Mango Coconut Chia Pudding

I love healthy, low-fat dessert alternatives that actually taste good!
Recently in Chicago, we dined at an amazing restaurant called Baxter's where they served a Chia pudding to die for. Inspired by that, I created the below recipe for a Mango Coconut Chia Pudding I hope you'll love as much as I do.

What You'll Need:

• Large Bowl
• 1/3 cup chia seed
• 1 can light coconut milk
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Frying pan
• 1/2 cup of fresh mango (or frozen mango pieces that have been left to thaw)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut

What You'll Do:

• Empty the contents of your light coconut milk into your large mixing bowl
• Gently pour in your chia seeds and stir thouroughly until combined
• Stir in your cinnamon and vanilla
• Cover and let sit in the fridge for a minimum of four hours  
• Heat your frying pan and pour in your coconut, toast until lightly browned (I use a non-stick frying pan and find you don't need any oil to toast the shredded coconut). Once browned, place in a small bowl
• Chop your fresh (or thawed) mango into little, cubed pieces and keep cool in the fridge
• Once the pudding has set, you will notice the tiny chia seeds have now grown in size and the mixture is very gelatinous and thick. The seeds now look more like tapioca
• Portion out the pudding and place your chopped mango and toasted coconut on top
• Serve and enjoy

Super simple, super tasty and super healthy. This Mango Coconut Chia Pudding dessert is a healthy indulgence, perfect for a summertime dinner party.

The STEWART SCORE:
Appearance: Not going to lie here, it looks a little weird. Sort of like caviar...

Taste: 2

Ease: 2

Rosemary, Vanilla and Lemon Air Freshener

I live in a small apartment in Amsterdam. I have a cat.
Though we tirelessly clean his litter box, he is a stinky little dude and there are days you desperately don't want to be 'those cat people'.
We have tried store-bought air fresheners and found them too powerful. We have tried organic compounds and found them useless.
I was reading up on herbs, as my herb garden is one of my new passions, and I found this ingeniously simple and aesthetically pleasing recipe for a Rosemary, Vanilla and Lemon air freshener.

Martha would be proud.

Its dead easy to make and made the house smell incredible in less than 20 minutes, sans harmful chemicals.


What You'll Need:

• One lemon
• A few springs of fresh rosemary
• 1 Tbsp of vanilla essence (you don't need to waste the real stuff, as vanilla essence does the trick).
• 2 cups water
• Medium-sized pot

Though I am sure Martha would use freshly scraped Madagascar vanilla pods and filtered Himalayan spring water, I didn't and the smell was still wonderful.

What You'll Do:

• Cut the lemon into thin slices
• Prune your rosemary bush of a few, longer stems
• Cover with water
• Add the vanilla essence
• Let simmer on a very low setting until desired smell is reached throughout your home. Check periodically to ensure the water is still covering all ingredients, top up if needed.

I love this little recipe. It makes me want to sit in my house all day, inhaling deeply.


Stewart Score:
Appearance: 2
Taste: N/A
Ease: 2 






1= Not Worthy
2 = Its a Good Thing