All tag results for 'perfect'

For those of us who love to enjoy sweets during the holidays but don’t want the guilt that comes with indulging, Elizabeth Minett, top model and author of the popular fashion and food blog, HAUT APPÉTIT, recommends these healthy AND delicious recipes for the season:

Its the first week of December and life is already hectic preparing for the holidays. Not to mention the sugar cookies lying around my apartment are becoming all too friendly with my mouth… I need a healthier alternative! These foolproof coffee cake and biscotti recipes are just the sweet fix I need that won't show up on my hips tomorrow morning, AND are easy to make! Did I also mention delicious?

Gluten & Dairy Free Christmas Morning Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 ∏ cup Namaste Foods gluten-free flour*
3/4 cup organic sugar
2 tsp baking powder
dash of salt

Directions:

Combine olive oil, egg, vanilla, and almond milk. Sift dry ingredients together and add to the wet, and combine well. Pour into greased 8×8 inch pan. Sprinkle with Crumble Topping and bake at 375F for about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and while cooling, prepare the Drizzle Topping and spoon over top of the cake making a zigzag pattern. Enjoy!

Crumble Topping
Combine…
1/2 cup organic brown sugar
2 Tblsps gluten-free flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tblsps coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup broken nuts (your choice, but I used walnuts)

Drizzle Topping
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tblsp almond milk

* I used Namaste Foods Perfect Flour Blend - gluten-free, but if you don't have access to it, then use any gluten-free flour, or sweet rice flour and simply add 1 & 1/2 tsp xanthan gum.

A-MAZING!

Make sure to follow Elizabeth on Twitter HERE… and if U wanna know more about holiday recipes OR anything else, U can always email us at Questions@FitPerez.com!!

Tags: christmas, coffee, cook, delicious, eat, food, foods, free, friend, healthier, healthy, holiday, life, love, milk, morning, perfect, recipe, recipes, season, sugar

Holidays are simply not the time for sacrificing - especially when it comes down to the treats you grew up loving to share with your family. Unfortunately most of us don't have the same metabolisms we did when we were eight years old, and instead of looking for Santa, we wind up looking like Santa by Christmas Eve.

Here on the farm don't believe in artificial sweeteners or processed diet foods, so we've developed some healthy, natural ways to enjoy our favorite holiday noshing without resorting to poking new notches in our belts.

Egg Nog in front of the fireplace is a holiday ritual at Beekman 1802 Farm. But nog is like a perfect winter storm of both calories and fat. One 8 ounce serving can have more than 400 calories and 20 grams of fat. Our trick? Use half egg nog, and half skim milk. (Even diluting your egg nog with whole milk will save a hundred calories or so.) Add a little extra cinnamon, and you'll barely notice the difference. (Add enough rum, and you won't notice anything.)

The Beekman Boys are two NYC guys who bought a farm and are sharing their experiment in living better lives, season by season, neighbor by neighbor. Check out their website HERE and follow them on Twitter HERE! If U have any more questions about holiday recipes, U can always email us at Questions@FitPerez.com!!!

Tags: better, calorie, calories, diet, family, fat, food, health, healthy, men, milk, natural, nyc, perfect, question, questions, recipe, recipes, twitter, unfortunate

Al Roker, you cheating son-of-a-gun!

You KNOW when the weather is going to be perfect for riding your bike to work! Most other people just need to hope and pray it doesn't start raining later in the day!

Wait a second. What if you're actually controlling the weather… nah! LOLz!

Insider knowledge aside, it's fab to see you out and keeping in shape — and helping the environment too. If only everyone could ride a bike to work EVERY day!

[Image via AKM-GSI.]

Tags: al rocker, bike, cheating, environment, men, people, perfect, shape, tv

Butternut squash is an essential vegetable for a Fit lifestyle: rich in B-complex and A vitamins, Fiber and essential Minerals - it is also low calorie and very filling. Most butternut soup recipes use heavy cream, so this is a light and satisfying recipe without the guilt. It is also perfect for vegan and gluten-free diets: try experimenting with different seasoning such as sage or cinnamon for a different twist.

Butternut Squash Soup

1 butternut squash
2-3 cups vegetable broth
2 shallots or 1/2 onion, sliced
1-3 teaspoons spice (I love curry powder in this recipe)

Cut butternut squash in half, and remove seeds. Place on baking sheet with shallots / onion on top of squash. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until soft. Scrape softened squash and shallots from rind with spoon, and put in blender. Process until smooth (if it has a hard time blending, add a little broth) then add to saucepan with remaining broth and seasoning. Stir over medium heat until hot, season with salt and pepper (to taste) and enjoy!

Want more from Mariko? Follow her on Twitter and Facebook– and if U wanna know more about 4 ingredient recipes OR anything else, U can always email us at Questions@FitPerez.com!!

Tags: butternut squash, calorie, diet, eat, love, mariko amekodommo, perfect, question, questions, recipe of the day, recipes, season, soup, twitter

Tired of not looking like a celebrity?

Here's the solution, straight from Courtney Barber's ridiculously sculpted body!

It's the perfect Hollywood circuit workout — and it'll get you into shape just like your favorite actor or actress… plus, it can be done at home with your own weights!

So fab! Nice and easy!

Courtney is always here to help! Check out her website HERE or facebook HERE and don’t forget to follow her on twitter @CourtneyBFit! And if U wanna know more about circuit training OR anything else, U can always email us at Questions@FitPerez.com!!

Tags: actor, actress, bod, body, celebrity, courtney barber, facebook, fit, hollywood, perfect, question, ridiculously sculpted, shape, training, weight, work, workout

Some people think Harry Styles is handsome, the majority of them would be Directioners, and some people don't. There are some out there that have no idea who he is, and some that just aren't boarding the Harry Styles train. That's okay, that's how the world works.

Then there is at least one person out there that loves Harry so much that she doesn't want to be with him — she wants to look like him!

It's true, Catrina Best is transgender, and she builds confidence from already looking like the singer. She gets so much confidence, though, that she's willing to undergo a sex change just to look more like him!

Here's what she says:

Tags: change, dating, girls, harry styles, luck, men, perfect, sex, singer, strong, women, work, world

Honestly, why can't more official things have a sense of humor?

It makes absolutely no sense to us why things have to be so heavy all the time — and we're glad to see that the cops in Seattle are having fun with the new legalization of marijuana.

Think we're joking? Here are a few of the Q&A's posted on their official site article called Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use In Seattle:

Tags: announcement, cause, city, cops, fun, hilarious, legal, marijuana, men, office, people, perfect, seattle, target, weed