Category: Alchemy Chambers

Friday’s Five Favs ~ Drinks to Sauce Up the Weekend!

Posted by on June 29, 2012 in Alchemy Chambers, Gothic Living, News | Comments Off on Friday’s Five Favs ~ Drinks to Sauce Up the Weekend!

Bad pun 🙂  We’re getting a bit of freedom from the kids and so I’m in party mode! Cheers!     The Martini! ~ The classic sort, made with gin of course! I rinse my olives really well for these because I don’t  like the salty taste. I recently received a tip from a fellow martini lover who said to […]

Friday’s Five Favs ~ Luscious Weekend Treats!

Posted by on June 22, 2012 in Alchemy Chambers, News, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Friday’s Five Favs ~ Luscious Weekend Treats!

  Banana Split Bites ~ I snagged this off a new Facebook page I’ve been haunting, Delicious Desserts, which is dedicated to desserts! It’s where I’ve found quite a few new favorites. These lovelies are super simple to make and refreshing.    Blueberry Quinoa Parait ~ You can’t beat nutritious and delicious! Plus I’m partial to blueberries 😀     […]

Recipe ~ Purple Dragon Tea

  Purple Dragon Tea This is one of my favorite herbal tea blends that I dubbed Purple Dragon because of its calming nature. Plus, it’s simple to make and requires only three ingredients. 50% Wood Betony 50% Catnip Boiling water to steep. I use a tea ball for single servings or a teapot with a metal basket to hold loose […]

Recipe ~ Alien Pods

Posted by on May 01, 2012 in Alchemy Chambers, Gothic Living | Comments Off on Recipe ~ Alien Pods

    Ah spring, (so the calendar says) and we’ve wandered across a clutch of three alien pods. After astute scientific analysis we’ve finally broke their genetic code! 3 cantaloupes 2 ripe bananas 1 bag frozen blackberries Green grapes (for seeds) Each pod consists of one cantaloupe-ian shell, cut in half in a jagged way so it seems like the […]

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Rose Water

Posted by on March 28, 2012 in Alchemy Chambers, Gothic Living | Comments Off on Rose Water

Rose Water Nothing smells quite as earthy as rose water, plus it’s great for the skin after a long soak in the tub. It’s super simple to make and requires only basic ingredients. Rose petals soften, sooth and nourish the skin and can be of particular use on sun or wind damaged skin. Ingr: 1 heaping tablespoons rose petals 4 […]