BzzAgent Campaign: Herbal Essences Naked

I just received my first BzzAgent box in the mail today, and I was very excited! I'm going to be trying out the new Herbal Essences Naked line of products. I have:

• Shampoo
• Volumizing Conditioner
• Mousse
• 2 Travel Shampoos
• 3 Travel Conditioners

I'll be trying out these products over the next few weeks and then making my reviews about them. I'll post them on here, on BzzAgent.com, and my twitter.

As a person who normally uses Herbal Essences hair products, I'm looking forward to seeing if these ones are any different, and if they give my hair the volume that it desperately needs!

Instagram Pic - First Box!

Recipe: Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients
● 1 lb of ground turkey
● 1 onion, diced
● 2 cans of pasta sauce (I use original, but sometimes use four cheese)
● cayenne pepper
● oregano
● garlic salt
● celery salt
● bay leaf

Steps
1. Brown the turkey in a frying pan, with the onion.
2. Put the turkey and onion into a large pot.
3. Pour in two cans of sauce. If it's too thick, just add a can of water.
4. Sprinkle in cayenne, oregano, and salts (to taste - I love lots of cayenne).
5. Stir in bay leaf.
6. Bring sauce to a boil over medium heat, and then put to simmer.
7. Serve over spaghetti with parmesan cheese.

Recipe from my Mommy

Recipe: No-Bake St. Patrick's Day Squares

Ingredients

• 3 cups Lucky Charms cereal
• 3 cups Chex cereal
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 10 oz (1 1/4 cups) mini marshmallows

Steps
1. Line a tray with parchment paper. (I greased a 9x11 pan with lots of butter/margarine instead).
2. In a microwaveable bowl, melt marshmallows and butter for 2 minutes.
3. Stir quickly, and microwave for 1 more minute.
4. Add cereal to the mixture and mix all in.
5. Spoon mixture into the greased pan.
6. Let sit for 10 minutes (I let mine cool in the fridge - like rice krispie squares).

*Next time I might add more butter & marshmallows to make the mixture more sticky

Recipe from Sugar and Cloth

Recipe: Raisin Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup raisins

Steps

1. In a large bowl, mix bran and milk together. Let stand for 5 minutes.

2. Stir in vegetable oil, egg, vanilla and sugar.

3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and baking soda.

4. Add flour mixture to the bran mixture, and stir until moistened.

5. Fold in raisins.

6. Drop by spoonful into greased muffin tin, or into baking cups.

7. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes (I did 17 minutes and it was perfect).

Makes 12 muffins

- Recipe from Rogers' Wheat Bran bag

Recipe: 2 Ingredient Cookies [Toddler Approved]

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups of oats (I used the quick oats)
• 3 large old bananas
• Optional: a handful of chocolate chips, raisins, chopped nuts, or cinnamon 
• (I used 1/4 tsp of cinnamon in mine)

Steps

1. Pour oats into a large mixing bowl.

2. Add bananas to bowl and mash them into the oats.

3. If the mixture is too runny, add more oats to taste. 

4. Add in optional items and mix in.

5. Drop by spoonful onto a greased cookie sheet

5. Cook at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

- The Burlap Bag (from my Pinterest)

Recipe: Chipit Noels

Ingredients
■ 1/2 cup margarine/butter
■ 3/4 cup sugar
■ 1 egg
■ 1/2 tsp almond extract
■ 1 cup flour
■ 1/2 tsp baking powder
■ 3/4 cup chocolate chips
■ 3/4 cup coconut (shredded & sweetened)
■ 3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Steps
1. Cream margarine with sugar.
2. Beat in egg and almond extract.
3. Combine flour and baking powder in separate bowl.
4. Stir into the creamed mixture.
5. Mix in chips, coconut and cherries.
6. Drop from teaspoon onto plain cookie sheet.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

- Recipe from my Mommy

Recipe: Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients
• 1 cup Kraft Light Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 egg

Steps
1. PREHEAT oven to 325º F. Mix peanut butter, sugar and egg.
2. ROLL into 1-inch balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with fork.
3. BAKE 15 min. (Do not overbake.) Let stand on baking sheets 5 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Yields 12 [for 24 cookies, simply double the recipe]

- Kraft Canada

Recipe: Christmas Candy Cane Balls

Ingredients
525g of Chocolate Chips
1 Can of Condensed Milk
1 Tbsp of Vanilla
5 Candy Canes - crushed
Red or Green Sprinkles *optional*


Steps
1. Melt the chocolate chips and condensed milk together over low-medium heat. 
2. Once melted, put into the fridge to chill for 1.5 hours. 
3. Meanwhile, crush the candy canes (I use a sheet of wax paper, put the candy canes in it, and crush them with a rolling pin).

You can do these options:
1. Mix the candy canes into the chilled chocolate mix - and then roll them in the red and green sprinkles
2. Roll the balls in the candy cane

I roll the balls into 1 inch balls.

Put the balls onto a cookie sheet with wax paper, and into the freezer for about 15-20 minutes. Then put them all into one container, into the freezer.

- Recipe from my Mommy

Recipe: Rice Salad

Ingredients
2 cups cooked Rice
1 cup chopped Celery
1 cup chopped Onion
2 cup cooked frozen Peas

Marinade:
1/2 cup Oil
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
3 Tbsp Vinegar
3 Tbsp Soya Sauce

Steps
1. Cook rice as directed on box (I use the 5 minute Rice stuff). Put in fridge to cool.
2. Cook peas as directed. Put in fridge to cool.
3. Dice onions and celery.
4. While rice and peas are cooling, prepare the marinade.
5. Add all marinade ingredients into a pot, over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally.
6. Mix rice, peas, celery and onion together in a large dish.
7. Pour marinade over the mixture, and mix it all together.
8. Cover the dish and leave in the fridge overnight.

- Recipe from my Granny

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Muffins

In one bowl, mix these dry ingredients together:
● 1 1/2 cups Flour
● 1/2 cup Sugar
● 3 teaspoons Baking Powder

Add to the bowl:
● 1 cup chocolate chips

In another bowl, add these ingredients together:
● 1 Egg
● 1 cup Milk
● 1/3 cup Butter (melted)

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon out into a greased muffin pan.

Bake @ 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

- Company's Coming: Muffins & More