Galentines Day
with
The Brave Girl Project

The Breakfast Mask

1. Combine one egg yolk, one tablespoon of honey, and one tablespoon of olive oil (yes, olive oil) with half a cup of oatmeal.
2. Stir well, then apply it to your face for 15-20 minutes.
3. Rinse with lukewarm water (make sure your drain is cool with oatmeal!) and then moisturize. 

Mask To Soothe & Calm Your Skin

• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• ¼ ripe avocado
• 2 drops of lavender oil

Mix ingredients and put on face and allow to sit for several minutes then rinse face with lukewarm water and moisturize.

Improve Uneven Skin Texture & Tone

• 1 tablespoon of natural, plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder

Mix ingredients and put on the face and allow to sit for several minutes. Rinse face with lukewarm water and moisturize.

Mask To Get You Glowy

• 1 tablespoon of cacao powder
• 1/4 papaya (blended in a blender)
• A squeeze of Aloe Vera gel

Mix ingredients and put on the face and allow to sit for several minutes then rinse face with lukewarm water and moisturize.

Frozen Strawberry Vanilla Yogurt Bites

Strawberry Coconut Smoothie

Ingredients

Trisha Sutton's Cherry Chocolate Valentine Cookies
INGREDIENTS

•  6-ounce Jar Maraschino Cherries 18-20 cherries – approx. 1/4 cup finely diced
• 24 Dark Chocolate Hershey’s Kisses
• or Dove Chocolate Heart Shaped Candy
• 1 Cup Butter softened
• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 4 Teaspoons Maraschino Cherry Juice from the jar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 8 Drops of Red Food Coloring
• 2 1/2 Cups Flour divided
  
  INSTRUCTIONS
  •  
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper, then set aside.
  • Next, finely dice cherries, then set them aside. (Save cherry juice.)
  • Unwrap chocolates and refrigerate them.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar, add salt and baking powder. Continue to cream with an electric mixer until a creamy consistency is achieved.
  • Stir in cherry juice, vanilla, and food coloring, then stir until well combined.
  • Mix 2 cups of flour into the creamed mixture and continue to mix until dough is formed.
  • Fold in diced cherries. Then add the remaining 1/2 cup of flour. Use your hands to blend the flour into the dough.
  • Chill dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
  • Roll the dough into one-inch balls, then place them on the prepared baking sheet. Do not flatten the dough balls on the pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the oven, then immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Allow the cookies to rest on the pan for two minutes, then move them to a cooling rack.
  • Place cookies in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to ensure the chocolate has set.
  • Store them at room temperature in an airtight container.

Waffles

Leslie Knope from the TV show Parks and Rec who I believe first coined the term Galentine's Day loves waffles.  She has a pretty big addiction to waffles and I think it would be great if we ate waffles with whipped cream in honor of Leslie. So if you have waffles toast them, if you like to make your own waffles here is a recipe I found on Pinterest