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Author: tammy.schmidt
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looking good without a chemical overload
Every summer I like to paint my toenails. ?áI love the look and I love feeling good about how I look. ?áSometimes though, I get into a funk when I think about what I am doing. ?áIs this paint worth it? ?áFrom the paint to the nail polish remover, even if I am using water…
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stayin’ cool with CSA veggies
Our reader Laurie Aaron Dahlquist recently uploaded?ásome beautiful images to our Facebook Page, along the theme of Stayin’ Cool in August. Laurie (like many of us) is a member of a CSA Farm. We wrote one of our first articles on Fleurbain about our own little CSA farm;?áthey hold a dear place in our hearts!…
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stayin’ cool with delicious style
Photographer Julie Webb offered up this pic of how she’s Stayin’ Cool in August: She mentions: “I’m stayin’ cool in August with this frozen banana, blueberry, nectarine, scoop of PB, drizzle of maple syrup, almond milk smoothie. Yum!” Yum indeed!!! Oh, my stars! Thanks, Julie! If you’d like to share how you’re stayin’ cool in…
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staying cool with Arnold Palmer
Photograph by reader Laurie Aaron Dahlquist. According to Laurie, the “Arnold Palmer” is half lemonade, half iced tea, and is what she uses to stay cool in August! Upload your pics along?áour photo theme for August: Stayin’ Cool to our Facebook Page, and?áit will be featured on this website! Or email us at fleurbain@gmail.com. Either…
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photo theme for August: stayin’ cool
Stayin’ Cool. Ice cream? Shade? What do you do to stay cool in August? Do you spend your weekends in the heat, volunteering for your favorite cause (that’s cool!) or do you sit poolside with drink in hand? Mojitos, anyone? Air conditioners, fans, umbrellas, water… greenscapes… let your photography and?áimagination run wild on the theme…
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smoked salmon and goat’s cheese dolmades
Recently, circumstances conspired?áso?áthat I had the means to create a new recipe, using ingredients I don’t usually have on hand.?áI?áhad a package of thawed smoked salmon (thank you, friend who moved and cleaned out her freezer into mine!) The other day I noticed that goat’s cheese was on sale at my local supermarket. I had…
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chocolate ice cream, my way
I don’t need no ice cream maker! I don’t need no dairy! Chocolate Ice Cream 2 cups organic?ácoconut milk 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk 1-3 tablespoons sugar (I use very little, not even a tablespoon) 200 grams dark fair trade chocolate, snapped into pieces (I used C?®moi dessert chocolate) 2 eggs, whisked 1 tablespoon…