I'm insanely busy this weekend, so I am simply re-posting a recipe for body sugar from my regular blog, . Technically, it's not food, but it is made with food ingredients, and is extremely useful. ...done, wash off any residual stickiness and corn starch. You can wash and reuse your fabric strips, but first dissolve the sugar in hot water and rinse the fabric out well (I do this in the bathtub)

Originally published at Sasha's Den of Iniquity . You can comment here or there . It’s been quiet here at the Den. I’m looking forward to another round of Drinking Skeptically tonight. To get in... 1 oz gin 1 oz light rum 1/2 oz Cointreau 1/2 oz lemon juice Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass full of fresh ice. (The original is smaller and served up in a cocktail glass.)

Good ol' Allrecipes . I haven't had orange chicken for maybe...five years, so this was heavenly . 1. In a saucepan, combine over medium heat: 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 teaspoons orange juice 1 Tablespoon... In any case, I'm going to have plenty of opportunities to try new things, because I'll be making this all the time . I've got many years of missing out to catch up on! My rating:

From my MinuteMeals book. I was surprised at this one, not being a big fan of lentils, but my nutrition professor told me to eat more fiber. It's been going well, I think! 1. Rinse and drain 1/2 a...in a lettuce leaf cup with a side of pita bread and yogurt dip, that would be pretty good. But I just heaped mine on a plate and enjoyed the interesting blend of flavours. My rating:

I figured I'd post this here for easy reference for the gals in CAST This is my recipe for Hummus, which is more traditional.  I pulled it out after reading a thread on etsy asking what folks put in...(try not to go over board it'll save you the hassle of trying to fix it later) Basically, just throw everything in the blender and blend until smooth. Empty in container and drizzle Olive Oil on top.

Originally published at Sasha's Den of Iniquity . You can comment here or there . First off, I’d like to thank all the attendees, in order of arrival: Elizebeth, Shane, Tamie, Kris, Catherine, Mike...forgot to bring any secret ingredients, so we’re at the end of the story. I’d like to stress again how much fun I had, and say how very much I’m looking forward to the next one on October 25th.

A yummy, simple salad I made for myself tonight. Salad - quantities per person 1 Lebanese cucumber 8 Mini roma or 12 cherry or grape tomatoes 3/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves 10z Feta cheese Dressing...as possible Coarsely chop the mint Finely crumble the feta Combine in a bowl Combine all the dressing ingredients in a cup and whisk for two minutes Drizzle the dressing over the salad and enjoy

This recipe came in one of America's Test Kitchen's periodicals, which contained dozens of recipes on pull-out rectangular cards. Super easy. All I can say is you can't go wrong with asparagus and prosciutto! Penne, asparagus, parmesan and prosciutto

2 c blueberries, inc. a few underripe or 1 lb strawberries 1 1/4 c sugar juice from 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp butter Place berries in a med saucepan. Slightly crush with a potato masher. Pour sugar over and...feels sticky, it's ready. Let cool in the saucepan for 20 min. Pour into clean plastic or glass container, cover tightly, and refrigerate about 1-2 hrs or til fully set. Store in fridge up to 2 weeks

I was skeptical of this one, because I've had bad experiences with the peanut flavour overwhelming everything else, but this recipe from my Minute Meals Vegetarian book was very nice. 1. Boil water in...of cilantro and parmasean cheese. Like I said, very nice flavour to this (of course, I love cilantro) and flexible too. You can also add French-cut green beans if you'd like. My rating: