processor)

2 eggs

2 cups milk (I used 14oz can of Coconut milk)

1/2 cup oil (I used Coconut oil.)

3 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

First mix all the dry ingredients in a medium bowl, Then add the milk and stir in the eggs one at a time. Then stir in the oil. In a large pan place a pat of butter or oil, and fry for 1-2 minuets on each side (depending on the size) and enjoy with honey and butter.

Here's the finished result.

I challenge you to try out this recipe and tell me what you think of it. 

-Anastasia.

My Sunday outfit.

Jess Penner Music.

I just downloaded her album for free on Noisetrade, and I LOVE IT!
I love her pure voice and catchy lyrics. So sweet!
Get her free album here: http://noisetrade.com/jesspenner

Thanks for reading!

-Anastasia.

A beautiful day.

It was so lovely outside today. I went for a short walk with some of my sisters and enjoyed the fresh air.

There is no snow on the ground. it feels like fall, but it's really winter. My little sister and I made coffee paper after the walk. I will have to do a DIY for that sometime soon. I love this song.

It was a beautiful day!

-Anastasia.

Music.

I have always enjoyed music. Music can make my day better (or worse) depending on the song. In my last post I listed all my favorite albums of 2011. But I haven't just been listening to other artists music, I've been writing my own music and doing covers on Youtube. Here are some of them:

I hope like them! (if you have any suggestions for other covers, please comment below.)
I'm going to make a video of one of my originals, soon.
Thanks for reading!

-Anastasia.

My Favorite Albums of 2011.

I Love music! It is such a beautiful gift to us, from God. Here is a list of my favorite Albums released in 2011(in no particular order).

1. Switchfoot - Vice Verses
2. Abandon - Control
3. Steve Moakler - Watching time run
4. Manic Drive - Epic
5. Ben Rector - Something like this
6. Coldplay - Mylo Xloto
7. Lights - Siberia
8. Adele - 21
9. Mikey Wax - Constant motion
10. Owl City - All things bright and beautiful
11. He is we - My forever
12. Parachute - The way it was
13. Shane Harper - One step closer
14. Eisley - The vally
15. Mat Kearney - Young love
16. Ellie Goulding - Lights
17. Brandon Heath - Leaving Eden
18. Big Time Rush - Elevate
19. Michael Buble - Christmas
20. Matt Wertz - Snow Globe


So those are all the Albums I have truly enjoyed listening to. I hope that you also enjoyed many of them as well, and if not, you should certainly check them out!
I'm really looking forward to all the music 2012 will bring. Tell me some of your favorite Albums of 2011 in the comment section below.

-Anastasia.

Happy New Year.

I pray that everyone will have a blessed 2012.
I love you all!

-Anastasia.