Miami Mojito

8 sprig(s) (large) fresh mint
1/2 cup(s) sugar
1/4 cup(s) fresh lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly grated lime peel
4 cup(s) ice cubes
1 cup(s) golden rum
3 cup(s) club soda, chilled
Mint sprigs for garnish


Directions

Remove leaves from mint sprigs. In blender, combine mint leaves, sugar, lime juice, and peel. Pulse until mint is chopped.
Fill pitcher with ice and add mint mixture. Pour in rum; stir. Fill with club soda. Pour into 6 glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs.

Frozen Virgin Mary

3 cup(s) ice cubes
2 cup(s) vegetable juice, chilled
3 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon(s) (or to taste) prepared white horseradish
1 teaspoon(s) Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon(s) (or to taste) hot pepper sauce
1/8 teaspoon(s) freshly ground black pepper


In blender, combine ice, vegetable juice, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, and black pepper and blend until smooth. Pour into 4 tall glasses.

Cookies 'n' Cream Shake

4 scoop(s) vanilla ice cream
4 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped
1 cup(s) milk


Directions

In blender, combine ice cream, cookies, and milk and blend until mixture is smooth and frothy. Pour into 2 tall glasses.

Blasting Blueberry Smoothie

1/4 cup(s) cranberry juice cocktail, chilled
1 container(s) (8 ounces) low-fat blueberry yogurt
1/2 cup(s) frozen blueberries


Directions

In blender, combine cranberry juice, yogurt, and blueberries and blend until mixture is smooth and frothy. Pour into 1 tall glass.

Watermelon Slush

3 cup(s) seedless watermelon, cubed
1 cup(s) frozen strawberries
2 scoop(s) lemon sorbet
1/4 cup(s) pineapple juice, chilled
2 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice


Directions

In blender, combine watermelon, strawberries, sorbet, pineapple juice, and lime juice and blend until mixture is smooth. Pour into 4 glasses.

Wow Double-Peach Smoothie

Ingredients

1 cup(s) peeled, sliced peaches
1 cup(s) peach juice or nectar, chilled
1/2 cup(s) vanilla low-fat yogurt
3 ice cubes


Directions

In blender, combine peaches, peach juice, yogurt, and ice and blend until mixture is smooth and frothy. Pour into 2 tall glasses.

Frozen Iced Tea

Ingredients

4 scoops orange sorbet
2 cup(s) strong brewed black tea, at room temperature

Directions

In blender, combine sorbet and tea and blend until mixture is smooth. Pour into 4 glasses.

Banana-Split Shake

4 tablespoon(s) fudge sauce
1 banana, diced
1/4 cup(s) chocolate ice cream
1/4 cup(s) strawberry ice cream
1/4 cup(s) vanilla ice cream
1 cup(s) milk
whipped cream (optional)
1 tablespoon(s) chopped walnuts or pecans
2 maraschino cherries
Fudge sauce for garnish

Directions

In each of 2 tall glasses, place 2 tablespoons fudge sauce, half of the diced banana, 2 mini scoops chocolate ice cream, and 2 mini scoops strawberry ice cream.
In blender, combine vanilla ice cream and milk and blend until mixture is smooth. Add mixture do glasses; top each with whipped cream, if you like, walnuts and a cherry, then drizzle with fudge sauce.

Dianthus

Bloom Time & Color: Dianthus have single or double blooms that can last through spring, summer and fall. Most Dianthus have pink blooms with white, red or cream colored accents.
Dimensions: Dianthus can grow anywhere between 6"-36" tall and wide. See specific species and cultivars at the bottom of this article for details.
Maintenance: Do not mulch all the way around the Dianthus or you will encourage stem rot. Clumps can be divided every 2 or 3 years to encourage better flower production. Snipping blooms off for cut flower arrangements, or deadheading faded blooms will encourage better flower production.

Oily Skin Mask

Mix 1 tsp. brewer’s yeast with enough natural yogurt to make a thin mixture. Pat this thoroughly into all the oily areas and allow it to dry on the skin. After 15 - 20 minutes, rinse off with warm water, then cool water and blot dry.

Grape Cleanser

Grape juice makes an excellent cleanser for any skin type. Simply split one or two large grapes, remove pips and rub the flesh over face and neck. Rinse off with cool water.

Banana Wrinkle Fighter

Banana is wonderful as an anti-wrinkle treatment. Mash 1/4 banana until very creamy. Spread all over face and leave for 15-20 minutes before rinsing off with warm water followed by a dash of cold. Gently pat dry.

Facial Exfoliater

2 heaped tsp fine oatmeal
1 tsp. baking soda

Combine ingredients, and add enough water to make a paste. Apply to skin and rub gently. Rinse and gently pat dry.

Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask

Blend 1/2 a banana, 1/4 avocado, 1/4 cantaloupe, 1 tablespoon wheat germ oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt. For extra conditioning, squeeze in the contents of a vitamin E capsule. Leave in hair for 15 minutes.

Egg & Olive Oil Hair Mask

Mix two whole eggs with four tablespoons of olive oil. Smooth through hair. Wrap head with plastic wrap, and leave in hair for 10 minutes. Rinse well.

Egg, Avocado & Mud Facial Mask

Clay is available in powder form at any health food store. Mix 1 tablespoon dry clay with 1 egg yolk, 1/4 of a mashed avocado and enough witch hazel to create a smooth mixture. Mud dries excess sebum while the egg yolk and avocado replenish lost moisture. Witch hazel tones.

Egg & Honey Mask

Mix together 1 tablespoon honey, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon almond oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt. Honey stimulates and smoothes, egg and almond oil penetrate and moisturize, and yogurt refines and tightens pores.

Lighten Circles under Eyes

To lighten dark circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato in cheesecloth and apply to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off residue and apply an eye cream.

Egg and Lemon Facial Mask

Squeeze half a lemon and mix the juice with one beaten egg white. Leave on your face overnight or, for a quick pick-me-up, just 15 minutes. Splash warm water on your face to rinse.

It helps to removes blotches, because the lemon works as a bleaching agent.

Avocado Facial

Avocado is a naturally rich moisturizer. Mash the meat of the avocado into a creamy texture. Massage into the face and neck . Leave on for 15 minutes and gently rinse off.

Avocado Hair Conditioner

Combine mashed avocado with some coconut milk. Comb it through the hair and let sit for 10 -15 minutes, rinse out.

Hair Egg Conditioner

1 teaspoon baby oil
1 egg yolk
1 cup water

Beat the egg yolk until its frothy, add the oil then beat again. Add to the water. Massage into the scalp and throughout your hair. Rinse well.

Remove Hair Build-up Recipe

1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup water

After conditioning the hair use this as a final rinse. Leaves your hair soft and shiny.

Tangy Tomato Smoothie

2 tomatoes (chopped then frozen)
1 small cup of tomato juice
juice of 1/2 lemon
3 basil leaves

Method
To make this vegetable smoothie drink take the frozen chopped tomatoes and place in blender. Pour in the tomato juice, lemon juice and basil leaves. Mix until smooth, serve and enjoy!

Spinach and Carrot Supreme Smoothie

Ingredients
2 medium sized cups of chopped spinach
1 medium sized cup of chopped carrots
1 medium sized cup of apple juice
4 ice cubes
Method
To make this vegetable smoothie drink simply pour the apple juice into a blender, add the chopped spinach and process until blended. Next add carrots and banana and mix well, then add the ice cubes and more juice if necessary. Mix until smoothish consistency. Pour the mixture into glasses and drink up! This is a great pick-me-up.

Orange Aniseed Twist Smoothie

3 oranges
2 sticks of celery (each chopped into 4 pieces)
1/4 fennel bulb

Method
To make this fruit and vegetable smoothie recipe, place all ingredients into blender and mix for approximately 30 seconds in total. Serve.

Glanny Delight Smoothie

Ingredients
1 carrot (diced small)
1 apple (chopped into 4)
3 oranges (peeled)
1 banana
Dozen grapes
Couple of ice cubes
Method
This free smoothie recipe is easy to make. Simply put all the ingredients in the blender, then blend until smooth.

Cucumber and Tomato Blush Smoothie

Ingredients
1/2 a small cucumber
1/2 small cup of tomato juice
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
2 drops of Tabasco sauce
4 ice cubes

Method
Roughly chop the cucumber then add it to your blender with the remaining ingredients. Blend until all ice is crushed.

Cucumber and Apple Smoothie

Ingredients
10 good thick slices of cucumber
1 organic apple

Method
Place the sliced cucumber to the blender, next peel and cut the apple into 4 pieces and add this to the blender. Blend for approx 30 seconds and serve.

Crazy Carrot Smoothie

Ingredients
3/4 medium sized cup of carrot juice
3/4 medium sized cup of orange juice
3 scoops of vanilla ice-cream
6 ice cubes
Method
Pour the carrot juice and orange juice into blender and mix gently until well combined. Add the ice cream and mix until thoroughly blended. Add the ice cubes and process until smooth. Pour the mixture into glasses. Sit back and enjoy.