It's Friday!

It's Friday, Friiiday, gotta get down on Friiiiday! Everyone's looking forward the weekend! Don't hate me for singing that, but the weekend is here so I could not help myself! Enjoy this uberly adorable photo of a giraffe sleeping. I'm sure you will be pursuing the exact same activity as this calf (don't lie to yourself.)

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Churro Waffles recipe!

Good morning, fellow readers! Recently, while browsing the interwebs I stumbled upon a recipe that I'm pretty sure was crafted by the hands of all the Greek gods.  The churro waffle is a delicious food that is perfect for breakfast or brunch. You decide!

To start off you will need:

1 teaspoon salt 

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 tablespoons white sugar
2 eggs                                                                      
2 cups of all purpose flour1 1/2 cups warm milk 
1/3 cup butter, melted                                                

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 3 shakes of cinnamon plus

For the churro topping:
1 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup cinnamon
1/2 cup of melted butter

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; set aside.  Also at this time you can combine your churro topping and set it aside. Preheat waffle iron

      2.In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture;  Next fold in three shakes of cinnamon beat until blended

       3. At this time you can also melt your 1/2 cup of butter used to pour over waffles. Next generously spray your waffle iron with no stick cooking spray. Than ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Once fully cooked immediately pour melted butter on each side of the waffle and than dip each buttered side into your cinnamon/sugar churro mixture.

10 Coconut Oil Uses

The coconut, also referred to as the Tree of Life is rich in vitamins, minerals, and fibers. It is cheap and can be found at your local grocery store. 

1. Running late and suffering from summer beachy flyways? Dab a bit of coconut oil to tame frizzy hair. 

2. Remove eye makeup by applying coconut oil on cotton with a dab of water, and remove those panda eyes.

3. Ever have tummy troubles? Well, coconut oil improves digestion. A spoonful a day can help improve thyroid function and boost your immune system.

4. Having summer hair mishaps?  There's a way you can prevent from further damage. According to this article, coconut oil reduces the protein loss for damaged/undamaged hair when used as a pre-wash and post-wash grooming product.

5. If you made plans to slim down this summer you can use coconut oil as a a replacement for butter and oil, when cooking or baking to achieve your beach body. 

6. Reduce your dogs halitosis(bad breath), by pouring coconut oil into their food. 

7. Feel self-conscious about razor burns or clogged pores? It's summer and you shouldn't have to feel insecure about showing off your body. Use coconut oil as an aftershave to avoid this while also achieving healthier, attractive skin. 

8. Keratosis pilaris is a skin condition that causes acne-like bumps. You can help fade it by using coconut oil. 

9. Use as hair conditioner by rubbing coconut oil in hair and leave for 30 mins. 

10. Recent studies have shown that fluoride in toothpaste and water are detrimental to your health. With that being said, there is a lot of buzz about the new phenomenon known as oil pulling. Coconut oil pulling is used to cleanse the mouth, remove plaque, and whiten teeth. Use coconut oil pulling to improve oral health.