Thursday, August 25, 2016

Simple Mills Farmhouse Crackers Makes Gluten-Free Snacking Easy - A whole Month of Snacks

Let’s face it: kids who see their friends eating Doritos, Cheese-Its and Oreos aren’t going to be happy with a steady after-school diet of carrots and hummus, even if they have a gluten intolerance, other food allergies, or a parent with strict clean-eating rules. 
(We’re talking to you!) 
The answer: snacks that look and taste “normal” but are built around crackers and baking mixes that are formulated without objectionable ingredients.

A Month of Easy (& Secretly Healthy) After School Snacks 
  • Farmhouse Cheddar crackers + nut/seed butter + banana
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + full-fat greek yogurt/coconut yogurt + apple slices
  • Sun-dried Tomato & Basil crackers + cream cheese + diced sweet peppers
  • Rosemary & Sea Salt crackers + hummus + sliced or shredded carrots
  • Farmhouse Cheddar crackers + taco meat + shredded cheese, sliced cherry tomatoes & lettuce
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + dark chocolate (melted) + sliced strawberries
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + almond cream cheese + apricot jam + blueberries
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + cheddar cheese + cherry tomatoes + nitrate-free bacon
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + apple slices + cinnamon + honey drizzle
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + ham + turkey + sliced cherry tomatoes + lettuce
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + peanut butter + grapes/strawberries (halved)
  • Sun-dried Tomato & Basil crackers + pizza sauce + mozzarella cheese + diced sweet bell peppers

  • Sun-dried Tomato & Basil crackers + chopped broccoli + shredded parmesan
  • Sun-dried Tomato & Basil crackers + turkey + avocado
  • Rosemary & Sea Salt crackers + scrambled egg + salsa
  • Rosemary & Sea Salt crackers + probiotic farmer cheese + pine nuts + raisins
  • Rosemary & Sea Salt crackers + mini cucumber slices + shredded carrot
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + avocado + sliced cherry tomatoes
  • Fine Ground Sea Salt crackers + turkey + nitrate-free bacon
  • Farmhouse Cheddar crackers + ham + sliced cherry tomatoes
  • Banana Muffins + Chia + walnuts (mix-ins)
  • Banana Bread + bananas + strawberries (mix-ins)
  • Chocolate Muffins + dried cherries + hazelnuts (mix-ins)
  • Pumpkin Muffins + dried cranberries + pumpkin seeds + shredded coconut (mix-ins)
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie bars + gogi berries + oats (mix-ins)
  • Mini Pizzables
  • PB&Jam Banana Bread
  • Mini pancake bites + blackberries (mix ins) + almond butter spread
  • Banana muffins + apple + zucchini 
  • Chocolate muffins + chocolate chia pudding + raspberries 
  • Maple Chocolate Sunflower Squares 

Friday, August 19, 2016

The American Idea- Literary Expert Sally Allen Tells Her Top 10

Curated by literary expert Sally Allen, author of Unlocking Worlds: A Reading Companion for Book Lovers (Griffins Wharf Publishing) Sally spent her childhood going back and forth from America to her grandparents’ home to a little island in Greece.

In this listicle, here are her top ten novels that best describe the American Experience – for better or worse – and why they perfectly encapsulate our country. Growing up between two cultures, Greek and American, heightened my awareness, from an early age, of America not only as a physical place but also a shifting, continually evolving idea. While Greece meant shared history and traditions, America meant reinventing and coexisting, too often uneasily, among diverse histories and traditions. The American experience is an intersection among those who came to America seeking “a better life” with those who were brought against their will and enslaved with those whose way of life was destroyed.

Though far from definitive, the following 10 books provide a starting point for exploring, to paraphrase James Baldwin, the various, beautiful, and terrible American experiences.

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville

Melville’s discursive classic sweeps readers from the docks of New Bedford, Massachusetts to the stormy waters of the Atlantic. Ishamel, the narrator, chronicles his friendship with Polynesian harpooner Queequog and their experiences on a whaling ship. 
Its captain, Ahab, is consumed by a secret mission of revenge against the white whale responsible for his missing leg.

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride

John Brown’s life in the years before and through his ill-fated 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry is narrated by Henry Shackleford, a young slave whom Brown kidnaps/rescues. Henry’s playful irreverence is revealed in the first two lines and holds up to the very last page of this remarkable novel that makes us laugh out loud even as we’re shedding bitter tears.

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

The collective “we” tells the stories of Japanese “picture brides.” Women of every class and background, they were sent to the U.S. at the beginning of the 20th century to marry men they knew only from their photos. In prose that blooms poetry and music, the novel opens readers’ minds to what it would have been like to step into a world turned upside down and have no way out but through.

Roman Fever by Edith Wharton
Wharton’s novella opens with two upper class New York women sitting together on a balcony overlooking Rome. As their daughters gallivant around the city, the ladies reminisce about their younger days doing the same. It all appears quite civilized until their tangled relationship gradually emerges, exposing the decay underlying the gilded surface. The last line delivers an epic sucker punch.

Passing by Nella Larson

In 1920s Harlem, Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield, two mixed-race women who grew up together, reconnect, with tragic consequences. Irene is married to a black doctor and is an active participant in Harlem’s black community while Clare is passing as white, including to her racist husband. Her social overtures toward Irene build to a shocking climax in this difficult and important novel that confronts the anguish and rage racism causes.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Harper Lee’s classic brings to life the Depression-era Deep South, its veneer of gentility and its underlying brutality. The novel’s soul is Atticus, who represents the ideal of American justice: equal treatment under the law for all. His battle to defend a wrongly accused black man exposes how tragically unrealized this value is.

Harvard Square by Andre Aciman

A Jewish Egyptian doctoral student (unnamed) and a Tunisian Muslim taxi driver, Kalaj, briefly connect in this lyrical, absorbing novel. At its outset, both face seeing their “American dream” slip through their fingers. The doctoral student has failed his oral exams and is in danger of being expelled while Kalaj is fighting deportation. As they move toward their separate outcomes, their bond deepens, alongside their animosity.

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

In late 18th century Ghana, Effia marries a British officer overseeing the slave trade while her sister Esi is captured and sold as a slave in America. Alternating chapters tell their descendents’ stories in both countries, from the 18th century to the present. Chapters often end just as a significant event has happened to or around characters. We may, or may not, discover their fates in future chapters, a potent reminder of the African and African-American stories irretrievably lost.

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Woodson’s memoir in verse recounts her experiences growing up in South Carolina and Brooklyn in the 1960s and 70s. Her poems capture the felt sense of memory – scents, images, set pieces. They craft snapshots of the Civil Rights era South, the Great Migration, and New York City life as well as sibling rivalry and love, friendship and jealousy, family and loss, and finding inspiration and purpose.

The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Arnold Spirit, Jr. makes the painful decision to transfer from his Spokane Indian Reservation's high school to an all-white one. 
With equal parts humor and heartbreak, the autobiographical novel explores a question at the heart of American experiences: How do we move forward in a way that honors the past, acknowledges that any choice is imperfect, and allows us to choose life, even in the midst of mourning?


Sally Allen is an award-winning author who holds a PhD in English Education from New York University, with an emphasis in writing and rhetoric, and an MA in English Language and Literature. She has taught writing and literature at New York University and Fairfield University, and is the recipient of New York University’s Willy Gorrissen Award for Dedication and Skill in the Academic Development of Student Writing. Currently, Allen is a faculty member at Post University where she teaches literature, writing, and communications. She is the founder of Books, Ink at HamletHub, a website dedicated to Connecticut books news, where her writing has earned her three Connecticut Press Club awards.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Beauty Weekend: Essence Make Me Brow Review

Girl, your eyebrows are on FLEEK. 

These words have never left my mouth nor have they been used to describe those two lines of hair directly above my eyeballs. I have never been the type of girl who paid much attention to her brows, therefore it was super unlikely for me to praise or recognize another girl’s fantastic job of tweezing, plying, shaping, or filling them in to utter perfection.

However, I wholeheartedly believe that eyebrows can make or break a person’s look. Whether they are too thin or too bushy, too dark, too light, or barely there at all, eyebrows can make you go from zero to one hundred real quick.

It took me a long time before realizing that maybe my face would look more defined if I lightly filled in my eyebrows, but everyone knows that the first time isn’t always what you’d expect. I walked out of the house looking like I had two orangey-brown squiggly lines on my face, and that’s when I knew brows just weren’t my thing.

BUT, my mind quickly changed when I discovered tinted brow gel. The less committed I need to be to a product, the better I feel because god forbid I make a mistake, it’s easy to fix. I tried Essence Make Me Brow brow gel in “Browny Brows.” Since this color was a little dark for me, I used a very light hand at applying it, just to give my brows the right amount of coverage. I then buffed the product in using a slightly larger clean brow brush to even out the color.


The applicator is so tiny and precise that it gives you all the power when applying and doesn’t feel too bulky in your hands. The shape and color stay for hours, and the little tube it comes in makes it beyond accessible for traveling and on-the-go touch ups. 

This is one product I would seriously keep with me at all times!

Beauty Weekend Guest Post by Eliza Mantelmacher

Friday, August 12, 2016

Bonjour Effect- Secrets of French Conversation

Why does broaching a subject like money in French end all discussions? How do the French discuss – or not– terrorism, politics, race, gender and sex? 

In professional business and personal interactions, communication between the French and foreigners is rarely effortless. 

What many fail to realize is that language is not the real obstacle, and that speaking French grammatically is not the same as “talking French” culturally.

(St. Martin’s Press; April 19, 2016) 
Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeu unravel the mysteries of French conversation. 

Having spent a decade traveling back and forth to Paris as well as living there, they take readers beyond what the French are actually saying to explain the real meanings behind their words and gestures.

Seven Things you need to know when you are talking to the French from THE BONJOUR EFFECT

1. The French don’t communicate. They converse. For the French, the point of talking is not to convey information, but to exchange points of view. If information is what you’re looking for, you may have to be patient, and keep talking until you get it.

2. The French correct others all the time. It’s normal public behavior. You should never take offense when the French correct you because it’s their way of acknowledging you. It means they think you are worth correcting. 

3. The French say no even when they mean yes. It’s the classic starting position of almost all French conversations. Don’t assume they mean it and don’t let it stop you. Again, just keep talking. The ‘no’ will almost always turn into ‘yes.’

4. The French hate saying, “I don’t know.” They have been raised in a culture where ignorance is inexcusable and they will say anything rather than admit it. Staff or shopkeepers who don’t know where to find something will go as far as claiming “it doesn’t exist.” You should never take it at face value.  

5. The French think being negative is good. It makes you look cool and sound smart. That’s why smiling doesn’t get you good service in France. The French think people smile for no reason because they are stupid.

6. If a French person talks to you, it’s a sign he or she wants to establish some kind of relationship. There’s no such thing as “small talk” in France. Talking means something to the French. Don’t be shy unless you really want to keep people away from you. Conversely, if a French person doesn’t talk to you, it means they really don’t want to have anything to do with you. You should take the hint and not waste your breath.

7. The point of talking in France is to be interesting.  That’s why the French like confrontation. To them, consensus is boring. The way the French look at it, everyone in a conversation win if everyone plays their best. It’s like a tennis game – you’re not playing fairly if all you do is return the easy balls.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
JEAN-BENOIT NADEAU and JULIE BARLOW are the award-winning authors of The Story of French, The Story of Spanish, and the bestselling Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong
They live in Canada. 
For more information visit:www.nadeaubarlow.com.





Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Snack Healthy, Snack Great: Gourmet Nuts & Dried Fruit

This company offers the very best, and the fruit and nuts are of the highest tastiest quality. 

If you are looking for a great healthy snack that tastes amazing, and with a great variety, Gourmet Nuts and Dried Fruit LLC has what you want!

Gourmet Nuts and Dried Fruit LLC prides itself on helping its customers to stay healthy with their variety of all natural snacks. 

Their products also make wonderful gifts for personal as well as business contacts.

Gourmet Nuts and Dried Fruit LLC was established in 2009 by a recent high school graduate, Todd Lieberman, with the support of his family.

Based out of Hanover, NJ, Gourmet Nuts and Dried Fruit LLC can be found at farmer's markets all over the northeast region of the US and they also participate in numerous prodigious events such as the 9th avenue International Food Festival. 

Now in an attempt to bring the farmer's market to the internet they have launched an online store located at https://gourmetnutsanddriedfruit.com/.

Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Google + for company and product updates, health news and tips, fun giveaways and more.




Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Guest Post: You CAN Make a Difference by Paul Ledebur

In this time of big corporations, big governments and big problems many people are frustrated with the world around them.  The frustration is heard time and time again in conversations and on social media.  

When the question is asked, “What are you doing about it?”, often the answer comes in the form of the question, “What can I do?”  If people would simply put emphasis on a different part of that answer/question, it takes on an entirely different meaning.  Put the emphasis on the “Can” and say “What CAN I do?” and it becomes a statement of intentional action. 

Making a difference in this world is no easy task.  It’s a big world and, as I said before , it has big problems. Does that mean we should just give up?  

NO!  
It just means that we need to take action, work hard and make sacrifices to Make a Difference.  Many people will go through this life and never make a difference.  They will accept whatever hand they are dealt and react to the situations in life the best they know how.  This is one strategy to get through life.  

However, why just accept what is given when it’s possible to go out and get what you really want.  Mediocrity is not something that people strive for but it is what happens over time for some.  Life’s pressures can be great and can slow personal progress.  However, once you identify your values and decide to Make a Difference, the intent to take action comes alive.  The passion builds and the ball starts rolling.  Once momentum is achieved, it is almost impossible to stop.

The way I’m making a difference is to try and make the world a better, happier place by helping others achieve their goals.  Am I taking on everyone at one time and expect this to happen overnight?  No!!  This is a lifetime journey.  The task would be too big for me to do in a day, a year or even a decade.  

It’s okay that that your “Difference” may not happen overnight.  I also try to spread good will by saying something nice to the people I encounter during my day.  This lets them know I care and hopefully they leave feeling better than prior to seeing me.  

That good feeling is spread by them to another person and so on.  The small gestures I make can travel exponentially to others and spread further than I could imagine. 
That is my way of Making a Difference.


John F. Kennedy said, “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.”  If you think the problems of the world are too big for you to Make a Difference,
ask Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King, Jr. what one minority person can do about inequality; ask Bill Gates, what a college dropout can do to change the way the world interacts with computers; finally ask the family of Alexandra Scott, Founder of Alex’s Lemonade Stand, what a six year old diagnosed with terminal cancer can do to cure a disease.  

Each one of these remarkable people were at one time, one person that decided to Make a Difference.   


It takes all of us committed to Making a Difference to solve the problems of the world.  Some can be solved quickly and other will take a lifetime and beyond.  With the right attitude and commitment, we can do it.  Believe that wholeheartedly and the difference you make could be the one that changes the world. 

As a Life Coach and Leadership Coach, I will help you identify your values and stand up to Make a Difference for yourself and the world around you.  Contact me for one-on-one or group sessions.  Mastermind Groups are starting all the time. Paulledebur@yahoo.com
       



Monday, August 8, 2016

Mitchel Gray Brings New Dimensions to Art and Bodies in Photography

For the past 35 years, Mitchel Gray has made Photography his passion, and now he has brought it to a new level. 
As an accomplished fashion, beauty, and lingerie artist, he has always loved shooting bodies, and now has brought creativity plus balance into beauty into focus.

"I sought to find the athlete doing natural movements in their professions. Everyone sees sports stars, but we see the outside," Mitchel says. 
"What was going on under the uniform, the padding? That is what I show through my lens."

Doing celebrity portraits for years brought me to this place where the athlete can show the whole range of athletic abilities in a series of shots of the athlete as natural as they wish to be. 


Normal body shots have taken on creativity, a beauty, and agility, and a Mitchel finesses it into a gloriously beautiful picture. A swimmer, a roller derby girl, a kickboxer, an archer- what will be see?

“Bodies In Action” is an ongoing photographic series that Mitchel Gray began in late 2014. The concept behind the series is to illustrate what the bodies of great athletes are actually doing under all the equipment, padding, and uniforms while they are performing their sport, in a uniquely artful, dramatic, and informative style. 

All of the photos are made at Mitchel’s studio in New York City. He employs a distinctive, exacting, lighting approach that is designed to emphasize musculature, action, and grace. “The lighting is key,” Mitchel clarifies.

There is one more aspect to these photos that make them truly a “first” in the genre – in each photo in the series that appears to have two people in it, there is actually only the same person shot in opposition to them. 

This approach allows Mitchel to emphasize two sides of the same body in one frame, seamlessly and within the construct of the action. Many of the subjects are Olympians or Olympic hopefuls, and all are gifted athletes. 

Mitchel has enjoyed the cooperation of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the New York Athletic Club in the creation of “Bodies in Action.

“This method of shooting looks as if there are two people fiercely engaging and it is the same body, the same movement. It’s a full 360 shot I am doing,” Mitchel explains. “Offense to defense. Creative lighting – around and backgrounds add mystery to these shots. It depends on the individual, they are participating in the moment and they make it theirs.”

Elements of the series have already been featured in the National Art Museum of Sport, and there will be a gallery show for the series in New York on August 10th Opening through September 8th at The Elga Wimmer PCC Gallery in the Chelsea Arts District.

Mitchel Gray is a photographer, videographer, and an author. He has to his credit two best selling books, The Lingerie Book and Lingerie Fantasies (St.Martins Press) and has illustrated many more, particularly in the active lifestyle/health and fitness field. 

He has photographed over sixty magazine covers, thousands of magazine pages and images  pages both in the fashion and beauty industry and the sports and fitness world, including Men’s Health (all editions), Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health Muscle (Germany), Muscle & Fitness, Runners World, Bicycling, Fitness, and The Sporting News, including hundreds of advertising pages for various clients around the globe. 

Much of his portrait work in recent years has focused on sports celebrities ranging from Tom Brady to Derek Jeter. His Fine Art work has been show in galleries in both the U.S. and Europe.


“I go into the shoot with one notion, and something else can occur. I leave the door open for something to happen,” Mitchel says. What will come through?

*Photographs courtesy of Mitchel Gray.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Songa Celebrates the Economic Empowerment of Women in Developing Countries

Songa Designs International Introduces Accessories Handcrafted by Women in Rwanda

San Diego-based company Songa DesignsInternational, an accessories line made by under-resourced women in Rwanda in East Africa to create economic independence have announced the launch of its collection. Founded by Sarah Sternberg, the handmade necklaces, bracelets, earrings, belts and other specialty accessories, are entirely constructed and produced in Rwanda using local, natural materials.


 ³We believe in supporting all women and our accessories are the link between supporting a cause, yet also expressing your own style and personality," said Sarah Sternberg, founder of Songa Designs International. Our ultimate goal at Songa is to highlight the powerful stories of Rwandan women in an effort to support their journey toward financial liberation."

Songa, meaning ‘the path forward’ in Swahili, is synonymous with the company's mission. Crafted with fair trade principles in mind, Songa Designs International provides women in Rwanda with the opportunity to make their own income using special skills they acquired from a young age, moving them forward on their road to financial independence.

From the colorful Lindona Necklance ($48) to the minimalistic, hand-woven clutch, each of Songa's designs pay homage to traditional African culture while maintaining a sense of American fashion trends. 

All of Songa's artisanal goods are environmentally friendly, and created with all-natural, locally sourced materials including banana leaf fiber, sisal plant, pewter metal, recycled local fabric and paper beads, re-purposed cow horn and seed beads.

The collection of jewelry and accessories is priced between $16 and $98 MSRP, and is available online at www.songadesigns.com.

Songa Designs International celebrates the empowerment of women around the world. It is typical for many women in developing countries to depend solely on their husbands for financial needs, but Songa is changing this dynamic. With Songa, under-resourced women have the opportunity to achieve economic independence by using skills acquired through everyday life to make a living.

Trained by generations of local cultural tradition, the skilled artisans of Songa in the country of Rwanda in East Africa craft stylish, high quality accessories inspired by nature. 

Each handmade piece, made of natural materials such as banana leaf fiber, sisal plant, pewter, re-purposed cow horn, paper beads and more, is as unique as the artisan who created it.

Defined as ³the path forward² in Swahili, Songa is synonymous with the journey towards economic empowerment for women in developing countries.

For more information on Songa Designs International, visit www.songadesigns.com. Follow on Facebook @SongaDesignsInternational, Twitter @SongaDesigns, and on Instagram @SongaDesigns.  


Friday, August 5, 2016

Heal Your Body With Bone Broth

This book is a very healthful little guide on feeling better and eating less chemicals. 

As I’m getting older (gahh!) I’m finding certain foods don’t sit well with me- especially dairy and others, so I’m looking for natural ways to combat an upset stomach, rather than popping a Zantac constantly.

Your stomach and intestinal tract house a vast ecosystem of bacteria, vital to processing food but easily disturbed by bad diet or stress. 

Using this book, you will learn how bone broth restores mineral and nutrient levels to create a proper bacterial environment for high-functioning digestion.

Combining a seven-day quick-start with a long term plan for utilizing bone broth, the author provides helpful solutions to stomach discomfort.
Bone broth offers additional benefits on top of great digestion.

Heal Your Gut with Bone Broth is By Robin Westen



Thursday, August 4, 2016

Mid Summer Beach Bag Update

Summer isn’t over yetWe still have a huge amount of sun-filled happy hours
ahead of us!

Here are the 9 essentials you MUST HAVE in your beach
(or pool) bag!
A fabulous bag. I love seahorses. My bag has seahorses! Yay! Found at Cape May Wicker (near Avalon, NJ) for just $9.99, I couldn’t pass this up. In fact, I wish I had bought more! There’ so many to choose from, bags with seahorses, anchors, polka dots and more to be found just about anywhere. Make sure it can hold all your goodies. I always find my favorite bags on a whim in my favorite beach town or in a small shoppe in Manhattan or in my village of Phoenixville.
This Draper James by Reese Witherspoon Vanderbilt tote is adorabs, y'all!

A Soft Towel. I adore this Reserved towel from Kate Spade! Classy and comfortable, this towel is a lounge must-have.
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A Sassy Water Bottle. with so many cute tumblers and water bottles out there, it’s no excuse not to stay hydrated! One Kings Lane always have great drink holders. My favorite one for this summer came from Target, mint-green chevrons.

Smart Sunblock. All too often, sunscreen on your face clogs your pores, makes you breakout, or is too strong and makes your face all shiny. There has got to be a way to combine skin safety and beauty, right? RIGHT!?  Luckily, there is! 


Brush On Block is SPF 30, and goes over your face- and your makeup- with one easy application, and keeps you protected. I don't want skin problems, and I love the sun, so we are cheering creators Susan Posnick and Andrea Wetsel! 
Plus, your whole family can use this- it is a mineral powder, but not like your son (or nephew or boyfriend) is going to feel like he is putting on makeup. 

A Mini Bag with Maximum Attitude. This Lilly Pulitzer bag was a gift and it's too cute! Perfect for extra cash, lipgloss and your cell phone, keeping a little pouch around for goodies keeps it safe from sun and sand.

Exfoliating Face Cloths. Keep your face looking fabulously fresh with Ole Henrickson’s the clean truth cleansing cloths. Loaded with Vitamin C and Green tea and more, these skin brightening cloths feel great after a day of playing.


Soft Ellelauri Carly tunic. My good friend and designer Liz Rymar makes Made-in-the-USA clothes as gorgeous as she is! As a beach cover-up or an après-swim drinks outfit, this fun and trendy striped Ellelauri frock will keep you looking sultry. And don’t miss Ellelauri‘s summer sale in Philly and Avalon locations with 30-50% off apparel and accessories!







A Healthy Deodorant. Stay fresh with Crystal Essence mineral deodorant roll-on, sprays, or towelettes.

Portable, environmentally conscious, and keeps you smelling great in scents such as Chamomile & Green Tea, Lavender & White Tea, Pomegranate, and Vanilla Jasmine.
I love everything on offer bc the varieties are so light and fresh, not heavily scented.

Plus, they have the absolute best customer service!!!
Order here!

The Must Haves! And don't forget your favorite bathing suit and sunglasses...Betsey Johnson or cool Oakleys!

Fill up your water bottle and grab a good book ( love my Marian Keyes! 

So what's in your beach bag?? What essentials must you have? Because summer ain't over yet!

And now..I'm off to the beach!

#500DaysOfBeauty

Monday, August 1, 2016

Use This Amazing Kitchen Gadget for Fabulous Dinners

Summer's fresh flavors mean a bounty of delicious fruits and vegetables on the table. To prepare them correctly and easily, a sharp knife is essential. 

The Chef’s Choice® ProntoPro™ Diamond Hone® M4643 Manual Knife Sharpener is the ideal choice for your food prep needs this season. 

It's the fastest manual sharpener available for sharpening both 15 and 20 degree knife edges. 

This highly-styled, top of the line three stage manual sharpener applies both 15 degree edges for Asian style and contemporary European/American style knives and 20 degree edges for traditional European/American style knives.

Using precise angle guides, 100% diamond abrasive wheels and our acclaimed CrissCross® sharpening technology, it provides a super sharp, double bevel, arch shaped edge with lots of “bite” to grip and cut food effortlessly.

Separate honing stage polishes the edge for superior performance. The ProntoPro™ sharpens all quality knives including straight edge household and kitchen knives, Santoku, sports and pocket knives, as well as serrated knives. 

Engineered and assembled in the U.S.A.
Available for $49.99.

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