Strawberry & Nutella Waffle Popsicles

Have I mentioned how much I adore frozen yoghurt popsicles? They're my favourite go-to healthy snack, and yet they feel so indulgent. It's like eating ice cream without the guilt.

One of my absolute favourite recipes is my own Strawberry & Nutella Waffle creation. It includes everything you'd put on a waffle, only in popsicle form. They're so much fun to eat and are perfect for satisfying any chocolate and/or sweet cravings.

Ingredients:

6-8 strawberries

2 cups yoghurt (full-fat or 2%)

Maple Syrup

Waffles

Nutella

What you'll need:

Mixing bowl

Popsicle molds

What you do:

1. Thoroughly wash your strawberries and chop them into very small pieces.

2. Mix about 2 cups of yoghurt with as much Nutella as you wish. While you do this, you can be toasting your waffles.

3. When your waffles are ready, cut them into small pieces and mix them with the strawberries, yoghurt and Nutella drizzling as much maple syrup as you like over the mixture. You can also use honey.

4. Once the mixture obtains a nice consistent colour fill your popsicle molds and pop them in the freezer for about 4 hours.

Voila! The beauty of this recipe is that you can add as much or as little of each ingredient as you like. And just think of all the magical combinations you can make!

 Photos edited using the Mara Lightroom preset from A Beautiful Mess.

Do you have any wonderful popsicle recipes to share?

Wise Words

I just totally loved this. It's based on a poster that Swiss Miss came across at her daughter's school and someone from the comments turned it into a proper typographic poster which you can purchase here.

I'm not much of a talker, so I like to think that I go through these steps unconsciously before opening my mouth. But I know a fair few people who should heed this advice.

It reminds me of this article about extroverts and introverts. Admittedly, the writer is rather harsh towards extroverts. But as a die-hard introvert myself, I'm totally loving his description of my kinfolk:

"Are introverts arrogant? Hardly. I suppose this common misconception has to do with our being more intelligent, more reflective, more independent, more level-headed, more refined, and more sensitive than extroverts...." 

And an example of the harshness towards extroverts:

...The worst of it is that extroverts have no idea of the torment they put us through. Sometimes, as we gasp for air amid the fog of their 98-percent-content-free talk, we wonder if extroverts even bother to listen to themselves." 

Do you know anyone who should have this poster taped to their bathroom mirror?

Baby Boy Shower (and favourite things)

We didn't end up having a baby shower while I was pregnant with James, but my mom and I were definitely in a baby boy sort of mood in the weeks leading up to my giving birth.

She received an order for cupcakes for a close friend of ours to take to a baby shower and she came up with these dreamy little creations. Those are adorable little baby booties sitting atop cream cheese frosting and strawberry lemon cake underneath . They are absolutely divine and so refreshing for summer events.

You can see more of what my mom does for weddings, baptisms and other special events at www.vinta.gr.

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A few of my favourite things

Movies & TV: Why nobody writes about popular TV shows.

Music: I will be losing the baby weight to this Pilates Power Up playlist on Spotify. 

Books: I love anything that has to do with bees and this book sounds truly interesting, in a dystopian way.

Food & Drink: Lemon drop jello shots. A Beautiful Mess do it again!

Travel: I travel vicariously through The Travel Hack's blog and instagram account. I was recently in the Caribbean, didn't ya know?

Blog: I may have mentioned this before but I love discovering awesome Greek lifestyle blogs. Teapot.gr (written in English) is one of my faves: she interviews extraordinary people, comes up with mouthwatering cocktail recipes and her photos are to-die-for.

Etsy: Obsessed with this wooden iPhone case.

Brain Food: These clever drawings are unbelievably perceptive. Mind blown.

Science & Tech: Problems staying focused at work. The StayFocused Chrome app is here to help! It blocks out distracting sites of your choosing (looking at you Facebook and Pinterest) while you're at work.

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Have a happy weekend!