To start, people who know me, know I like to drink (and make) gin. So adding some sort of complimentary dried (or fresh) fruit to it is only a bonus to the whole process.
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I LOVE pickled red cabbage - think falafel/Mediterranean anything with a mess of pickled red cabbage somewhere. I also had it as a side multiple times when I was in Hungary as well (sold!). In any case there are a variety of pickled red cabbage recipes online and I have tried a lot of them. The recipe below is when I had time and didn’t mind chopping stuff up but now I usually just do a lazy version that consists of cabbage, apple cider vinegar (ACV), water, salt and red pepper flakes.
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I recently have started to concoct after sun blends to assist in the repair and hydration of my skin after being in the sun for awhile and decided, hey, why not infuse a nice seed oil with some soothing, anti-inflammatory and skin-rehabilitative herbs.
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I also followup with my customers and ask about what sunscreen they are using to protect their face. I would say 50% actually use a daily sunscreen and of that 50% less than half use a natural sunscreen that is not harming the environment or their face.
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The holidays are most people’s favorite time of year. For me it is definitely about family and friends, but more so it is about merriment with those family and friends - and usually that takes place around some mulled wine, spicy turmeric hot chocolate spiked with peppermint schnapps (stayed tuned for next month’s post) and my favorite…hibiscus tea cocktails!
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It was definitely one of the hardest things I've done in my life.
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I decided to branch out and first explore with coloring my soaps, naturally.
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I didn’t really get into the swing of tea drinking until I was living in Japan and I started craving it every time I had a heavy greasy meal or I wanted a subtle caffeine jump to finish an essay for the night.
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So every once in awhile when I am at my flea markets and such talking to customers about my products and facial care, I get a lot of people asking for facial scrubs.
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This is post is more of an updated version of the flax seed hair gel how-to post I know and love and have been using faithfully every time I do twists or even wash n gos!
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A lot of people skip and miss the importance of a good toner.
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I've been a hydrosol making machine since I got my alembic still from Elfin Farms.
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So my roommate (from all four years in College) and I decided to team-up and make some good ol' Orgeat.
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I love, love, love... Nettle and Oatstraw Tea!!!
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So I have been juicing for some time now and have made the shift over from the standard masticating juicer to a refurbished cold pressed omega juicer I got for a great price off of Amazon.
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During the fall I reaped a pretty nice harvest not excluding the Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Peppers that were overflowing on several of the bushes we have outside.
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