Oat Bread Recipe

Here's a recipe for delicious, healthy Oat Bread. 

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

Pour into a large bowl;

- 1 Large carton (450ml) of fat free natural yogurt (or alpro soya yogurt) 

- fill the empty yogurt carton with porridge oats twice 

- 1 tablespoon of olive oil

- 1 teaspoon (or more) of cinnamon 

- 2 teaspoons of baking powder

Mix together, pour into a baking tray and place in the oven.
Remove from the oven after 15 mins and sprinkle some oats on top. 
Replace it back into the oven and bake for 35 mins. 
After 35 mins, remove it from the oven, leave it cool down for a few minutes and enjoy it warm.

Berry Sorbet

Here is a recipe for a quick and easy berry sobert;

-1.5 cups (360ml) of frozen berries
-1 cup (240ml) of ice
-1 tablespoon of honey
-1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
-a dash of cinnamon

Place ingredients into a blender and blend into a sorbet. (make sure the blender can blend ice) 

This recipe makes 2 servings. It's absolutely delicious! 

Kcal:65  Carbs:11g  Fat0.5g  Protein:1g

Egg Free, Soy milk pancakes

In the last couple of days all I've been having for breakfast are these Soy Milk Pancakes. The soy milk give them a sweet taste therefore there is not as much sugar in them then your typical pancake mix, making them a healthier option. They are also egg free and suitable for Vegans. They taste amazing, I'm obsessed. 

Here are the ingredients for the Mixture;

3 cups of flour 

2 teaspoons of baking soda

1 teaspoon of sea salt

4 cups of Alpro Soya Milk 

1/2 cup of caster sugar

2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 

Enjoy with Nutella and Strawberries 

Magaluf, Balearic Islands, Mallorca

Here are a few photos from a recent trip to the party Island of Mallorca! I went with a few friends, to this sunny, party place, Magaluf. We stayed in Mallorca rocks and as part of our package, we got to see both Ed Sheeran and Duke Demount play gigs for free!  It was an unforgettable week, spent with great people! 

The pool view from our apartment

Obsessed with the umbrellas 

Beach photo

Beach day

Chilling on the balcony 

Friends at the beach 

The Amazing Ed Sheeran

Photo of the sunset 

Foam party in BCM Planet Dance

Myself and Julie

Duke Dumonts concert in Mallorca Rocks

Shisha 

Boat trip on our final day

View of Magaluf

Peanut butter obsession

I go through phases of being obsessed with peanut butter, and right now is a phase. I made this quick and easy, lunchtime snack today. Hope this inspires you to give it a try! It's delicious!!! If you love peanut butter, you'll love it! 

Step 1: cut the banana into pieces.
Step2: spread peanut butter over each piece and layer another piece of banana on top.
Step 3: put the peanut banana bites into a bowl and add soya yogurt on top (I had Alpro Strawberry with rhubarb)
Step 4: finally sprinkle cinnamon over it and enjoy!

 

Silver Coast, Portugal

After finishing a stressful final year at school, I was in need of a relaxing holiday. Throughout the year I yearned the sun and relaxing on the fine beach of the silver coast. Finally the time had come, I had finished the dreaded leaving cert, and summer had arrived. I missed the feeling of having nothing to do and nothing to worry about. I flew out to Lisbon with my mom a few days after finishing my exams, where we joined my younger sisters and dad. We stayed in Praia del Rey, a five star resort in Óbidos, an hour south of the incredible city lisbon.  ( I go there every year).http://www.praia-del-rey.com/en/ The holiday consisted of relaxing for the first few days by the pool side, walks on the beautiful beach every morning, reading, tanning, dancing the night away in beach bars until half five in the morning, eating toaties and Portuguese pastries, dining in traditional Portuguese restaurants, having barbecues and watching the sunset. I met friends of mine from cork and dublin out there, my cousins also joined us for a week. It was great to share the holiday with amazing people! 

Each day I went for a walk along the beach, my sister often came along with me. The golden sand, sun glistening upon the ocean,  with magnificent waves, the fresh air, I was in heaven. As I walked along the sea side I reflected on life, it made me realise how blessed I am. 

After, I would spend the day tanning, watching Wimbledon, going to the beach, catching up with my good friend from Dublin, swimming, reading or chilling. 

Once it hit 10:00 pm it was time to get ready for a night out, whether it was a night out in the beach bars in Baleal (a night in Baleal is guaranteed to be a wild one) or a night in the Zanzibar in the resort, it was always a great night, where we met new interesting people from Portugal, England, Belgium, and Ireland.  

The holiday was just what I needed after my exams. I was not quick to return back to reality, however all good things must come to an end and I did so feeling, invigorated!

A few things I like to do there;

-Visit the medevil town of Óbidos and walk the wall that surrounds the town.  http://www.obidos.pt

-Take a bus trip into lisbon for the day, the city is filled with amazing buildings, visit the shops, dine in the restaurants, chill by the sea, visit the fashion museum and Café Pastéis de Belém  http://www.pasteisdebelem.pt/en.html where they made the very first delicious famous portuguesese custard pies! 

-Shop in one for europes biggest shopping centres Colombo! http://www.colombo.pt

-Visit the surfing capital of Portugal Peniche .

-Get a boat to Berlenga island ( i have yet to go there but apparently it’s amazing) 

-Surf it up or soak up the sun, chill in the beach bars during the day in Baleal (Bar de Praia and Danau are my favourite ones)

-Chill on the amazing beach in Praia D'EL  Rey

-Go to yoga/pilates/spinning classes in the Marriott, (resort hotel) http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lisdr-praia-del-rey-marriott-golf-and-beach-resort/

Morning walk on the beach

Morning walk on the beach

Barbecue with my sister

I took this on my last morning beach walk

Pool Photo

Beach bar in Baleal

Amazing Sunset

My Crazy girl, Alesha

Night out in Baleal

Two years ago, myself and Kitty in Óbidos

Summer Outfit

Adventure trip to the Shack Beach

Soaking up some sun

Praia D'EL Rey beach

Desperados in Bar de Praia, Baleal

Baleal Beach

Praia D'EL Rey beach

Praia D'EL Rey beach

Promise Yourself...

Recently I came across this thought provoking post, it inspired me and I want to share I with you guys..

''Promise yourself

To be strong that nothing 

can disturb your peace of mind,

to talk health, happiness, and prosperity

to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel

that there is something in them

To look at the sunny side of everything 

and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best, 

and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others 

as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past

and press on to the greater achievement of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times

and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself 

that you have no time to criticise others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,

and  too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this face to the world, 

not in loud words but great deeds.

To live in faith that the whole world is on your side

so long as you are true to the best that is in you''

Think about this and apply it to your life, I encourage you to try new things, step out of your confortzone, do things that you never thought of doing, you will grow from these experiences!