Aubrey's Organic Shampoo

Today, I bring you a review of Greener Finding Alert! Ding. Ding. Ding. A Ring. 

So, the pluses of this item! Which, if you can not tell, is shampoo. The few benefits of this shampoo is the following: It is whole foods - you actually are nourishing your hair, instead of slowly killing it with chemicals.  It is all organic, which is nice for the earth.  It is vegan, aka, no animal sources or tested on animals. Also, the bottle is from recycled material, and fully recyclable.  AND, if that doesn't seal the deal, it is made in the U.S.A. Can this product be any better? It hits all my stars!

Now, the review. Ahem. There IS one con to this product, and that is the price. It is not cheap. It is like ten bucks for it, but the shampoo does go far. I have really long hair, down to my midback, now, as I am growing it out. It has lasted awhile. So, it does help with the sticker shock. Also, another honesty is, I have oily hair. Bet you all wanted to know that! The thing is - it truly does clean my hair good, but it does get a bit dry, even for my oily hair. I am going to try its other products, and see if I get better results. Still, it isn't too bad of a frizz. And isn't frizz in - right???  

In other words, up to you! I would recommend the company, absolutely, and the product, but maybe, not THIS precise one. They have other types of shampoo, so I'm going to try those - and give you all an update on how that goes!

This is my greener finding of the day. PEACE! 

Pancakes

Again! Hola!

Once, again, as I did note - I love breakfast! So, no surprise that pancakes is one of the first recipes I tackled. This recipe came from The Happy Herbivore - highly recommend it to any vegan! Love the book. They are a bit dense, though. Just your FYI, if you prefer light cakes, which I do. Still! They were good, and yummy...and well, I'm willing to share!

Ingredients: 

1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp fine salt

1 cup non-dairy milk (I use almond milk. A post on that later!)

2 tbsp pure maple syrup

Instructions:

1.) Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Next, add the non-dairy milk and maple. Stir until well combined; a few lumps are okay!

2.) Let rest for 10 minutes

3.) Meanwhile, heat a skillet over very low heat.

4.) Spray the skillet with cooking spray, and pour batter with a 1/4 cup. 

5.) Cook on one side until bubbles form, flip, and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.

Cinnamon-Banana Toast Crunch

Hello everyone!

This is one recipe I can, and do, eat over and over, again! I love breakfast food, can eat it any time of the day, and I LOVE my sweets. This is a combo of both. Be forewarned, it is sweet! If you don't like sweets, gasp, you might want to skip this recipe!

Cinnamon-Banana Toast Crunch

Ingredients:

1 slice of whole-wheat bread

1/4 cup of pure maple syrup

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1 banana, sliced

1/4 cup of walnuts

Instructions:

1.) Toast the bread to your preference. I like my toast almost burnt! 

2.) While it's toasting, whisk the syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla together. 

3.) Plate toast, top with the banana and walnuts, and drizzle mixture on top!  Enjoy!