November 2010
1 post
Shealoe (Part 2) - by Susan Barclay-Nichols
LOTION BAR WITH SHEALOE
· 28% Beeswax
· 20% oil of choice
· 30% Shealoe butter
· 20% Cocoa Butter or Mango Butter
· 1% Vitamin E
· 1% fragrance or essential oil
Weigh the beeswax, oil of choice, and Cocoa Butter into a heatproof container (like a Pyrex jug) and place into a double boiler. Heat the ingredients until melted. Test the temperature – if...
October 2010
5 posts
Turkey and Pumpkin Pie.....Oh, My!
It’s turkey time once again - Yay!
This is my all-time favourite way to prepare our Thanksgiving turkey. The turkey will go into the brine mixture on Saturday. While it looks complicated it really isn’t. The family all lend a helping hand while catching up on our busy lives. For the brine: 2-1/2 gallons water 2-1/2 cups kosher salt 1 cup maple syrup (the real stuff) 24 bay...
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Shealoe (Part 1)
by Guest Blogger - Susan Barclay-Nichols
Shealoe butter (INCI Aloe barbadensis leaf juice (and) butryrospermum parkii (shea butter) fruit) is two great things in one! With a melting point of 50˚C, it will melt on your skin on contact, offering great moisturizing and skin softening, as well increasing skin’s barrier repair properties and cell regeneration while decreasing redness, irritation, and...
A new gadget.....
The kids bought me a new gadget for my birthday last week. I had checked it out a couple months ago at our local Costco and was intrigued. I hate bringing my computer into the kitchen when cooking (I have a very tiny kitchen—that’s another story!) and the My Demy sounded perfect. I constantly scour the web for various recipes and print them off. Needless to say the printed recipes...
September 2010
3 posts
Introducing ......
our Guest Blogger, Susan Barclay-Nichols. Welcome Susan! If you have not heard of Susan yet you should check out her blog. You will be glad you did!
Stay tuned…..over the next few days, I will post some information and recipes on Shealoe that Susan has written.
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Is Fall here?
During this (winter like) Labour Day weekend it dawned on me that summer vacation is coming to an end. I look around and can’t help but notice that the leaves are beginning to change colour. As I reach for a sweater, the thought of a warm beverage from Starbucks enters my mind. This craving leads me to my vehicle where I begin a trek to the local caffeine haven. As I enter my personal...
August 2010
1 post
We have a winner!
Sorry it has taken me so long to post the winner of the $50 gift certificate (Hmm…August is almost done which means another winner - so get your comments in!)
Congratulations’ to Cindy H. - She is our 1st monthly winner!
July 2010
1 post
An obession
OK, I admit it! I love soap and can be found scouring the web for pictures of soap. I save these pictures. What for? I have no idea. I go back and look at them on occasion. People (who don’t understand this soap obsession) like to joke that instead of “man candy” I save ‘soap porn”. Who am I to argue? One of my favourites is the Coconut Cream Soap pictured above. Absolutely stunning!