Food - Honey Almond Cream Cheese Spread

 Hi!! I'm going to be adding some calories to your system today.. so I apologize in advance :)

My youngest sister always seems to find the food deals going on and one of the most recent ones she introduced me to was the 13 bagels for $6.99 at Panera Bread that happens every Tuesday. So of course when Tuesday came rolling in, we got 13 bagels. When the bagels got home, we realized we forgot the cream cheese spread. Instead of driving all the way to Panera, as a DIY enthusiast, I decided to make our own Honey Walnut Cream Cheese Spread. I'm allergic to Walnuts, Hazelnuts and Pecans so I opted for Almonds - Marcona Almonds.

This is another easy recipe and it literally takes 5 mins, plus you know what's going into your spread.  I didn't want to make a lot because I knew we would finish it before the end of the week so I made half a portion.

 4 ounces Cream Cheese

1/2 tsp Raw Honey ( I used this)

1/2 tsp Unsulfured Pure Blackstrap Molasses (I used this)

1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder

11/2 tsp Brown Sugar

1/4 cup chopped Marcona Almonds ( you can use any nuts you desire)

 Chop Marcona Almonds

Soften Cream Cheese ( leave out for about 10 mins, and if already softened... oops, next step)

 In a mixing bowl, pour all ingredients except the nuts, whip cream cheese and other ingredients  until they are fully incorporated

Once you are satisfied with the fluffiness, mix in the nuts and,  

Eat off the bowl :)

or transfer to a container ( I used a recycled jam/jelly jar)

 Refrigerate

 EAT EVERYDAY!!

Enjoy!!  

Food - Grapefruit Orange Cayenne Juice

Growing up, one of the fruits I hated (and I'm sure most kids do) was Grapefruit. It was just BITTER. It had no redeeming qualities. I mean why would I take grapefruit instead of it's friends - Orange and Tangerine ? It made no sense to me why this was even created. Created ? Yes, the grapefruit is a cross between sweet orange and the pomelo.

 

As I got older, I started to realize that although it was bitter, it had a certain kind of sweetness to it that not many people enjoy and had a lot of benefits, one being that it makes your skin glow! The juicing fad seems to be slowing down a bit and I would say I enjoyed my own fair bit of buying pressed juice from Ardens Garden ( Georgia-Made), Naked Juice, Evolution, Pressed Juicery, and most recently, Wild Poppy. I also found out that my local whole foods made juice from scratch if you buy the fruits you want and give them to juice it for you!

My mum bought a juicer (this one) and we've been making amazing juice, saving my wallet and diminishing revenue from the juice makers mentioned above.

I loved the Wild Poppy Blood Orange Chili, I decided to make mine at home! If you are not a fan of bitter/sweet/spicy juice... Please do not make this or you can make it without the Cayenne!  I made a Grapefruit Orange Cayenne Juice! And it was delicious!! It's a very good WAKE UP NOW kind of juice that just kicks your eyelids open every morning without fail!

For this recipe, I used one sweet orange to liven up the sweetness of the grapefruit (honestly, that was the only reason :) )

To make 10 ounce juice -

4 grapefruits, peeled and chopped

1 sweet orange, peeled and chopped

cayenne pepper ( measure for your taste)

 





Peel and Chop grapefruits and sweet orange so that when you are processing it, your juicer doesn't have any problems.

Once you've done the above, mix the fruits with cayenne pepper ( as I said above, please use your discretion, a pinch, a handful....)

Using your juicer, process the fruits.

Sieve to remove any unwanted pulp (some people like pulp, so if you are one of them, you can leave the pulp)

Pour into bottles (we got these from IKEA, but I recycled by Wild Poppy 10 ounce bottle)

Chill and Enjoy!!

 

Spicy isn't it ?!!

Where to eat in Atlanta - Instagram Food Round Up - 2

Did you know Fine and Casual has an Instagram account ?? you can click =>HERE<= to follow us! I usually post food locations in Atlanta on our Instagram page in case you were interested.

Henry's - 132 10th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. I went here for brunch. The biscuit and bacon were amazing!! There was a bit too much paprika for me to handle on the potatoes, but, it was really good! I would definitely recommend it for a quick brunch and location!