Happy January! I awoke this morning to . . . wait for it . . . a dusting of snow! The first of the year. It was enough to turn the ground white and slushy, really just an inch but it pleased me immensely. I didn't even mind the feeling of freezing water seeping into my sneakers (foolish I know) as I rushed about running errands this morning.
Yesterday I forgot to post the rules for the Joy In January blog project. My apologies. I was supposed to let you all know that the three winners would be drawn and posted on January 19th. Each comment was to include a name or nickname and an email address. Oh well, no harm done. Please check back on Thursday when I'll post the winners using your comment name. Make sense? Winners will be chosen at random from the comments posted for that days giveaway. So if you only leave a comment on the first day you'll only be eligible to win that days prize. Whew, glad we got that out of the way.
I've decided to make up a pot of chili or spicy Asian mushroom soup today to help warm up. Spices such as cayenne and ginger are fantastic antioxidants and are even shown to increase metabolism, just what we need when it's cold outside! Something warm and hearty with a kick. Keeping with this idea of spice today we will give away a 6 ml. atomizer of Ginger Lily edp.
Ginger Lily is a unisex perfume, a fresh clean oriental blend with spiced ginger lily, allspice, clove, ylang ylang, rose, black pepper, amber and vetiver. It's one of my personal favorites and has garnered many loyal fans over the years. I find it's scent clean and uplifting. Would you like to try it? If so, please leave a comment with your favorite spice. This spice could be your favorite to cook with, to wear in a perfume, to eat, to sniff, to uplift. Whatever you please. To start the ball rolling, one of my favorite spices is cardamom. I love cardamom! I add it to steel cut oatmeal and once made a killer cardamom scented whipped cream! I'm guessing the increase in metabolism from the spice will not offset the fact I'm eating whipped cream :(
How about you? What spice do you adore? Please visit these perfumer's blogs for more uplifting scents and giveaways:
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I adore cinnamon in cooking, but not as a scent. As a scent spices I like are bay, coriander, pepper, and clove. Thanks for participating in the draw. Enjoy your snow.
Argh, i posted in the wrong place. #headdesk# let me try again:
My favorite spice is also cardomum! Now i feel like I’m copying you. I also love ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon – and the “chinese five spice” blend (I think the bottle we have includes star anise, cloves, ginger, cinnamon).
I love garlic for healing/prevention, and cinnamon for fighting allergy/congestion in the sinuses – besides cooking w/ them!! :-)
I love cinnamon for how it smells and I like it mixed with sugar. Ive heard it is impossible to eat it by the dry spoonful. Personally, I’d never try or reccomend anyone to try that:)
I would try whipped cream flavored with anything! Can’t say the same for clotted creme though.
Ginger and Lilly sounds very refreshing and like it would pair very well. i love ginger for the scent and the taste. Lilly, is so peaceful and graceful physically and scentually.
Thanks for your generous draw:)
Cinnamon, ginger and cardamom are three of my favorites, not necessarily all together. My mother sings the praises of adding cinnamon to everything when I’m sick, and I don’t mind if I do because it is particularly tasty. Cardamom scented whipped cream sounds absolutely killer, and now I want some. I would also LOVE to try Ginger Lily. Thanks so much for the opportunity!