Alicia Silverstone's Blog, page 200

flowers from my garden

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I was in the garden before I left for Detroit to shoot Vamps and while harvesting food I used some of the food plants for arrangements in vases around my house. Borage flowers pictured above which are edible and great in salads are also super pretty in a vase.

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Sweet peas pictured above are so yummy and also produce really pretty flowers.

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Lemon verbena pictured above smells so good and looks pretty in a vase as well. People often make tea with the leaves too.

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Dandelion pictured above is...

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kaileys kind life

Kind Lifer and cosmetologist Kailey recently shared how becoming vegan has helped her to loose weight get rid of an old knee injury and green the salon where she works! Check it out:

Hey Alicia! I just wanted to share my story on how I became a vegan. I find the fact that you care so much so inspiring and really look forward to the enlightenment that I'm sure will come with being a member of The Kind Life. I'm sure you've heard of the book Skinny Bitch. I picked it up at Borders about 4 weeks...

vegan herb cracker recipe!

My friend Mimi sent me this recipe for these crackers from Elana's Pantry - they are vegan and gluten free and they look good! Check it out:

Vegan Herb Crackers

Ingredients
2 cups blanched almond flour
teaspoon celtic sea salt
2 tablespoons Herbes de Provence
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons water

Steps

1. In a large bowl combine almond flour salt and and Herbes de Provence
2. In a medium bowl whisk together olive oil and water
3. Stir wet ingredients into almond flour mixture until thoroughly ...

its 4am on the set of vamps...

My Vamps co-star Krysten Ritter sent me this picture that was taken of us last Friday night at 4am while we were filming....

What were you doing at 4am?!

dogs in danger

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I recently heard about this amazing organization called Dogs in Danger that works to place shelter dogs in loving homes. Dogs in Danger focuses on dogs that are close to being euthanized and provides a database of dogs all over the country that are available for adoption. Shelters must register with Dogs in Danger before their dogs are featured. Most shelters do not have a big budget for advertising their dogs so Dogs in Danger is a service to the shelters as well. Once the shelters...

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I'm happy to introduce a new kind sponsor here on the site Juice Beauty. There are a couple of Juice Beauty products that I've been using lately that I really like. The Hydrating Mist has a really nice smell and has been great to use on set after I take off all of my makeup from the day.  I've also been using their Organic Facial Moisture Concentrate – its a nice oil to put on at night time. --Alicia

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a ban on pet sales

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San Francisco's Animal Control and Welfare Commission has postponed a vote to ban pet sales in the City of San Francisco for at least one month. The ban would include the sale of cats dogs birds mice hamsters rats and guinea pigs the sale of rabbits and chicks is already illegal in San Francisco. The legislation has not yet been drafted but this proposal would be broader than similar ordinances banning sales of cats and dogs only in the cities of West Hollywood South Lake Tahoe and...

bullfighting and rodeos

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On August 19 2010 the Washington Post reported that a bull leapt into a group of spectators during a bullfight in Spain injuring forty people. The article reports that the bull was restrained and later killed as though this "raging" bull was justly punished for its violent behavior. What the article does not cover is how bulls are tortured prior to entering the ring to make these normally docile animals fearful and aggressive. The so-called rage we see in bulls in the ring is in fact terror ...