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This week was all about experimenting with soapy techniques. In the Thai Tea Melt and Pour Tutorial, a melt and pour swirl technique is used to mimic cream mixing into tea. Thai tea is black tea mixed with spices and topped with some sort of cream, like coconut milk. For an authentic smell, the soap has a blend of Black Tea Fragrance Oil, Burnt Sugar Fragrance Oil and Coconut Cream Fragrance Oil.
We love summer because it means we can all eat outside at work AND fire up the BBQ. Bramble Berry supplies the burgers, veggie patties and hot dogs and everybody brings a side dish. It’s a great way to not only enjoy the sun, but hang out in a more relaxed setting than the warehouse (where it is run, run, run!). I like to bring something that I hope is crowd-pleasing and generally healthy. Last year, I made kale salad with ingredients fresh from my garden. This year, I made a paleo egg salad. I decided to go the extra step and make my own mayonnaise for this salad. I think it’s definitely worth the extra work, but store bought mayo works just fine too. =) Below (left to right) Neil, Kelsey, Mariam, Lindsey, Bentli and I dig in!
Kelsey in the social media department loads up her juicy burger with all the fixings, including caramelized onions. Yum!
I love this egg salad; it’s so full of protein and energy-sustaining goodness. I splurged a little with a veggie burger and dessert. You can also see below a wide variety of veggie platters, and a delicious Mediterranean salad that was full of feta cheese, tomatoes and cucumbers.
The team, (along with Nelly the dog!) enjoys the summer sun and barbecue. It was a beautiful day; 75 degrees and a nice breezy, perfect for the fun event! In fact, the team probably could have used some sunglasses judging from the squinting going on.
I like my egg salad with plenty of mustard and pickles for lots of flavor. A bit of paprika and sprigs of dill are added at the end for color and presentation…it really makes the difference! When making large batches of hard boiled eggs, I have found this method works great. The key is “shocking” the hard boiled eggs by placing them in ice water after boiling. This makes them more easy to peel.
