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Little things for your guests…
If you haven’t guessed it by now, our family is hooked on Food Network shows. We watch many of the shows that come from this network because for the most part, there is little worry that the subject matter will be upsetting for a “young lady in training”. When you have young ones, suddenly your attitude shifts regarding what is OK and not OK to view over the tellie. This summer, we spent a lot of time watching the Next Food Network Star. It’s a little bit funny as we are not TV reality type folks in the least. It was very novel years ago when MTV threw a bunch of 20…
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Artichoke Dip
Artichoke Dip Blurry picture…but it’s the only one I have. Make your own and you’ll have a scrumptious product to snap shots of your own self! adapted from Food Network Kitchens 1 pound(16oz) cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan 2 scallions (white and green), chopped 2 clove garlic, minced 2 large eggs, beaten 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice and a bit of lemon zest 2 can drained Artichoke hearts quartered 1 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Pinch cayenne Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a food processor, combine the cream cheese, milk, Parmesan, scallions, garlic, eggs, 1 can artichokes, and…
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A Little Something for the Foodies!!
Dr. Flower is quite honored to be among the newest blogs approved for the Foodie Blog Roll sponsored by the Left Over Queen. One of the very first tag lines in the Dr. Flower handmade soap journey was, “You are what you eat and you are also what you put on your skin!” If you are striving to be the most healthful you with a smaller carbon footprint, you realize that EVERYTHING is connected. To be effective, we must look for solutions in a holistic manner. Skin care, food, attitude, gardening… I’m far from a trained chef (insert manic laugh here) BUT I have been influenced by many fantastic ones both celebrity…
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Try this iphone geek crafty folk!
Well, you knew it…I’ve been telling you in subtle and not so subtle ways that I’m a soap geek. Not only for soap! I had to stop everything and find cardstock when I happened upon this CRAFT: blog post in my reader. A do it yourself paper iphone dock?? I’m there! I used 11olb card stock for this. It seemed like it would hold…but as the iphone was gently placed on the newly cut and folded dock, nay. It bends in the back. Then I began to wonder if my iphone case was the culprit. Off the clear case went! Side note: I have a clear case that is the…
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Numen: The Nature of Plants – A MUST HAVE DVD!
There is a new DVD on herbs and medicine that from the looks of the 15 minute demo, is a t-total must have! Dare I say, A Dr. Flower’s Essential! Numen: The Nature of Plants. What is it? Numen as defined in the 15 min demo, is the animated force in ALL things living. Here are a few other facts I picked up: The 4th leading cause of death in our country is the APPROPRIATE use of medications. (Does that astonish you? It sort of takes me a back…) Cancer, heart disease…yep, we are almost intimate with them but appropriate use of medications?? Omega-3 oils (in chloroplast) is the fundamental oil of…
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Another book on the to read list, Stuffed…looking for solutions
Hey there! I was just catching up on a few blogs I follow and found another interesting book regarding food issues in our country. It was recommended and actually there was a giveaway for the book that several days stale. While it might be too late for the giveaway, the book could be worth a read anyway. I think Food, Inc. did a nice job helping educate us that there are serious issues in our food supply chain that need to be addressed. The one liner suggestions on solutions at the end of the movie, however don’t really cut it on solution. This is a complicated problem that won’t be…
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Round Table Discussion after Food, Inc. movie…
It’s been several weeks since I blogged about seeing the movie Food, Inc. and there are a few more points that I wanted to share about that experience. After any movie, folks usually file out of the theatre, head towards the restroom, and/or head out the door of the theatre to their remaining evening. That was not quite completely the case with this movie, Food, Inc. There were folks that congregated in the theatre lobby that wanted to talk about what they had just seen. It was a bit of an impromtu discussion. Some of the passing comments that I heard echoed my thought that the movie was not as graphic as expected. (click here…
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Tis the season…that poison ivy blooms!
As summer winds down and the kids go back to school, there are changes also happening in the backyard. The fall blooming plants are beginning to do their thing. Some of this is good….some of this is bad! Perhaps not as bad if you know how to identify it. In the past, I’ve blogged about how to identify poison ivy in your yard. What was missing from those pictures is what the plant looks like in full bloom. I’ve gotten close enough to the plant to snap a shot. Why is blooming bad? Well, blooming means more seeds which means this plant is going to procreate. ACK!! What do…
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Food, Inc. – Nature as throughput
I and several like minded girlfriends got together last night to view the movie, Food, Inc. The FDA is in the midst of passing laws that involve trying to keep our food safe. Even if you live in a vacuum, the news of tainted food is getting to you. It’s been in peanut butter, poultry, spinach, tomatoes, beef to name a few. If you are a soap and/or cosmetics maker, you are aware of cosmetics being lumped into this same bucket. It is only recently that the subjects have been separated a bit. Food, Inc. was not as graphic as I was expecting yet the pictures helped drive home the point.…
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Eco-Tie Dye, working out the kinks
As the summer fades and school starts, kidlet and I are feverishly marking off things on our summer list of things to do. One neat art project on the list is Eco- Tie Dye Tshirts that we saw on the show Emeril Green. While we most certainly are cooking show fanatics, Emeril Green is not one of our usual shows. I happened on this particular episode on Eco- Birthday Parties because of Jenn Savedge of “The green parent“. She mentioned on her facebook page that she was featured in this particular Emeril Green show. Did you know that Jenn is a former park ranger? Neat thing I didn’t know about her! Anyhoo, off to the…
