could this be any easier and taste any better!!!! love this super simple way to enjoy your vitamins!!!!

taking vegetables to the next level is super simple by roasting them with some good olive oil and spices!!

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Low carb garlic sesame poppyseed bagels of all things!!! so good!!!

these are so amazing!!!!!

Here is the recipe...... 

Ingredients
2 cups almond flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 large eggs, divided
3 cups shredded low moisture mozzarella cheese
5 tablespoons cream cheese
Sesame seeds and Popppy seeds to put on top

Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, baking powder, garlic powder. Mix until well combined.
Crack one of the eggs into a small bowl and fork whisk. This will be the egg wash for the top of the bagels. The other two eggs will go in the dough. In a large microwave safe mixing bowl, combine the mozzarella cheese and cream cheese. Microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir to combine. Return to microwave for 1 additional minute. Mix until well combined.
To the mixing bowl, add the remaining 2 eggs and the almond flour mixture. Mix until all ingredients are well incorporated. If the dough gets too stringy and unworkable, simply put it back in the microwave for 30 seconds to soften and continue mixing.
Divide the dough into 10 to 12 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball. Gently press your finger into the center of each dough ball to form a ring. Stretch the ring to make a small hole in the center and form it into a bagel shape.
Brush the top of each bagel with the egg wash.
Top each bagel with sesame seeds and poppy seeds or whatever you like....Bake on the middle rack for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.

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Happy Sunday!!! 10 Minute Warm Up....in the kitchen today!!!

Hi Everyone....I am spending my 10 Minute Warm Up time in the kitchen today!!! after all food to me is art too....and I said it can be just about anything you love to create!! so today it is about my Cilantro Lime Chicken and Shrimp....

Super simple....just take a mini food processor and add to it...some good olive oil, 5 or more cloves of garlic...about a cup of cilantro ....zest of one lime and a few squeezes of the juice...salt and pepper...coat your chicken and shrimps and let sit for about an hour....then just grill these up to perfection and enjoy!!! I also like to serve some cilantro lime sour cream on the side...so good!!!

Enjoy!!!
Join me!!!

10 Minute Warm Up is about taking 10 minutes of your day to breathe, relax, open up your mind to possibilities and then create something....you can be inspired to sketch your coffee cup....something on your desk....your table....anything....try it....it is a great way to start the day....then pop back here and share it so we can all see and be inspired by each other!!! I have a linkie thing here so you can add your work any day of the week ....Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and....Sunday....so join me!!! won't you!

Happy Monday Everyone....and Happy Creating.....

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Soft Pretzel Buns.....A little recipe card for you....these are so yummy!!!

Hi Everyone....

I was in search of a tasty soft pretzel recipe.....and then found one and modified it to my taste and here it is....I think these will be a huge hit with any of you if you love soft pretzels....these were made into buns....but you can tie these into pretzels too....

Hope you are all having a wonderful week....

Happy Thursday and Happy Creating Everyone....

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Sweet Saturdays - Week 23

Hi Everyone!!! and welcome to week # 023 of Sweet Saturdays.....Sweet Saturdays is all about blogging about something sweet in your lives...it could be art, illustrations, food, a recipe or a sweet photo....or a sweet find in your favorite shop...so create your blog post and pop back and share your link with all of us....

So welcome and we look forward to seeing your posts.....
Happy Sweet Saturday!!!!



This week I am sharing some sweetness from our garden.....and some sweet lattes I make with hearts ......

I always love to pick new treats daily and make yummy things with the fruits of our labor......and I always love to make yummy lattes to end our days....

Happy Saturday Everyone!!!

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My famous potatoe bacon white truffle carmelized onion, garlic and thyme pizza....yummy!!!!

I have some new fun art to share with you all but created this art in the kitchen lastnight so I thought I would post this today. So below you will see a little montage of my steps....

It was so good...I made homemade dough with truffle oil and then topped it and baked this yummy goodness up!!! it was perfection!!!

Happy Creating Everyone....now back to the Studio to get to work!!!

note - cooked potatoes....and cooked onions and cooked bacon.....

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Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!!

What a day to be on my fast....I really didn't work things out...today is Cinco de Mayo and I will be making all kinds of yummy treats for my boys...but for me it is day three of my juice fast....ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am feeling really good today and feel like the detox is working perfectly.....but Guacamole and yummy treats are my favorite....so in lieu of eating I am going to make a feast and eat it virtually...

I started my day with passion fruit and a yummy concoction from my juicer....If you know me you know that I am addicted to passion fruit....I even keep it on my night table because I love the scent of it....I think God would eat this every morning too....it is heaven!!!!

There are so many of my favorite things I could make today...like my Mexican meat biscuits.....guacamole for sure and even some tacos for lunch and Mexican Pizza....

My recipe for Guacamole can be found here.....It is so good ....Sometimes I just add it to a big pile of kidney beans for an instant healthy salad that doesn't taste like it's diet food...yummy!!!!

They say if you can't eat, all you have to do is pretend you ate something and you will feel like you did....I don't know about you....but this is really crazy....lol....but I was so happy that yesterday on day 2 of my detox I met up with my friends and there were so many treats!!! chocolate covered stuff....bars....coffee....all the things I love and all I drank was water....I am so proud of myself....

Tomorrow I can introduce more into my diet....this is my last day of detox!!! but I have learned that the quality of what you put in makes a huge difference in how you feel.....I also have a Evening in Paris Bridal Shower to attend and you know there will be plenty of goodies there too!!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!!

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Happy Valentine's Day!!! I'm back from a Heavenly Vacation in the Dominican Republic....

My wonderful husband (above with our friend Sofio...whom we met on the beach....) whisked me away to a dream vacation for my Birthday and Valentine's Day....We had the greatest time celebrating and enjoying all of the amazing scenery in the Dominican Republic.....We have some amazing shells that we got from this sweet man who travels 60 km a day to walk around with a hundred pounds of shells....his brother is a scuba diver who collects and polishes these beautiful shells....he was a really sweet man and we chatted with him daily....so much inspiration on this Island...from the beautiful people, scenery and history....there is plenty to make you get all the inspiration you need to start a whole series of pieces.....as an artist and illustrator....

My brother and my sister-in-law joined us and we laughed and shared some amazing times!!!!

the greatest company to have on any vacation....what a wonderful time !!!!

below is my favorite Mexican inspired restaurant....I had some tasty treats at this place....

This island is filled with inspiration where ever you look....even in our room...our sweet Maid Ester left us some flowers and sweets almost every day........

not sure if any of you are fans of Passion Fruit....but I am!!! and I think I ate all of the fruit off the Island daily....this was one of my midnight snacks....the Passion Fruit in the Dominican was heavenly perfection....I so miss this.....

This fan palm is one of my favorite trees there....I am in awe every time I see one....so beautiful!!!!

and the local art really inspired me.....aren't these pieces fun with the colours and the styles....just perfect in every way.....

and you all know me...and food inspiration....I really enjoyed all this place had to offer with the culinary treats....very great food indeed.....

my favorite breakfasts by the beach every morning.....we would sip our lattes and enjoy these tasty treats ....I guess eating breakfast by the beach makes it even more yummy!!!!

and the flora and fauna.....I could barely blink in the event I would miss something totally spectacular....what a wonderful way to celebrate a Birthday and love......

Awwwww.....nice to share these with you all.....I feel very blessed to have had this amazing experience......

Not too happy to be back and away from the salty sea air....but I am so looking forward to seeing what you all have been up to!!!

Time to catch up with your blogs and say hello....

Thank you all for the visits while I was away....

Hugs
Diana

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