Easy Egg White Face Mask

I have another food beauty DIY for you! This time it’s a speedy face mask. With only 3 ingredients and less than a minute to make, pampering just got a whole lot easier.

What you need:
1 egg white
1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp honey

How to make your mask:
In a small bowl, whisk together egg white with lemon juice until frothy. Next, whisk in the honey until combined.

Directions for use:
First wash your face with warm water to open up your pores. Pat your face dry with a towel. Next, use your fingers to apply the mask to your face using circular motions. Be careful to avoid those sensitive areas around your eyes and lips. Now lie down and relax for 15 minutes, while the mask dries. Wash off using warm water.

Mask benefits:
Wow! My skin felt so nice after this mask. It felt so refreshing and my skin was soft and smooth. Egg whites have a ton of benefits for your skin, are great for tightening and toning your skin, and they help to shrink pores. I have combination skin, which means I have a very oily t-zone and dry patches on my checks. I love that the egg white has moisturizing properties, but also helps to remove grease.

As the holiday season approaches, make some time for you and try this mask out yourself. Also, don’t forget to check out my other beauty DIY post here. 

Lemon Chicken Fillets

Today’s post is a quick and easy dinner option for you; Lemon Chicken Fillets. They are delicious and easy to make. You can serve them with a variety of side dishes and vegetables. Check out the recipe below.

Lemon Chicken Fillets
3 large chicken breasts
zest of 2 lemons
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 tsp parsley flakes
oil for frying

Cut your chicken breasts in half lengthwise Tip: If the chicken breasts are still a bit frozen they are a lot easier to cut in half. Season with salt and pepper. Heat about a 1/2 inch of oil in a pan over medium high heat to shallow fry your fillets. Combine panko, lemon zest, and parsley flakes in a large bowl or shallow dish and set aside. Pour flour into another shallow dish. Wisk eggs together with a fork in one last dish. Dip each fillet into the flour, then the egg, and then the panko mixture. Last, fry in oil for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Serve with a lemon slice.

Makes 6 fillets.

Blueberry Lemon Muffins

Happy Sunday! I hope you've all have a nice relaxing weekend. Summer is finally here! In Korea, rainy season has just begun. It’s really not that bad, you just get used to carrying an umbrella with you everywhere for a few weeks. It doesn't usually rain all day either. Last night, the Simmering Seoulmate and I braved the rain and sticky heat and went out for dinner with a friend at our favourite Mexican place in all of Seoul, Gusto Taco. It’s a small restaurant right next to Sangsu station that serves up excellent tacos, nachos, burritos and one of my personal favourites, taquitos, which come served in a cute cauldron of cheesey goodness. Of course they serve delicious cocktails too. 

The night was filled with rain, friends, food, and a little debauchery in Hongdae of course. All in all a great way pick me up.

With summer finally here, blueberries are finally in season, and while still expensive, I thought I’d buy a package and whip up something delicious. While I debated for a long time about using them in the pancakes I made recently, I decided to go with muffins instead. I also had a bunch of lemons in the fridge so those are the flavours I went with. This recipe also uses yogurt, which I found quite interesting. It made the muffins perfectly moist and they tasted amazing. They also froze well, which made them last longer! I will definitely be making them again! Yum!

Blueberry Lemon Muffins
Recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen

Ingredients
1 egg
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
zest of one lemon
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen, I used fresh)

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 ̊ F (190 ̊ C). In a large bowl combine the butter and egg and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour in yogurt and heavy cream and mix together with mixer for about 30 seconds. In a medium bowl, sift together sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture a half at a time. The mixture will be quite thick, more like a cookie dough consistency. Fold in blueberries. Line muffin pan with paper liners and spoon mixture into each one. Pop into the oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

Makes 10 muffins.

P.s. If you enjoy Mexican and are in Seoul, defiantly check out Gusto Taco. I know I will be back there again very soon!