Don't forget to add your farmers market recipe links at the bottom of the post! It doesn't have to be pumpkin - any fresh fruit and veggie recipes will do! Let me give you a little run-down on what goes into these particular kinds of posts. It involves researching for half an hour in my books and an hour online in the morning, two to three hours of recipe creation and photography in the afternoon, and another two hours of research in the evening - all before writing. You can understand, ... Continue Reading
Archives for August 2010
Farmers Market Facials – Cantaloupe
Don't forget to add your farmers market recipe links at the bottom of the post! It doesn't have to be cantaloupe - any fresh fruit and veggie recipes will do! Look at this fruit to the left. Just look at it. It's juicy, beautiful, tangy and sweet. But it's not a cantaloupe. That's right, boys and girls. That is not a cantaloupe. Technically. I just learned this afternoon that the fruit we've been calling a cantaloupe all our lives is actually a muskmelon. Cantaloupes only grow in ... Continue Reading
Farmers Market Facials Week – With a Week-Long Recipe Linky Party
After a trip to the farmers market on Friday, and a ginormous bounty of fruit and veggies in its wake, we're going to do an entire week devoted to facials, skincare, and haircare that you can create just from a trip to your local farmers market. With August at its end, farmers markets will be closing soon - so get your stuff now and get ready to beautify with real, honest-to-goodness, local food on your face. And, even better, I'm going to run a recipe linky party the ENTIRE WEEK. If you've ... Continue Reading
Crunchy Betty’s 3-Step Homemade Lip Treatment: Video Tutorial!
Not that you could tell it in Colorado today, but winter's a-comin'. Oh, yes. It is. And with it comes chapped, dry lips. Can I get a collective "booooo!"? Now can I get a collective "yay!"? Because we're going to fix those lips right here, right now. And with this three-step treatment, your lips'll be ready for every Julia-Roberts-moment life hands you. Why Julia Roberts? She just strikes me as someone who kisses a lot. (As an aside, does anyone else automatically think "Twilight" when ... Continue Reading
I’m on Fire, Crunchy Beauties! Fire!
All around the internet, people are chanting "We want Crunchy Betty! We want Crunchy Betty!" Ripping their shirts off, and crying in stupor at the mere glimpse of my retro diva. This was in my dream last night. The reality is, Crunchy Betty has been getting it on with a few other sites around the internet. Go check 'em out. They're all the crunch you need in one day. And keep your shirts on ladies. At least, for now. Crunchy Betty On the Internets Betty Talks about Crunchy Betty ... Continue Reading
The Best Homemade Bathroom Cleaner Ever
Yay! Just what you always wanted! A reason to clean the bathroom. It's your favorite thing to do. And even though you've probably cleaned it twice already today, you're itching to do it again. What? You haven't cleaned your bathroom today? This week? This month? Really? Well, here's a reason to. Right here. Right now. And it's fun. I promise. (Except for the toilet part. Sorry about that.) Enter the Best Bathroom Cleaner Ever. At least, that's what I tagged the tub in both my ... Continue Reading