1/4 cup coconut oil 1 tablespoon ginger, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup cold-pressed oil (tea seed, grape seed, sunflower, or almond oil) 3/4 cup granulated or turbinado sugar 1/4 cup kosher salt 1-4 drops essential oil (I used lemongrass) In a small saucepan over low heat heat … [Read more...] about Ginger Sugar Scrub for Face and Body
Archives for February 2012
Monday Menu: Keeping it Interesting
One of the things we strive for when planning our menus is making everything fit together into one nice, neat little package. We look to use ingredients in different ways throughout the week so that we're benefiting from the ability of do-aheads and being able to buy in bulk. … [Read more...] about Monday Menu: Keeping it Interesting
Buffalo Chicken Dip Bites
1 roll phyllo dough sheets (plus olive oil for brushing) or 1 box phyllo cups 8 ounces cream cheese 4 ounces cream-style blue cheese 1 generous cup cooked chicken, cut into chunks or shredded 1/4 cup buffalo-style hot sauce 2 ounces crumbled blue cheese 1-2 chopped green … [Read more...] about Buffalo Chicken Dip Bites
Last-Minute Buffalo Chicken Dip Bites
These tiny buffalo chicken dip bites have just the right amount cream cheese, blue cheese, chicken and hot sauce all in a little phyllo pocket and ready to pop in your mouth, fuss free, on Super Bowl Sunday. My mind has felt a bit cluttered lately. I suppose it is because … [Read more...] about Last-Minute Buffalo Chicken Dip Bites