It’s winter time and that means the days are short, dark and cold, and your skin is in need of some extra TLC to help combat the dryness that arctic temperatures can bring. During this time of the year, it’s important to switch up your skin routine to incorporate moisturizers that are thicker in texture to help coat any skin that may get exposed to the cold. Cannabis creams offer a way to hydrate, combined with the plant’s therapeutic effects to help get you through winter feeling nourished and less tense.

Here are some of our favorite cannabis creams to keep your skin soft until the sun returns in full force.

1. Apothecanna Everyday Body Cream

You can use this rich, hydrating cream every day to maintain your skin’s moisture, whether it’s right after a shower or anytime throughout the day. Mandarin, cedar and geranium come together in this lotion to make a light, citrusy scent that won’t have you worried that anyone will guess that you’re using a cannabis-infused lotion at your desk.

2. CBD For Life Foot Cream

With your feet bundled up in socks and shoes, it’s important to give them a little attention at the end of a busy day—especially if you’re been standing or walking around for the majority of it. Essential oils like peppermint and arnica combined with cannabis extract can help you reduce pain, soreness and inflammation while also getting some much-needed moisture.

3. Flower Power Super Skin Salve

Pull out this salve for those extra dry trouble areas like your elbows, knees, feet and anywhere else that needs some further attention. This salve is made with sungrown cannabis and solar-infused olive oil along with medicinal plants like calendula, comfrey, St. John’s wort, yarrow and plantain to boost the benefits and keep your skin hydrated.

4. Dixie Elixirs Muscle Relief Lotion

For people whose work involves lots of typing or other repetitive movements with their hands, you can solve two problems with this soothing lotion that will keep your hands moisturized and help cut down on tension as you work. The muscle relief lotion is also great for post-shower moisturizing for a relaxed, pain-free body as you prepare for a rejuvenating rest.

5. Mary Jane’s Medicinals Body Lotion

Repair sun-damaged skin from the summer and help your skin regenerate itself with this lotion that can also salvage dry, dull skin. A medley of oils including grapeseed, avocado, jojoba, sweet almond and coconut all work together to soften your skin, stop itchiness related to lack of moisture and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

6. Treat Yourself Skin Healing Body Butter

This luxurious, whipped body butter is great for dry skin as well as eczema, psoriasis and other skin irritations that might get exacerbated when cold weather comes around. Its lightweight, non-greasy formula makes it easy to apply and absorb.

7. Cannabis Basics Hemp Sole’s Desire Repair Cream

If you deal with cracked heels and rough feet, rubbing this on before bed and letting it absorb overnight can help make a major difference. Cocoa and shea butter give this cream its thick texture paired with tea tree, arnica, lavender and spearmint to provides long-lasting relief.

8. Kush Creams Aloe-Based Face and Eye Cream

Add this fragrance-free, hypoallergenic cannabis cream to your morning and evening skincare routine to keep your face and neck nice and smooth. With hemp seed oil infused in this cream, you can combat acne and reduce wrinkles as well.

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Freshly baked gingerbread cookies are an integral part of Christmas. I love anything flavored with ginger—it’s one of my go-to spices. Just another reason why the so-called silly season is my favorite time of year. Speaking of being freshly baked, this year, I decided to add a little extra sprinkle of marijuana magic to my Christmas cookies. So, I reached out to my good friend—and highly regarded cannabis chef— Cheri Sicard for some inspiration. She recommended I try making her famous Ganja Gingerbread.

In Sicard’s recipe, these traditional cookies are given an extra helping of festive fun with her homemade cannabutter. Sweet and lightly spiced, the cannabutter ratio in this recipe means they aren’t overpowered by that tell-tale weedy taste you often get with edibles. Instead, it allows the ginger to shine bright like Rudolf’s nose (figuratively speaking.)

“Each of the 36 cookies in this cannabis-infused gingerbread cookie recipe will have about 15 mg THC, if you made your marijuana butter from average cannabis (10% THC) and used 1/2 ounce of marijuana to make one cup butter,” Sicard states on her website.

As with all edibles, start low and slow and build up, especially since you might forget that these delicious treats are infused, as you can’t really taste the bud butter.

Why You’ll Love These Ganja Gingerbread Cookies 

Quintessentially Christmas: Gingerbread cookies are the essence of the holidays and are deeply flavored with aromatic spices including nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and ginger and sweetened with molasses and brown sugar.

Fun to Decorate: Get creative with the decorating! You can use cannabis leaf cookie cutters as I did, or you can use traditional gingerbread person shapes, stars or whatever you like. Bear in mind that using the cannabis leaf shape will help remove the potential risk of people not knowing that these cookies are infused. Pro tip: Use store-bought colored icing pens to decorate.

Freezer-Friendly: These delicious Ganja Gingerbread cookies will keep for up to three months in an airtight container or freezer bag—not that you’ll have any leftovers.

In the recipe, you’ll have to chill the cookie dough for at least two hours. Trust me, you need the dough to be chilled so it’s manageable to roll out, and it also helps the cookies maintain their shape. If you don’t have chilled cookie dough, you won’t have either! 

After rolling out my chilled dough, I used the same cannabis leaf cookie cutters on Sicard’s recommendation. Once they were out of the oven, I let them cool before decorating them, which was super fun.

I’ll have to wait until Christmas morning to see if these Ganja Gingerbread cookies are Santa-approved, but I do know that these fun and festive treats are a delicious way to enjoy cannabis during the holiday season. They also make excellent gifts for your edible-loving friends and family. 

Let’s get baked!

Ganja Gingerbread

Servings: 36 Cookies

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons dried ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup cannabis-infused butter
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg at room temperature
• 1 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Tubes of store-bought decorator’s icing (optional)

Instructions

• Stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves; set aside.
• Use an electric mixer on medium-high speed to beat the cannabis butter, butter, brown sugar, and egg until smooth.
• Beat in the molasses and vanilla.
• Lower the mixer speed and stir in the dry ingredients until smooth. Do not over mix. The dough should be firm but not crumbly.
• Divide the dough into thirds and flatten each piece into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Roll a refrigerated disk to 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface.
• Use cookie cutters to make shapes and transfer to a large greased baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.
• Bake for about 10 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cool slightly before transferring to a rack.
• Cool completely before using the decorator’s icing to embellish your Ganja Gingerbread Christmas cookies.

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Italian cream cake, also called Italian wedding cake, is a fabulously moist cake with flavors of coconut, pecans, and almond. It’s slathered with cream cheese frosting, and all the flavors come together beautifully. (soy-free and gluten-free options)

Italian wedding cake is normally much more decadent, with a cream cheese buttercream frosting with tons of sugar. I converted it into a lighter, vegan version. 

Traditionally, Italian cream cake is supposed to be dense, but I aimed for a texture that’s still moist and fudgy, but with a little airiness. For the cream cheese frosting, I kept it less sweet, but you can always add more sugar if you prefer. 

This cake it absolutely delicious and perfect for special occasions! It’s moist and fluffy with a rich texture and tangy, sweet cream cheese frosting. The toasted coconut and pecan toppings add texture and an incredible flavor.

The cake comes together quickly with everyday ingredients. If you don’t have almond extract, you can omit it. There’s still plenty of flavor without it!

Why You’ll Love Italian Wedding Cake

• lightened up version of the traditional recipe, but still moist and decadent-tasting
• delicious combination of textures and flavors – fluffy cake, creamy frosting, and toasty coconut and pecans on top
• easy to make with everyday ingredients
• easy to make gluten-free and soy-free

Continue reading: Italian Cream Cake (Italian Wedding Cake)

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Creamy, rich, and deeply savory, these mashed potatoes get a flavor upgrade with caramelized onions and a secret boost of plant-based protein from pureed white beans. The result is velvety, buttery comfort in every bite. A side that’s perfect for holidays or weeknights alike. (Gluten-free, nut-free, with a soy-free option.)

Everyone loves potatoes in every form, especially mashed potatoes around the holiday season. They’re a fixture at every meal, and we’re going to level them up times two.

This recipe levels up the flavor with caramelized onions, garlic, and herbs that add an amazing flavor to these mashed potatoes. And we’re going to add some pureed white beans for extra protein and heartiness. 

You’ll get protein from the beans, nutritional yeast, and non-dairy milk. You can add even more protein by serving it with crispy lentils or tofu bacon bits.

No matter how you serve caramelized onion mashed potatoes they’re rich, hearty, and perfect for any holiday table or cozy dinner. Served here with my mushroom bourguignon.

Why You’ll Love Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes

• creamy mashed potatoes
• savory caramelized onion topping
• sneaky protein
• delicious holiday side dish
• naturally gluten-free and nut-free with easy soy-free option

Continue reading: Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes 

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A cozy, hands-off, no sauté mushroom potato casserole that needs just 1 pan. Layers of rich mushroom gravy with beans and veggies, layered with crisp garlic herb potatoes that take only minutes to put together as the oven does all the work. (gluten-free with soy-free and nut-free options)

It’s fall, and it’s time for some comfort food. And what’s more comforting than this casserole, which has a stewy mushroom gravy with beans and veggies, topped with potatoes smothered in garlic butter? There are lots of fall herbs, like fresh thyme and sage, and it all comes together really quickly. 

This is a super easy one-pan casserole. No need to sauté or stand around the kitchen for long periods of time cooking the onions and mushrooms. Everything goes right into the baking dish, and the oven does all the work. 

Once the mushroom and onions are cooked, add the beans, herbs and stew ingredients and top them with some sliced potato and bake, and thats it. You get all the fall flavors and a dish that reminds of mashed potatoes and mushroom bourguignon w/o all the work.

It’s comforting, stewy, and perfect for a fall dinner with your family, served with a side salad, garlicky dinner rolls, or some crusty bakery bread. Or serve it however else you like!

Why You’ll Love Mushroom Potato Casserole

• cozy, hearty, stewy beans and veggies in a rich, mushroom gravy
• 1-pan oven recipe, no standing at the stove!
• very little active cooking time
• No cooking the aromatics and potato separately
• naturally nut-free with easy gluten-free and soy-free options

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This Crispy Sesame crusted Tofu is Quick and super delicious! Tofu cubes are tossed in the peanut sauce then coated in sesame seeds and baked until crispy. Serve over greens dressed in peanut sauce, in a wrap or over noodles! Peanut-free  & soy-free version included.

I’ve developed a full-blown obsession with these sesame-coated tofu bowls!

I don’t know whether it’s the nutty, crunchy sesame-crusted baked tofu that does it for me or the totally addictive peanut sauce…it’s most likely the combination of both because I would not want to do without any of these additions.

I love that the sesame-crusted tofu is baked in the oven and turns out super crispy without having to add any flour or breadcrumbs the to coating.

Before coating the tofu in sesame, we toss the tofu cubes in some of our peanut sauce to allow the seeds to stick to them properly. This works way better than egg wash AND adds a bunch of flavor to our baked tofu.

These bowls are perfect for meal prep and the spicy peanut dressing keeps in the fridge for a whole week.

More bowl recipes:

Berbere Chickpea Bowl

Vietnamese Inspired Caramelized Pork Bowls with Lentils

Vegan Pizza Bowl

Spicy Maple Mustard Tofu Bowl with Sweet Potatoes

Cajun Roasted Vegetable Bowl with Garlic Sauce

26 Vegan Bowl Recipes

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Smoked Porterhouse Steak with Bacon Tallow Butter

Porterhouse Steak smoked on a Drum Smoker and topped with Bacon Tallow Butter – A steak like this can make anyone happy… WHAT MALCOM USED IN THIS RECIPE:

• Swine Life Prime Beef Rub 
• Killer Hogs Steak Rub
• Royal Oak Tumbleweed Fire Starters
• Black Nitrile Gloves
• “Hand Savers” Glove Liners
• Thermoworks DOT Meat Probe

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We are going through a history where the world is witnessing a pandemic episode of Covid-19.  As the world reels in the #StayAtHome concept lots of new ideas are popping up on internet to keep oneself busy and sane. One of them being Baking YES... Baking Breads, Cakes, Muffins, Brownies, Pastries is at its peak and is being enjoyed thoroughly across the globe as we silently fight against the Virus and pray that it dies down.


Irish Soda Bread



I venture into baking once in a while. This time it was so tempting for me to just  not to ignore the call of baking a bread. But sigh!! I had to be patient as I did not have yeast in my pantry. Going to grocery stores at the drop of the hat is a big NO NO now, to add to it I kept forgetting to add that ingredient on my list of next home delivered order.

So I was left with no option but to look for something that used no Yeast. Something that was quick, simple and no fermentation recipe for my bread as I craved to make one!

And voila came across Irish Soda Bread in a 5 year old magazine which I was browsing while having my tea.
As befitting many of the best breads in the world – Irish Soda Bread is a traditional Irish speciality- it was made with only the most basic of ingredients: flour, baking soda (used as a leavening agent instead of yeast), soured milk to moisten and activate the soda, and salt.
Irish Soda bread remains an international favorite.  Before baking, a cross was cut on the top with a knife, to ward off the devil and protect the household. 
Something about it, when you mark that X just before the bread goes in the oven, makes you smile and you know it will come out right :)





You are going to love it I promise.

Made this in like 50 mins [included baking time] and it was ready to be relished with your butter/jam/marmalade.....

Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup +2 tbsp - all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tbsp regular rolled oats
• 1/2 tsp baking pwd
• 3/4 tsp baking soda ( preferably fresh)
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp cold u salted butter cut in small cubes
• 3 tbsp honey
• 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp orange zest ( optional)
• 1/2 cup nuts or dried currents or cranberry
  

Preparation:

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These easy vegan Peanut Butter cookies require no flour, need just 6 ingredients, and are the Peanuttiest! Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with a sprinkling of crunchy chopped peanuts on top. Gluten-free vegan Peanut butter cookie

Meet the peanut butter cookies to beat all peanut butter cookies. No flour is added to these cookies meaning these babies are PACKED with flavor as they are pretty much pure peanut butter

Some chopped peanuts on top provide crunch and if you use salted, toasted ones, you get a nice contrast of sweet and salty. These are seriously delish along with a cup of  Chai !

This easy peanut butter cookie recipe needs no flour and uses only 6 ingredients and take just 5 minutes to put together! It could not be easier and within minutes you will end up with the most decadent cookies.

More cookie recipes:

Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies

Miso Lemon Pepper Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Almond Joy Cookies Gluten-free Vegan

Snickers Cookies Gluten-free

Baklava Cookies

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