Strawberry Filled Whipped Cream

Strawberries are so pleasant to eat on a hot summer day. They're even enjoyable and prettier to look at when filled with a simple creamy whipped cream. This dessert is very easy to make and can be eaten in one bite.  

Ingredients:

• 10 large fresh strawberries 
• 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons of granulated white sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract cup 

Directions:

1. To make the whip cream, freeze medium mixing bowl in the freezer for 2-3 minutes. Add heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla extract into the cold mixing bowl and beat until stiff peaks form.
2. Wash the strawberries and using a sharp knife, cut an "X" into each strawberry without cutting it all the way down. Then spread the "X" apart with your fingertips.
3. Fill the whipping cream into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Starting at the bottom of the strawberry, pipe the cream into the center of each strawberry with a swirling motion from the bottom to the top of each strawberry.
4. Sprinkle cocoa powder on top of each strawberries if desired.

Strawberry And Cream Cheese Crepes

After seeing many places with their crepe pan and spreader, I thought I wouldn't be able to made crepes without these necessary kitchenware. There is a way around it and I couldn't be any more happier with the outcome. The crepe batter is one of the easiest recipe to find in the house and I made about 10 5-inch crepes (typically, crepes are approx. 10-inches) that were stuffed with a sweet strawberry cream-cheese filling.

 

Serves 4

Crepe Ingredients:

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Crepe Directions: 

1. Combine all crepe ingredients into a large mixing bowl. After mixing in the milk and water, gradually add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.
2. Heat a non-stick small skillet over medium heat. 
3. Pour about 2 tablespoon of batter into skillet and tilt skillet in a circular motion to spread batter thinly and evenly. 
4. Cook only a minute or so on one side (until it is lightly browned) and loosen with spatula to flip to cook other side.
   

(Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling Directions Below)

Crepe Batter Ingredients

Strawberry and Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients

Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients:

• 4 ounce of cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoon of sugar
• 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1 tablespoon of milk 

Filling Directions:

1. Combine the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and milk in a bowl. Blend with a mixer on low gradually increasing speed until smooth. 
2. Fill a ziplock bag with the filling. Set aside and cool the cream cheese filling in the fridge before using.
3. When crepes are ready to serve, place a crepe on a plate and snip off corner tip of ziplock.
4. Pipe the cream cheese filling onto the crepe and add 1 tablespoon of sliced strawberries.
5. Roll the filled crepe and sprinkle with powdered sugar to serve. 

How to Layer Hair and Cut Side Swept Bangs

 

You may not be able to tell the difference between the before (left) and after (right) photos above, however if you look closely, my hair is thinner and has a more define v-shape with layers. I chose to trim my hair to keep my hair in shape and cut off my split ends. It is recommended to trim long hair every 8 to 12 weeks if not then this simply gives you dull and frizzy hair over time. Disclaimer: I'm not a professional hair stylist, I am merely showing you what works best for me and my hair.

 

Hair Styling Tools: 

• Salon Scissors or Hair Shears
• Tail Comb
• Hair Brush or Comb
• Mini Pony Tail Hair Bands or clips
• Hair Razor/Thinning Comb

 Steps:

1. Comb and part hair down the middle with a tail comb.
2. Determine what length your hair should be and use clips or hair bands to create a seven-section part for layers.
3. Gather hair to the top of your head, leaving two pieces of hair in the front of the head where  your first layer will be.
4. Damp the two pieces of hair while holding both ends together at the same length.
5. Slowly trim hair about an inch (or longer) each time.
6. Continue this process until you reach the last two pieces of hair in the back of your head.
7. Once you're done with cutting your last layer, you can go in with the thinning comb to thin out and add some texture to your layers if you'd like.

 

How to Cut Side Swept Bangs: 

1. Wet a comb and run it through your bangs or the front of your hair. 
2. Hold hair securely with index and middle fingers.
3. Slowly cut diagonally to the desired length using one snip. 
4. Cut until you are happy with the length.
5. Using a thinning comb, make sure bangs are thinned out.

Final look with trimmed layers and bangs