Moisturizing Corn Milk and Lavender Facial Toner. I am so excited for this one, and I don’t even have dry skin.
This was a new one for me, and I had a couple of people who needed the extra moisture try this out – and this got RAVE reviews! How it came to be was a matter of necessity. See, I bought five ears of corn at the farmer’s market last week. We have three people in our household, only one of which will eat more than one ear of corn at a time (Fiance loves his food). So I had an extra ear. I started poking around the internet to find recipes with corn in them (or if corn would even MAKE a good homemade beauty item), and came up with all kinds of information on corn and its moisturizing properties for the face (including a study that it helps with antiaging), but no recipes. Given the glowing review for corn as a moisturizer and protector, I was bound and determined to create something so amazing, so new, that no one on the internet had ever done it before. Plus, this is another twofer! Fiance making kernels happen.
TWOFER! Nutty Granola Bars - better than one from the store! Have you ever looked at the ingredients on a box of granola bars?
While there are definitely some bars out there with decent ingredients, the ones I seem to see the most in lunch boxes have ingredient lists that disgust and shock me. Take, for example, Quaker Oats Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars, a staple in our household before we started really paying attention to ingredients: Holy moly!
Partially hydrogenated oils are listed not once, but twice! But, of course, they can still claim to be trans fat free because the total amount of trans fat is less than 0.5 g per serving. Well, guess what? If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've seen my granola bars before...more than once even. Feel to use whatever nut butter you like or leave the nut butter out all together. Nutty Granola Bars Preheat oven to 325 F. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Firmly press mixture into the prepared pan. Makes about 24 bars.
Diary of a Modern Matriarch: Cauliflower Pizza Crust. Meatless Monday - Quinoa Burgers. I am not a fan of fake meat.
I generally don't like the taste or texture of fake meat - especially when they're bean based. Plus, I'm not a vegetarian. If I want to eat meat, I'll do just that. I don't need the fake stuff. (Shameless admission - the kids and I do actually like - yes, like - Quorn nuggets. And yet, today I'm writing a post about quinoa burgers...a patty that my son still thinks has meat in it somewhere despite being told the contrary. Do you know about quinoa? Quinoa Burgers(I mixed in shredded zucchini in my burgers, but I think that shredded carrots or red bell pepper would also be good.) Pulse mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped. Heat 2 TBSP olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Heat a TBSP of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Serve on buns or by themselves. *To make fresh breadcrumbs, break bread into pieces and put into a food processor.