Self-Care Sunday

 SANZI
BEAUTY

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Collagen Elasticity Mask
Strengthens Skin Flexibility
With Collagen & Niacinamide

This Sunday’s little self-care treat is the Sanzi Beauty Collagen Elasticity Mask. It contains collagen and niacinamide and is designed to help moisturise the skin and support its elasticity and flexibility. It’s also vegan and has no added perfume, which I really like in a face mask.

There’s something so comforting about a sheet mask. You put it on, get cosy and suddenly you have a perfectly legitimate excuse to lie there doing absolutely nothing for a while. 

I’m slowly learning that self-care doesn’t have to mean doing something big or impressive. Sometimes it’s just twenty quiet minutes devoted entirely to yourself.

So today: face mask on, feet up, and nowhere I need to be. 

Happy Self-Care Sunday!

Marry Me Chicken

Time: 30 min

Amount: 4 People

Ingredients: 

4 Chicken Breasts 

30 g Flour

2 Onions, finely chopped

4 Cloves Garlic

2 tsp Dried Oregano

1 tsp Dried Thyme

½ tsp Dried Rosemary

200 ml Chicken Stock

250 ml Whipping Cream 

15 g Concentrated Tomato Purée

1 Handful Fresh Basil 

100 g Parmesan, finely grated 

2 tbsp Olive Oil

10 g Butter, for frying

To Serve:

400 g Pasta

Method:

Pat the chicken dry with kitchen paper, then coat it in a mixture of flour, salt and pepper, making sure it is well covered on all sides.

Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan. Add the butter and allow it to foam. Fry the chicken for 2 minutes on each side over medium-high heat, until golden brown with a nice seared crust. Remove the chicken from the pan and leave it to rest on a plate for a moment.

Add the sun-dried tomatoes in oil, onion and garlic to the same pan and sauté for a couple of minutes over medium heat, until the onion has softened. Add the oregano, thyme, rosemary, chicken stock, whipping cream and tomato purée, and stir well to combine.

Return the chicken to the pan and allow the sauce to simmer for 10–15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Meanwhile, cook the pasta. Stir the Parmesan and basil leaves into the sauce, then season the creamy sauce generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Serve the chicken in the delicious creamy sauce with freshly cooked pasta.

Nutritional Content pr 100 grams 

Calories: 210,57

Fat: 9,29 grams

Carbs: 19,21 grams

Protein: 11,82 grams

Recipe: valdemarsro.dk (Marry Me Chicken)

 

Rainy day - which I am actually enjoying! I set a goal with my mentors that I will walk on the terrace twice a week, and today was my first. It's something I struggle with both physically and with my OCD, so I am proud of myself for doing it. Then I will do it again on Monday, right before my video meeting with them. I also start physical therapy this coming week, on Wednesday. Never tried it before, so I am both excited and nervous. Her name is Camilla, and she is coming here for at-home physical therapy. 

Today we slept in, had a healthy breakfast, and then Lasse helped his dad with some stuff on the computer. Both his parents are away this weekend, camping, so we have the house to ourselves. We've made dinner and dessert - yum! All in all a very good day ♡

Fruit Salad with Vanilla Cream

 

Time: 30 min

Amount: 4 People 

Vanilla Creme: 

4 Egg Yolks

60 grams Sugar

½ teaspoon Vanilla Powder

2 dl Whipping Cream 

Fruit:

2 Bananas 

1 Mango

1 Apple

½ Pineapple 

½ Tray of Grapes

2 Oranges

2 Kiwi

30 grams of Dark Chocolate

Method:

Whisk the vanilla, egg yolk and sugar together until light, fluffy and creamy.

Pour the whipping cream into a clean bowl and whip until light and fluffy. Gently fold the egg mixture into the whipped cream until combined. Serve alongside a delicious fruit salad.

Gently toss the chopped fruit together in a bowl and serve with the vanilla cream.

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Self-Care Sunday

 MASQUE ME UP
Natural Bio Cellulose Facemask

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Moisturising Sheet Mask

This Sunday’s self-care is all about hydration with the Masque Me Up Moisturizing Sheet Mask. It’s a bio-cellulose mask made from naturally fermented coconut juice and is designed to hydrate, soothe and give the skin a little radiance boost.

My skin can definitely use some extra moisture, but I also just really enjoy the ritual of using a sheet mask. There’s something nice about putting one on and deciding that, for the next little while, I’m allowed to simply lie down and relax.

I’m trying to make these small moments a regular part of my Sundays. Nothing complicated, nothing I have to achieve — just a little bit of intentional time spent taking care of myself.

Today that means a very moisturised face and absolutely no reason to get up until the mask comes off. 

Happy Self-Care Sunday!