Drinks – Page 2 – Elisabeth Johnson

Posted on June 8, 2013April 1, 2014 by BeautyBlondie — 2 Comments

Pina Colada Smoothie

I couldn’t be happier that the weather is becoming warmer and warmer every day! I love to start my day with a nice and cold smoothie, they’re so refreshing and filling!

I have had people over on a few different accounts and all of them absolutely loved them and they had no idea that it was good for you. With it being filled with fresh fruit and 24 grams of protein it will keep you full all morning long!

Here is a video showing you just how to make a Shaklee 180 Pina Colada Smoothie!

I honestly can’t believe that this taste like the real deal. It is absolutely amazing!

You will need:

2 scoops of Shaklee 180™ Vanilla Smoothee Mix

8 oz. non fat milk (low-fat soy milk can also be used)

1/2cup fresh or canned pineapple

1/2tsp of coconut extract

Ice (as needed)

Combine all ingredients in blender and blend until creamy.

297 calories, 41g carbohydrates, 24g protein, 3g fat,7g fiber

I am so excited to hear how you like this smoothie!!! This is a favorite to so many and I know that you are going to love it too.

I know that this is going to be a crowd favorite and I would love for you to share with me just how everyone liked it!

Posted on June 3, 2013June 3, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 5 Comments

The Most Amazing Pomegranate Lemonade {That gives you energy}

I can’t believe that I haven’t posted anything in a long time! Things around here have been a little crazy. I have been working two jobs, buying a house, planning a wedding and spending some time with the most amazing fiancé ever, all while living in a house with 9 other people.

I can honestly say that if it wasn’t for my daily vitamins and this energy tea, I don’t think I would be able to make it through all of this.

My vitamins keep me sane and focused all day long and my tea gives me the energy to last the entire day without getting all jittery or crashing come night fall (AKA midnight).

You only need 3 things:

1. Lemons
2. Stevia – I used liquid although powder works just as well

3. Energizing Pomegranate Tea – There is also a Energizing Green Tea (I personally prefer the green tea hot apposed to iced but both work well.

Here is a short video showing you just how I make my famous Pomegranate Lemonade Iced Tea.

It is just 4 simple steps:

1. Fill cup up with ice and water.

2. Open tea and pour it in.
3. Squeeze a wedge of lemon into your drink.

4. Add Stevia to taste and stir.

There you have it, My Famous Pomegranate Lemonade!!!!

I have had so many people ask me how I make this energy tea and I finally got around to making a video for you.

This is just one of my favorite types of teas. Are you a tea drinker? Do you have a recipe that you would like me to try? I would love to know what other people are drinking!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 2 Comments

Designing My Wedding Center Pieces {Using Clear Wine Bottles}

With the wedding only four and a half months away I feel like there is still so much to do. I know that I am going to have a ton of DIY things for the reception since I want to make sure that everything is cost efficient. Ok, and because I want everything to be perfect and just what I have envisioned.

Pinterest has been a great help with all of my planning so far! It has helped me decide so many things, for instance: My wedding color scheme along with some of my other Wedding ideas.

Although today I am going to need a little bit of your help. I can’t decide what I want to do with all of these clear glass wine bottles. My Mom and Dad were down at a winery in Missouri, where they picked up a couple dozen empty clear wine bottles that I can use for the wedding.

So naturally I would go on pinterest to see what kind of DIY’s I could come up with for clear wine glasses. These were my favorites:

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This one I cold even use all of the corks I have been collecting.

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Meanwhile, I had to get these bottles in shape for the wedding. I needed to remove the tops and the labels off of all of them. I thought it would take hours because there were so many.

I filled up our sink with hot water and put a quarter of a teaspoon of Basic H into the tub and let them soak for 10 minutes.

To my surprise all of the labels came right off! Thank you Basic H!

I am so glad it only took me 10 minutes to get all of these cleaned and not a couple of hours like I thought it would.

So after all of that work, the question still stands: What do you think I should do with all of these wine bottles? I just can’t make up my mind.

Posted on March 17, 2013 by BeautyBlondie — 1 Comment

Green River Float {St Patrick’s Day Treat}

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I hope you get the chance to sit back and relax a little bit today. I know that I will be enjoying this beautiful day!

I just wanted to share with you one of the treats I like to have on St. Patrick’s Day: A Green River Float! This is one of the only days out of the year that I will have any type of soda. I am not a soda drinker although, I do like it in this.

This recipe is so easy. You will only need 2 things.

The first thing you need is a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

The second thing you are going to need is the Original Green River soda.

Here comes the easy part, pour the soda on to the ice cream!

I am not kidding, it is that easy! Now you can really sit back, relax and enjoy!

Ok, I have to be honest with you, this is a newer tradition for me. This was originally Brandon’s family tradition that I adopted a couple of years ago and now I am sharing it with you! It is just like a Root Beer Float only a Green River Float!

Do you have any traditions that you or your family do for St Patrick’s Day that you would like to share? I would love to learn about them and maybe try them myself.