How to Make Your Own Rose Water (Page 2) Rose water is used in cosmetics for its lovely scent, but also because it has light astringent properties.
As the gentlest of all astringents, rose water is often used as toner for fair and dry skin. You must be careful when purchasing rose water to buy only the 100 percent pure form. Often what is available in pharmacies and even some natural food stores is synthetic rose oil and water with preservatives added. Pure rose water is the distilled water of roses. It is usually made by stream distillation, and it smells heavenly and tastes delicious. Availability: Besides health food stores and herb stores, you can often find rose water in delicatessens; it is used as a flavoring in fancy Greek pastries, puddings, and cakes. This recipe is the more traditional way to prepare rose water. Amber Ale Beer Hot Sauce.
I have an analog soul, still shooting with a film camera.
I like to read real life paper books. I write letters with pen and paper. I like to listen to the scratchy sound of Robert Plants voice spun out of a vinyl record. I guess I was born too late to enjoy all the good stuff. And little by little my antiquated habits are being digitized. It’s probably my primitive spirit that draws me to beers that have been around a while, staying true to what they have always been. All Hail Full Sail. Amber Ale Hot Sauce 2 tbs olive oil 5 red jalapenos, stems removed, chopped 2 serrano chillies, stems removed, chopped 5 cloves of garlic, minced 12 oz Amber Ale (Reccomended: Full Sail Amber) 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbs rice wine vinegar 1/2 tsp white sugar In a sauce pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
Better than Nutella. Healthy Nutella: My new obsession. Soon to be your new obsession. Once you try this healthy Nutella chocolate spread, you’ll never want to put your spoon down. Never ever. Unless, of course, you don’t like Nutella… Is that even possible? Is there a person in this world who can resist that velvety chocolate butter? On Friday, I posted my blog’s 2011 Top 10 Most Popular Healthy Desserts. The following recipe is so incredibly delicious it might just make the list for next year! This version is much lower in sugar (or it can even be sugar free!) My first love. Long before I discovered boys (or at least before I stopped believing they had cooties!) I gave up eating Nutella when I went vegan, over ten years ago. Tired of feeling left out, I took matters into my own chocolate-covered hands one day, throwing more and more ingredients into my Cuisinart until I achieved exactly what I was looking for: Healthy Nutella (Makes about 2 cups) Category: Gluten-Free Recipes.
Blueberry… Ketchup??? Does this situation sound familiar: You’re in the grocery store, ready to pay.
But which line to choose??? I feel like I always choose wrong when it comes to picking a grocery-store checkout line. Without fail, I’ll end up in the longest line every time. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. This is how I was inspired to make my Red Velvet Pancakes. A few days ago, inspiration struck again. Above, blueberry ketchup with homemade Crispy Sweet Potato Fries. Blue is better than red. Stuck in the longest checkout line yet again, I picked up an issue of Family Circle. Try this on a veggie burger, over bbq tofu or grilled zucchini… or anywhere you’d use ketchup! 2 cups blueberries4 tsp minced garlic1/4 cup red wine vinegar1/2 tsp dry ginger1/4 tsp onion powder1/4 tsp salt1/16 tsp pure stevia (or 2 tbsp brown sugar) Bring all ingredients to a boil, then simmer 25 minutes. This would also be a delicious dip for Chickpea Poppers. Do you ever read magazines while waiting in line? Jimmy John's Avocado Spread.
Homemade Sriracha Sauce.