Brown Sugar Body Scrub

I loooove this body scrub. It leaves your skin ridiculously soft and doesn't leave an oily residue.



Brown Sugar Body Scrub, originally uploaded by queenofthemoodswingset2.

Brown Sugar Body Scrub
(I got this recipe online somewhere, but can't remember where)

--Use instead of salt scrubs, which can be drying or irritating to the skin if it is dry and/or sensitive.

Materials:

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup honey
3 Tbs. lemon juice
2 tsp. cinnamon (or ginger)

Take into the shower with you and apply handfuls at a time to polish the skin.

* Note: Should keep for several days in the refrigerator in a closed plastic container.

Strawberry Sorbet

Strawberry Sorbet, originally uploaded by queenofthemoodswingset2.

http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/07/i-do-salad-pizza-sorbet-and-the-loot-it-rode-it-on/

Smitten Kitchen's Strawberry Sorbet
Recipe from the London River Cafe Cook Book, via The New York Times Magazine

1 lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons

1. Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor, and pulse until combined. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Puree the strawberries in a food processor, and add to the lemon mixture, along with the juice of 1 lemon. Taste and add more juice as desired. The lemon flavor should be intense but should not overpower the strawberries. Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn until frozen. (it took only about 30 minutes in my machine)

Makes 1 1/2 quarts.

I thought it needed to be more lemony, but then I realized that I was probably supposed to include the entire lemon (including rind) for the 1 lemon seeded and chopped. It was still delicious