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Uplifting Rosemary Hot Oil Treatment
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Beauty benefit: removes product build-up, leaving hair soft and full of bounce and shine
Mood Benefit: Combats fatigue
1/2 c dried rosemary
1/2 colive oil
Mix ingredients well and heat until warm.
Apply to scalp and hair well.
Wrap a warm towel that has been heated in dryer aro...
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Relaxing Chamomile Bath
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Beauty Benefit: Relieves dry skin
Mood Benefit: Calms and soothes
5 chamomile tea bags
1 c boiling water
2 quarts milk (I use whole - but it is your choice)
Steep tea bags in water for 20 minutes. Add the tea to the milk. Pour this mixture into running bath water. Swirl with your hand u...
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Confidence Boosting Ginger Scrub
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Beauty Benefit: Boosts circulation for glowing skin
Mood Benefit: Increases energy and alterness
2 c brown sugar
1 c honey
2 teaspoons ground ginger
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Combine all ingredients and mix well. This can be used as an in-shower body polish
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Energizing Grapefruit Body Scrub
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Beauty Benefit: grapefruit's natural antioxidents help in helping to fortify new skin cells
Mood Benefit: Uplifting and Refreshing
1 grapefruit
1 1/2 c white sugar
1/2 c sea salt
Squeeze the grapefruit into a bowl; add the sugar and sea salt, mix well.
Rub into feet, rinse and...
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Energy Boosting Peppermint Body Lotion
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Beauty Benefit: Stimulates circulation for more even skin tome
Mood Benfit: Energizes
1 c. body lotion, unscented
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Combine ingredients in a clear bowl, whisk well. Rub onto body as needed. -- Edited by firephoenix at 13:26, 2006-04-20 -- Edited b...
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Mexican Coffee wich Chocolate and Cinnamon
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6 cups water
1/2 cup ground dark roast coffee
2 cinnamon sticks plus more for garnish
1 cup whipping cream or half-and-half
1/3 cup chocolate syrup
1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
cinnamon
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mulled wine recipe
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1 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 dozen whole cloves
6 sticks of cinnamon
3 crushed nutmeg
peel of 3 lemons and 2 oranges (be careful not to get any of the white pith)
4 cups of hot lemon or lime juice
4 bottles of red wine (hic)
add to the water the sugar, cloves cinnamon, nutmeg and...
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Raspberry Honey Iced Tea
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Serves: 4 Ingredients:
2 cups tea
2 cups raspberry juice
1/4 cup honey
Directions:
Mix ingredients, and whisk until honey is dissolved. Serve cold over ice.
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Mint Julep Iced Tea
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Makes about 2 quarts, 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients:
8 cups (2 quarts) water, divided
3 tea bags
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup sugar
In a medium saucepan, combine 4 cups water, the tea bags, and mint leaves; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minu...
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Moon Chai Tea
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Serves: 4 Ready in: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 3 Ingredients:
10 pieces of ginger, 1-inch
4 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 teaspoon green cardamom pods
2 1/4 teaspoons black peppercorns
1 teaspoon cloves, whole
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon licorice root
1/2 teaspoon allspice
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Hibiscus Lemongrass Tea
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Ready in: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 2
Ingredients:
2 cups very hot water (180 F)
2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers
1 tablespoon rosehips
1 teaspoon dried, shredded lemon grass
Directions: Steep about five minutes (longer if you like, but no more than 15 minutes or it gets bitte...
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Spicy Green Tea
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Ready in< 30 minutes Difficulty2 Ingredients
1 cup milk (soy milk will work well too)
1 cup water
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 green tea bags Directions: In medium saucepan, heat the water and milk until they JUST begin to gen...
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Creamy Spiced Tea
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Ready in: < 30 minutes Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5 Ingredients:
3/4 cup unsweetened instant tea
1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 (14 ounce) c...
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Crockpot Cider
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This one is perfect for covens or picnics (hint, hint people, less than a month away) Makes enough cider for 12 (double for 24, half for 6...I know, new math!)
Ready in: 1-2 hrs Difficulty: 2 Ingredients:
4 cinnamon sticks
2 teaspoons whole cloves
2 teaspoons whole allspice
16 cups apple...
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Root Beer for after ritual?
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Yes, Root Beer! It is one of my favorite drinks and is perfect for any reason. Here is a recipe for making Root Beer in fairly easy fashion..remember, yeast makes gas and pressure can be enough to blow out bottles, I recommend using plastic milk jugs. THis recipes makes one gallon:
Ready in:&n...
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A Pagan Yule Craft
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I wasnt sure where to post this - but I figured here was an okay place. It is a Yule Craft that is easy to do - enjoy should you try it :D
from Terri Paajanen from About.com
Depending on when you get this, it may or may not be anywhere near Yule. But you can make these aromatic or...
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A Pagan Recipe Group
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http://groups.msn.com/PaganHearthRecipes/homepage.msnw
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The Arctic Paw
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Okay, one more alcoholic drink for yas. This was also made with my drinking buddy.
You Will Need:
White Fang
Irish Cream Liquer
One of those neat tea cups about the size of what you get in a Chinese/Japanese resturant, you know, kinda small and fist sized
It's simple. Just mix the two tog...
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The Mud Paw
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I made a poll for this one, as you can see I'd REALLY love your opinions on it.
This is a drink very near and dear to me because I concocted it myself with my bestest buddy. It is alcoholic, but it can quite easily be non.
It is meant to be a very nice after dinner dessert-type drink. It's built to be ve...
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Chocolate brews
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ok I do love chocolate - no matter what kind it is - it is my comfort food.....but I have noticed that the chocolate that I love so much - is not good for me - at least not in the tremendou amount that I want to eat anyways lol - so I devised a way to keep getting the chocolate that I love without the "chocol...
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