Fried French Toast

Fried French Toast? Yes, you read that correctly. And yes, this French Toast is crusted with corn flakes and fried. Yes, dreams do come true. 

I just love being home because for one, I have all the ingredients in the world to cook with, and for two, someone always eats it. I love breakfast more than anything in the whole wide world. When I fall asleep at night, I can't wait to get up and eat breakfast. Is that weird? 

Well for today's breakfast, I was inspired to create something I've never done before. Turns out, this is now my family's favorite breakfast. Okay let me re-state that...it's my dad's new favorite breakfast. I sadly can't eat it because of the flour and it seems like my sisters and my mom are dieting...it is bikini season, so I can't blame them. (This isn't gluten-free, but definitely could be made to be.)

Read below for instructions and ingredients. 

Ingredients: 

2 Slices French Bread

1 Egg

1/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream 

11/2 Tbl Sugar

1 Tsp Cinnamon 

2 Tsp Vanilla

1 Cup Corn Flake Cereal

Instructions: 

1. Take your egg, cream, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla and whisk together until thoroughly mixed. 

2. Take a skillet and heat about a cup of canola oil on your stove at about medium. You want it hot so the bread can fry.

2. Slice your French Bread with any desired thickness...the thicker the better though because that way it is soft and chewy in the middle and crispy on the outside. I'd say slice it 3/4 inch thick.

3. Dip your bread in your mixture. Let it soak there, then flip it. Make sure it is completely soaked in. 

4. Then take your corn flake cereal and crunch it into little pieces. Usually you can just grab a handful and crunch it. Put the pieces onto a plate. 

5. Now dip the soaked french toast into the cornflake cereal pieces. 

6. Take the now crusted french toast and lay it in your hot oil pan. 

7. Watch out for the hot oil! 

8. Let fry for a couple minutes each side until golden brown. 

9. Serve hot. I dusted my French Toast with powdered sugar, laid on some butter, and poured hot maple syrup on top. It's also good with sliced strawberries. 

xoxo

Flower Heart

So excited to introduce you to the Flower Crown Society. Below is a little tidbit from the artist. 

 "Each flower crown is carefully handcrafted with love. I am inspired by my travels around the world, people I encounter on a daily basis, by nature, and above all else, beauty. My hope is for you to feel beautiful and brave while wearing one of my creations."

I've always loved flower crowns, I think that they are the perfect accessory. You can either wear them big and bold, or if you aren't that bold, try a simpler one using smaller flowers. FCS offers an array of all types of flower crowns, she'll even customize to your own personal needs. I just love this one I'm wearing. It is perfect for summer and when you wear one of these headpieces, you don't have to over do it on the jewelry. Here I went sweet and simple pairing my look today with another wonderful company, Native Hearts Jewelry.

 Native Hearts an Eclectic-Indie-Tribal-Bohemian handmade jewelry line. 

The creator of this line is heavily influenced by Native American heritage and beautiful things that make up this life. She constantly strives to create pieces that are unique and one of a kind. 

That is so true, all the pieces that I am wearing were customized to me. She is so talented, and I love the jewelry she created for me because not only is it gorg, but I know it is one of a kind. 

Dress by Indah  - Available at Prism Boutique  //  Flower Crown by Flower Crown Society  //  Customized Jewels (ring, bracelet, and necklace) by Native Hearts

Also making appearance today, is that little beagle... We call her Little Pup, Scoops, or Chubaka...but her original name is Lady Bug. Is our family weird for doing that? haha 

xoxo

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Nice Little Surprise

Hi sweet readers! Hope everyone is having a good day. It has been a really hard week up here in Prescott due to the loss of the 19 fire fighters. We are all so sad. 

So sorry I have been not consistent the past few weeks. I've been cooking up a storm the past couple days cooking for the families who lost their loved one :(. It makes me a little comforted being able to help out a little bit in some way. As you all know, I love to cook, but sometimes my family doesn't want me to cook anymore because they all start to eat too much and get chubby haha. Sad day for me! So when I can just cook anything to my hearts content and know that it will help someone, I'm a happy girl. 

Listen to this list. I've made, peach pie, apple crisp, coconut cheese cake, double stuffed oreo brownies, butterscotch oatmeal cookies, chocolate cake, no-bake peanut butter cookies, and homemade vanilla almond granola. 

So....as you can see, I've been a tad bit occupied! But anyways, today I came in my room for a little bit of a break from the kitchen and I checked my phone and was so happy to find that Coast to Coast Central did an article about me! Such a wonderful surprise! I've been feeling a bit insecure because I haven't been posting as much as I should, not commenting back to any of your emails or comments, or "social mediaing" that much lately! So to come and find a lovely surprise such as this was such an encouragement. 

Here is the article :) 

Hope you all like it! 

Oh! And when I'm not posting consistently on my blog, I assure you I'm always posting to instagram, so follow me there! 

xo

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Summer Smokey

I thought I'd show you a little tutorial today on how to do a quick summer smokey eye. I call it a summer smokey eye because I keep my face light and neutral with soft pics lips, which is a perfect summer. Keep in mind, whenever you are doing a smokey eye, keep your lips and face more basic, or else you'll start to look like a clown...and clowns aren't cute. Sorry clowns. 

So after every tidbit of photos, I'll go over what I did and what I used. Here we go! 

1. Start out with your base: which for me includes, a liquid foundation, powder, bronzer, blush, and eyebrows. If anyone needs help with applying your base, let me know and I'll do another tutorial on just this step. My products here:

  Mac Foundation  //  Sheer Cover Bronzer  //  Nars Blush  //  Sheer Cover Loose Powder 

2. Take your favorite white eyeshadow and brush all over eye, especially underneath your eyebrows, highlighting your arch, and in the corners of your eye. 

3. Take a lid brush and cover lids with your favorite basic smokey brown. Here, I'm using a slight emerald grey color, to highlight my hazel eyes. I'm using the Emerald Green from the Sephora Green Eye Palette (the second color down on the left side). If you have this palette, the colors are very intense and a little goes a long way so just be careful with how much you put on your brush.

4. Blend over eye lid. Stop right below the deepest part in your eye crease.

5-6. Take a crease brush and find a color darker than the color you used on your lid and blend into the crease of your eye, extending it slightly outside of your eye to make your eye appear larger. The photo on the left is what it should look like. 

7. Next, take your favorite liner and line your eye. I take mine a bit further outside of my eye too. It just helps and looks good, trust me. The liner I am using is the BH Liquid Eyeliner. This liner is very simple to use. So if you are scared of liquid liner, this one is a good one to start with. Goes on very smoothly.

8-9. I'm using the Sheer Cover Lash Extender and the Sheer Cover lengthening mascara. It works so well! My lashes definitely appear longer and fuller compared to my past mascaras. 

10. Put the Lash Extender on first, swiping both sides of your lashes--the top and the bottom. And don't forget your bottom lashes either. 

11. Then comes the mascara. Put on both sides again and the bottom lashes. When you put mascara on the top of your lashes, it extends them even further.

12-13. Take your favorite white shimmer eye shadow on your index finger and dab it on the inner corners of your eyes. This is something I do every time I do my makeup. It opens up your eye and because of its brightness it also highlights the more dramatic parts of your eye. It's just another level of dimension.

14. After my eyes are done, I take a face brush and brush on my Sheer Cover powder once again...only a slight amount to brush away any shadow that is left below your eye. Just a little cleaner-upper. 

15. That's it! Summer Smokey Complete! 

Here are the pieces I used today. I recommend if you need most of these products, I suggest that you get the Sheer Cover Starter Kit (pictured below). It includes: 

Perfect Shade Mineral Foundation  //  Conceal & Brighten Trio  //  Sun-Kissed Bronzing Minerals  //  Lengthening Mascara  //  Lash Extending Fibers  

5-Piece Basic Kit (see above)  

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions :) 

xo

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Rock And Red

Today I have a very heavy heart for my hometown, Prescott. Such sadness and awful tragedy happened with the Yarnell fire yesterday. A lot of the firefighters that were lost I knew: they went to our church, my high school. I just ask that you will pray for Prescott and all of the families who have lost their loved ones, I can't even imagine what they are experiencing :(.

On a bit happier note, I am so excited to share with you these photos of my recent collaboration with WildlifeWorks and Arrow Harte Jewelry. 

Wildlife Works is a fabulous company with a great cause. Here's a bit about them:

"Every dollar spend on our products goes directly to job creation and community development in rural communities around the world. Their mission is to provide people in wildlife-rich areas with sustainable economic alternatives to poaching and deforestation. By buying their product, we create jobs that protect threatened wildlife and preserve a lot of forest (mostly in SE Kenya)."

The Wildlife Works piece I'm wearing in this post is their Elephant Boxy Tee, that was featured in People Magazine's November Issue in the Style Watch segment. I LOVE IT. Since it is shorter and boxier, wear skinny jeans, a mini, or high waisted shorts. 

The second super exciting collaboration that is featured in this post is Arrow Harte Jewelry. Katie, the owner, has such a fun collection on her site of vintage treasures and some hand made jewelry. I insist you check it out! 

The pieces I am wearing from her collection is the beautiful white fan necklace and the white triangle and brass bracelet. Both pieces are very delicate and wonderfully neutral. Since I've received the package, I wear them almost everyday. They are wonderful on their own, or to stack it with other pieces, like I did in this post. 

Wildlife Works Elephant Boxy Tee  //  Necklace: Arrow Harte White Fan Necklace  //  Arrow Harte White Triangle and Brass Bracelet  //  Vintage: Southwestern Beaded Bracelet  //  Pac Sun Skirt (old)  //  Various other bracelets are vintage, and Free People: get the ones I'm wearing, here.

Have a wonderful Monday my dears, 

xo

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