Wednesday, September 15, 2010

I don't own a house or a garden…

But, I do periodically read Better Homes and Gardens.  I had some rare downtime on Sunday, so I read the whole September 2010 edition.  In a hectic workweek, reading a few BHG articles can be peaceful and soothing.  The photo styling is always spot-on, and I can count on learning at least one new thing.  I ended up pulling out quite a few pages for my files from this edition. 
               
#1. Possibly the most beautiful chair ever - The Mullins Tufted Side Chair at Wildflower Organics.  Out of my price range right now, but so perfect!  

#2. I love gummy bears, but I don't want the high-fructose corn syrup and artificial ingredients, so I rarely eat them.  BHG has my solution - Gummy Pandas made with organic sugar and real fruit from bissingers.com.  Yum!
#3. I pulled out a couple of (most likely too difficult for a novice like me) recipes plus two that I could actually pull off.  The first is for slow-baked tomatoes with garlic and mint.  Only four ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time, so this one has potential for me.  The second was an ad for the National Pork Board featuring “the perfect pulled pork” recipe.  Pork + water + a few spices in the slow cooker while I’m at work = easy dinner one day this fall. 
#4. As luck would have it, I had some figs that I needed to do something with asap on Sunday.  BHG had an article about how to buy, store and eat figs.  Excellent!  How did they know?! They suggested a sprinkle of sugar, baking for 10 minutes, and serving with ice cream.  I didn’t have any ice cream or sugar, but I did cut them in half and bake them in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes.  I used one teaspoon of splenda on half of the figs and about a half tablespoon of agave syrup on the other half.  I would cook them for about five more minutes next time, but they were pretty good.  And, the best part was that they didn't go to waste.
#5. 10% off promo code for overstock.com.  Not sure if I'll use it yet, but it doesn't hurt to hang onto it for a couple of weeks.
#6. Goody's Simple Styles Spin Pin looked promising, so I looked it up online and checked out this video.  Looks easy and the cost is really reasonable at about $6.  Might keep an eye out for it on the next Target run.

Total magazines read this month – 4
Magazines in queue - 169

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