"Be Mine", Sweeties for My Sweetie

Sweeties for My Sweetie, Spend a Little Extra Time, Let's Get Cookin, Good Lookin!

That Day is fast approaching, and yes your gift will be measured, compared to..., taken back, exchanged and perhaps even judged.  Yes, that's right people, even your gift giving style may make or break a relationship, sorry.  Who got what, who gave what, and how much did it cost, and quite frankly who cares?  The only ones that matter are the "two".  If you want to go that extra mile, don't dig deeper into your wallet, make a right turn into "sweet lane."  Everybody loves food and everybody loves a treat, especially sweet ones and especially from their mate.

Let's face it, there's something extra magical about sweet treats on any day, let alone that day, "Valentines Day", so "when in doubt take the sweet route".  The key expression is "special", there's something so sincere and sweet about a cupcake that's just makes you smile.  Think about it, When is the last time you seen someone take a bite into a cupcake without smiling?  They are beautiful, youthful, thoughtful and somewhat sentimental.  It's a singular item, meaning "one cupcake for my one and only", "it's not to be shared" and "to cute to be given away."

That's right, a picture is worth a thousand words.  The idea of a cupcake is truly designed to make you smile.  This smile says I am happy and satisfied with you just the way you are, I can't be brought and you know this, it makes me love you even more!  The key is to spend a little "extra time", so let's get cookin, good lookin!  "Be Mine Valentine."

 Mouth Watering Red Velvet Cream Cheese Cupcakes

Serves: 30
Serving Size: 1 cupcake

Red Velvet Cream Filled Cupcakes:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (Real Natural Butter)
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 bottle (1 ounce)  Red Food Color (Natural Food Color Preferred)
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons  Pure Vanilla Extract
1 box (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. For the Cupcakes, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not over-beat. Spoon batter into 30 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
2.  Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
Frosting
For the Frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream and vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
Make an indentation in the center of each cupcake using the handle of a wooden spoon or a straw, making sure not to break through bottom of cupcake. Spoon about 3/4 cup Frosting into resealable plastic bag. Cut a small piece off one of the bottom corners of bag. Pipe about 1 teaspoon Frosting into each cupcake. Spread top of cupcakes with remaining Frosting. Sprinkle with Red Colored Sugar.
Happy Cooking!

Simplicity, Fresh Avocado & Honey, "Use What You Have To Get What You Want!"

"Use What You Have To Get What You Want!": Fresh Avocado & Honey Face and Hair Mask.

Eating our fruits and veggies can not only taste good but satisfy the skins desire to be nourished.  Yes once again, "Mother Nature" has the answer, all the vitamins and nutrients our body, skin and hair crave are right within our basic food groups. They are essential, economical and cost a fraction of the cost of mass produced, artificially infused products with synthetic ingredients, preservatives and chemicals, that we see left and right at our malls and super markets.  Many of those fancy expensive spa treatments that you spend hundreds of dollars on have a secret, "well the cats out the bag, we're spilling the beans", Natural Ingredients!  Yes that's right people, natural ingredients and natural techniques are essential to wholesome heath and beauty care.  Natural ingredients far exceed the results of just about any artificial infused product or service.  So what do we do?  We arm our selves with information, make better choices, experience long lasting results, and most importantly, we feel much better, inside- out!

Ok, we're getting off our soap box and down business. "Use What You Have To Get What You Want.", Fresh Avocado & Honey Face and Hair Mask.  This mask does wonders for mature, wrinkled and dry skin, suitable for all skin types.  We use Organic Australian Manuka Honey, Avocado Oil & Fresh Avocados in our all natural skin care: Soaps, Organic Body Butters & Scrubs, Body Oils and much more!  Here's the recipe:

Ingredients
Let us see, 1st off to the market, oh fresh avocado (avg cost 0.75ct), lets get one,  2nd Go directly to your pantry, oh yes honey!, it's a excellent source of B Vitamins and incredible, natural antibacterial and antimicrobial. That's it.

Directions
Split avocado in half with a knife, scoop out the entire meat of the fruit into a bowl.  Drizzle about a two tablespoons of honey onto avocado (If you have a oil capsule of Vitamin E, you may squeeze into mixture). Mix and mash mixture with a spoon, until desired paste texture (nice & creamy).  Apply to face with fingertips.  Leave on for 10 minutes as a masque.  Rinse face with a cool washcloth.  Follow with light moisturizer.  As a deep conditioning treatment for hair, Shampoo hair, comb it out and towel-dry.  Apply avocado mask to hair, scalp and the ends.  Gently massage mixture into the scalp and hair.  Put hair in a shower cap or wrap it in saran wrap and let hair rest for 15 to 20 minutes.  Rinse mask out thoroughly and towel dry.  Voila, healthy, soft conditioned skin and hair, approximate cost is 80 cents, naturally beautiful! 

Benefits
Avocados are excellent for deep conditioning dry skin & hair.  Avocados are rich in vitamins A, D and E, It's healthy omega-3 fatty acids will rejuvenate your skin, while lecithin and potassium helps promote a  vibrant healthy glow!  Avocados are also high in sterolin, a protein that reduces dark spots and blemishes and provides a protective layer to guard skin against sun damage.
Honey is a natural moisturizer.  It contains not only amazing B Vitamins, but also serves as an incredible, natural antibacterial and antimicrobial; It kills germs & bacteria from the skin, reducing swelling, redness and skin irritation.

*Use hair masque up to once per week.

Homemade remedies are right on time!

Beauty On A Budget! "Use What You Have To Get What You Want!"

Beauty On A Budget!  "Use What You Have To Get What You Want!": Oatmeal, Milk & Honey.

We budget for everything form, bills, groceries, to luxuries. Let's find that bargain within our budget, "Use What You Have To Get What You Want."  There are hidden treasures right within your own kitchen that just may do the trick.  Remember when we were little girls, we definitely didn't have a budget for makeup or beauty products because we didn't wear any, so we did what any smart little girl would do.  We used what Cleopatra used!   Yes it's true, old fashion milk and honey is not an ancient beauty myth, it actually works!  For soft, silky smooth skin, "milk does the body good."  At Butter Body we use Organic Australian Manuka Honey, Oatmeal & Goat Milk in our all natural body care: soaps, body butters, scrubs and much more!  If its good enough for Cleopatra its good enough for us. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients
Let us see, 1st open your refrigerator, we have milk, lets take it out, set it aside, 2nd Open your pantry, let us see, we have dried oatmeal and honey, these are great for conditioning and moisturizing the skin. 3rd Get a bowl and a spoon. 

Directions
Scoop a few tablespoons of dry oatmeal into bowl, then put about a few  teaspoons of milk onto oatmeal and one teaspoon of honey onto oatmeal, mix until desired paste texture. (We like it a med texture).  Apply to face with fingertips.  Leave on for 15 minutes as a masque or massage in and rinse for a face cleansing scrub.  Voila, smooth, soft conditioned skin, "Soft as a baby's bottom!"

Benefits
Honey contains not only amazing B Vitamins, but also serves as an incredible, natural antibacterial and antimicrobial.
Oats have anti-inflammatory properties and are suitable for all skin types. Oats are clinically effective in healing dry and itchy skin, it soothes and relieve skin discomforts. Oats absorbs and removes excess oil and bacteria from your skin exfoliating dead skin cells, thus helping to combat acne. It acts as a natural moisturizer and cleanser by removing the dead skin cells. It contains beta-glucan that forms a fine film on your skin and penetrates deep into the skin to provide  deep moisturizing to your skin. It encourages wound healing and shallow abrasions and improves collagen .
Milk has several nutrients which help skin look its best. It has lactic acid which can act as an exfoliant and enzymes to help smooth skin. It also has amino acids that help keep skin moisturized.  Milk can help prevent damage from environmental toxins because it has antioxidants, milk does the body good!

How to Use: Just add milk (or warm water, yogurt or aloe juice) to make a paste, then apply to face with fingertips. Leave on for 15 minutes as a masque or massage in and rinse for a face cleansing scrub. Follow with light moisturizer. Use masque up to twice per week, or daily as a cleansing scrub.

 Old school remedies are right on time!

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