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This week's adult Halloween recipe... Whether you are having a Halloween party or  just want to curl up on the couch, have a drink and watch  scary movies here's a drink you can enjoy. What you'll need: Dark rum Apple brandy Cran-apple juice Lemon juice Apples Water Sugar Cinnamon sticks Cloves Cardamom Ginger beer Cinnamon and sugar for garnish Dry ice (optional) Create: Before you make your cocktail you need to make  the apple spice syrup and give it time to steep.  In a small saucepan, combine two sliced apples  with water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves  and cardamom. Cook the mixture until the sugar  dissolves and let it steep. After it steeps a while,  strain the mixture and now your apple spice syrup is ready. With this recipe that I found it doesn't say how  much liquor to use, so pour as much or as little as you want.  If you are just making a few cocktails at a time, add  the apple syrup, dark rum, apple brandy, cran...

I love the smell of fall, I even like fall itself.  I just don't like what follows... winter!  However I love walking in my home and smelling  the fall scents that are so warm and inviting. Making this simmering potpourri is extremely easy! What you'll need: Tangerine or orange peels Cloves Cinnamon sticks or ground cinnamon Vanilla extract Pumpkin pie spice Water Small crockpot, saucepan or tea kettle You can choose how much you want to put in  of what, there really is no magic amount. I normally put  in more of my favorite scents. If using a tea kettle  or a sauce pan keep in mind you will have to keep  adding water to it. If you use a crockpot you  will not have to keep adding water and you can keep  it on even when you're asleep. Some other ideas that you can add are: Apple juice (instead of water) Cranberries Nutmeg Anise (one of my favorites) Dried fruit Coffee beans Have you ever made a simmering potpourri pot?  What do you normal...

So we have our Halloween recipe for kids  for this week. I love this idea, cute and semi healthy 👻 Make these a treat for a Halloween party or make  and enjoy during a family scary movie night. What you'll need: Bananas White chocolate or white vanilla candy coating Miniature chocolate chips Popsicle sticks Wax paper Have fun creating: Cut one of the ends of the banana off so there  is an end that is straight, put your popsicle  stick into the banana. Freeze the bananas for  about 30-60 minutes, you are going to want them  firm so they don't fall apart. Prep your melted chocolate or candy coating.  Dip your bananas into it and lay them onto some wax paper.  Make sure you put your chocolate chips onto your bananas  to make the ghosts' eyes and mouth  before the chocolate dries. Place back into the freezer until you are ready  to devour them. I would make these the day  you actually want to eat them.  

  Peace is a question of will. All conflicts can be  settled, and there are no excuses for allowing  them to become eternal. ~ Martti Ahtisaari

So I am on the hunt for recipes that are high in  protein and definitely healthy, not just for the blog  but for my family as well. This one is right up  our ally, what do you think? What you'll need: 2T coconut oil 1 lemongrass stalk (finely chopped) 2 garlic cloves (finely grated) 2" finely grated ginger 1/2 red onion (finely chopped) 1/2t dried chilli flakes 2T coconut sugar 2t tamarind paste 2T Tamari 1/2 Chinese cabbage (finley shredded) 2 kale leaves (finely shredded) 1/4c toasted sesame seeds 2t sesame oil Juice of 3 limes Skewers 1 1/2lb chicken thigh fillets, cut in half How to make: First start by melting coconut oil in a frying pan  over medium heat. Add the lemongrass, garlic, ginger,  onion and chilli flakes and cook, stirring for  5 minutes or until softened. Add coconut sugar, tamarind paste, tamari, almond butter,  juice of 1 lime, 1c of water. Cook, stirring for 2 minutes  until combined. Season to taste, then set  aside to c...

So when you were locked up during covid, for  however long your state issued. Or maybe still trying  to limit where you are going, we need to be able to laugh  during the "covid times". Here is a little covid humor. My husband purchased a world map and then  gave me a dart and said, "throw this and wherever  it lands, that's where I'm taking you when  this pandemic ends." Turns out, we're spending  two weeks behind the fridge.  

Looking for a healthy meal? Want to get  your protein in? Give this dinner a try, it sounds tasty!  This recipe serves 4. What you'll need: 1/4c peanut oil 1 1/2c chopped eggplant 1/2c pea eggplants 1 bunch spring onion, slices 1/4c gluten free chilli paste or chilli sauce 2 long red chillies, sliced 1 bunch thai basil 2c chicken mince steamed rice fried eggs, to serve Create: Heat 2T oil in a wok or large fry pan over  medium high heat. Add eggplants & sautee for  3-4 minutes, until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.  Return pan to medium high heat with remaining 1T oil.  Cook onion, chilli paste and half the chilli and basil,  stirring for 2-3 minutes until softened. Add chicken and  cook breaking up with a spoon, for 10 minutes or  until browned. Return the eggplant to pan and  toss to warm through. While you are cooking your chicken,  cook your eggs and rice. How to place on your plate: Divide the rice, top with chic...

We all love the smell of fall, if you want to make  your house smell good and get some benefits  from essential oils, use this blend. 5 drops of cinnamon essential oil 5 drops of anise essential oil 3 drops of clove essential oil I promise you will love this mixture!  

I try to use herbal therapy every day.  I already take tumeric (pill form) it's great  for anti-inflammatory reasons, it's also great  for heart health, it's also been found to help prevent  alzheimers and cancer. It may also help improve  symptoms of depression and arthritis. You guys know  I use honey for many different reasons. Take this mixture every day, all you need  is a teaspoon a day.  1/2c pure honey 1t ground turmeric 1/2t ground ginger 1t pure vanilla  

September 1st rolls around and watch out it's everything  pumpkin spice. Don't get me wrong I've already started  buying the pumpkin spice coffee  creamer, and enjoy  a good pumpkin spice latte. This recipe sounds so good!  This recipe makes 2 drinks. What you'll need: 3oz (2 shots) of vodka 3oz (2 shots) of pumpkin spice creamer 1.5oz (1 shot) of kahlua whipped cream and pumpkin spice for garnish For the rim: 1t pumpkin spice 1t sugar 3T crushed graham crackers Create: Mix all the ingredients for the rim together on  a shallow plate. Dip the edge of 2 glasses in water and  then dip into the graham mixture. Press to coat and  set the 2 glasses aside. Pour vodka, creamer and kahlua into a large cocktail  shaker filled with ice. Shake lightly  until combined and cold. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream  and pumpkin spice. Now sit back, relax and enjoy!  

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