Do you remember the old “Calgon, take me away,” commercials? We all work hard and deserve a little pampering. However, we don’t always have the time for luxurious baths, manicures, facials and other splurges. Well, I’ve got something super easy and sophisticated to share with you… Lavender Sugar Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 2 tsp (food…
Archives for July 2013
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Marscapone Ice Cream
Have you ever had something so delicious that you make involuntary yummy sounds? My youngest has always done this. We call it his, “making nummy sounds”. Well, I made this marscpone lemon ice cream the other night and my husband was making “nummy sounds”. In fact he licked the mixer, he scraped the ice cream…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Grilled Tarragon Dilly Salmon
Wow, the weather here is AH-MAZING. The humidity is low and the high is only supposed to get to 75 Degrees F. I can get used to this. Anyway, I’m sure when August comes, the Dog Days of Summer will be here. So, here’s another grilling recipe for you so you can “Beat the Heat”…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Zesty Tarragon Yogurt Chicken (on the grill)
I know what you’re thinking, “Last month was ‘Get Your Grill On’ so why are we seeing a grilling recipe this month?” Well, one way to “Beat the Heat” is to keep the heat outdoors! Anyway, last month I shared a recipe for Grilled Lemon Yogurt Chicken (you can find instruction on pounding chicken and setting up…
The Project Stash 8 + A Giveaway!
Welcome back to the Project Stash! It’s an exciting week here at 4 You With Love. Along with today’s party and giveaway, I had the chance to be a camp counselor at Summer Fun Camp 2013 today (it’s Weird Science week), I’m a guest contributor at Happy Hour Projects on Friday (sharing a diy spa goodie) AND Friday is…
Summer Fun Camp – Make Your Own Flubber
Science and experiments are things my kids LOVE! And, the the messier and wackier the better. So, I was super excited when I was given the opportunity to be a camp counselor at “Summer Camp Fun 2013” during Weird Science Week! One of the “science experiments” my kids all enjoy is actually a great beginning…
Solar “Kettle Dyed” Yarn With Kool Aid
Last summer I had two different posts showing how to sun dye mini-skeins of yarn with kool aid. If you missed them you can find them HERE and HERE. Well, I’ve been crushing on those tone on tone kettle dyed yarns and was wondering if I could duplicate these with kool aid. I tried a skein of sock…
Fresh Strawberry Muffins
Last Friday, Whole Foods had the most amazing one day deal: 1 pound of fresh organic strawberries for $1.99. Well, let me tell you, that was a deal I couldn’t pass up! Look at what I made with 1/2 pound. Do you like blueberry muffins? Do you like strawberries? Well, if so, you will absolutely…
Spices 101 – Tarragon
It’s Sunday here at 4 You With Love and that means it’s another installment of: Spices 101. Okay, how many of you purchased one of those spice organizers that come complete filled with spices? Now, next question, did you actually use each spice “fairly” or did you find that some spices you ran out of…
Spa Day Saturday – Lavender Bath Salts
Okay, I’m going to “paint” you a picture and let me know if you’ve “seen” it before. You turn over and notice that the alarm didn’t go off and you’ve overslept by 30 minutes. You’re already behind and the day hasn’t started! You rush around getting yourself, and your kids, out the door. Once you…