Let's see if I can think of what products I'm enamored with lately. Oh, I got a starter kit for Bare Minerals make-up for Christmas and I am impressed. I'm not crazy about putting foundation primer on my face every day though so I still switch things up. I've been in love with Revlon Age-Defying liquid make-up for many, many years and I don't think I'll totally give that up until I'm forced to. My current body lotion is Malibu Tan Hemp Body Lotion from Walmart. The main moisturizing ingredient is actually coconut oil but it also has hemp oil, sunflower seed oil, tea tree oil, sesame oil, olive oil, jojoba oil - my skin feels so soft - I love it. Mary Kay Satin Hands kit has transformed my hands.I swear it took a few years off of them. It's 3 parts - you rub in a Vaseline type base, then you exfoliate, rinse and apply a moisturizer. I got the kit half-price - I couldn't pay $34 for it, as much as I love it. When it's gone I'm just going to use Vaseline, St. Ives Apricot Scrub or something like that and then moisturizer. I do love the MK moisturizer so I may replace that if I can't find another good hand moisturizer that I like. Please, someone try that process on your hands with the Vaseline and scrub and tell me if it works!

Here is an easy brittle recipe that we have been making for years. Peanut Brittle 1 c. sugar 1/2 c. white karo 1/2 c. red karo 2 c. raw shelled peanuts 1 t. baking soda Butter a baking sheet or foil and set aside. Combine first four ingredients in a heavy skillet. Cook until peanuts are done. Stir in baking soda. Pour and spread on the buttered sheet or foil. Allow to cool and break into pieces. This should not be cooked during damp, humid weather.

My method is perfect for brownie brittle. And yes it's hard like peanut brittle. You just break it into pieces by hand. Buy a pkg of chocolate brownie mix, 10 oz size. I buy Marie Callender's, from Dollar Tree, but Betty Crocker has one at Wall Mart. Both are the fudge brownie mixes and both work. Just follow the recipe below for the brittle Add to the mix, 1 egg, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup oil. Spray a cookie sheet, the one I use is 15 x 10.***I NOW use parchment paper which I spray the corners on the bottom to keep it from sliding. Spread the batter thinly all over the cookie sheet and evenly. I use a spatula. Then with fingers, take chocolate morsels and sprinkle about 1/2 cup or more over the batter. Bake 325 for 30 minutes. Turn oven off and let sit inside oven for 30 more minutes. Brownies will be hard. Let them cool completely, and make sure the chocolate morsels are cooled and hard. Lift up at one end with a fork, and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Eat and enjoy!

Looks tasty, Chi! Thanks for sharing. Here's the brownie brittle recipe I make: Buy a pkg of chocolate brownie mix, 10 oz size. I buy Marie Callender's, from Dollar Tree, but Betty Crocker has one at Wall Mart. Add to the mix, 1 egg, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup oil. Spray a cookie sheet, the one I use is 15 x 10. Spread the batter thinly all over the cookie sheet and evenly. I use a spatula. Then with fingers, take chocolate morsels and sprinkle about 1/2 cup or more over the batter. Bake 325 for 30 minutes. Turn oven off and let sit inside oven for 30 more minutes. Brownies will be hard. Let them cool completely, and make sure the chocolate morsels are cooled and hard. Lift up at one end with a fork, and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container. Eat and enjoy!