Tomato Basil Pizza Recipe

Fairfield is home to the Tomato Festival so in honor of the recent food fest, below is a yummy pizza recipe using fresh tomatoes.

Ingredients

• 1 (10-ounce) Italian cheese-flavored thin pizza crust (such as Boboli)
• 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 pound plum tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Place pizza crust on a baking sheet; sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Arrange tomato slices over cheese; sprinkle with basil. Sprinkle with seasoning; drizzle with vinegar. Top with 3/4 cup cheese.
• Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until cheese melts. Cut into 8 wedges.

Serves 4.

Opening Soon–I Bar Menlo Park

As you know, our Palo Alto location closed its doors in June. We have been searching for a location that would be convenient for our guests as well as easily accessible with ample parking. We have found our ideal location in Menlo Park and will be opening our doors in September!

Our new location will be at:

725 Santa Cruz Ave
Menlo Park, CA

Our new location is a large 2,300 sq ft and will feature a boutique showcasing our own line of Zaya Inc jewelry as well as other fashionable accessories and beauty products!

We cannot wait to introduce you to our new location!!

Stay tuned for the announcement for our opening date! You can also join our mailing list to ensure you receive the notification of our opening date!

OPI Color of the Week–Not Like the Movies

This sultry silver is from the Katy Perry Collection.

Summer Recipe–Watermelon Coolers

Ingredients

• 8 cups seeded 1/2-inch watermelon cubes
• 2 cups chilled ginger ale
• 1/4 cup water
• 6 ounces frozen limeade concentrate

Preparation

• Arrange watermelon cubes on a baking sheet. Freeze 30 minutes, or until solidly frozen. Working in batches, blend frozen watermelon, chilled ginger ale, 1/4 cup water and frozen limeade concentrate in a blender until smooth. Serve in chilled glasses.

Serves 8.

Beauty at Home with Lemons

Yes, you did read that right. I did say LEMONS!

Many items in your fridge and pantry serve as great beauty tools – even lemons! Save money by using lemons from head to toe!

Here are 6 ways to use lemons in lieu of beauty products.

1. Freshen bad breath. Gargle with lemon juice and water to kill odor-causing bacteria, or suck on the lemon wedge served with your water.
2. Soften skin. Combine lemon zest with sugar and soak the mixture with olive oil for 30 minutes for a homemade body scrub. Give a little extra TLC to dry patches on the elbows, ankles and knees.
3. Add sunny highlights. Want to lighten your tresses a notch or two? Mix lemon juice with your favorite conditioner and apply to damp locks before heading out to catch some rays.
4. Fix a streaky tan. To lighten a botched self-tanning job, rub a halved lemon over the area.
5. Whiten yellow nails. Soak fingers in lemon juice for five minutes. To prevent stains in the future, apply a clear protective base coat before nail polish.
6. Zap Zits. Try lemon juice on blackheads at night to clear up skin.

Facebook Fans of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s Facebook Fans of the Week!

Walnut Creek
Tammy Mission

Fresno
Charline Dervishian

Green Valley Salon and Spa
Michelle Muriel

For a chance to become a fan of the week, simply become a fan of your favorite location.

I Bar 2

I Bar Fresno

I Bar Palo Alto

I Bar Walnut Creek

I Bar Emeryville

Green Valley Salon and Spa

Back to School Treat (Recipe)

August signifies the beginning of the school year for many children. Why not make their first day of school memorable with a special treat?

Ingredients

• Yellow, green, and white frosting
• Cupcakes
• Red Skittles or M&M's
• Small plastic bag

• Rubber band or twist tie
• Chocolate-covered graham crackers
• White Good & Plenty candies

 

Instructions

1. Cover the cupcakes with yellow frosting and allow them to sit for an hour before decorating. Dab each red Skittle or M&M with a bit of green frosting for the apple's leaf, then set them aside.

2. Put a tablespoon or two of white frosting into a small plastic bag for piping. Cut a very small hole in a corner of the bag, twist the top of the bag closed, and secure it with a rubber band or twist tie. Piping the frosting gently out of the hole, write messages on the chocolate-covered graham crackers. Leave space at the bottom of the cookie, where it'll be stuck into the cupcake.

3. Cut a groove in the cupcake's frosting with a knife, then fit a blackboard into the groove. Add one Skittle or M&M apple and a piece of Good & Plenty chalk, as shown.

Recipe from www.familyfun.com

OPI Color of the Week–Mermaid’s Tears

This creamy, pastel shade of green is from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection.

Must Know Beauty Buzzwords

Antioxidants….Glycolic Peel…Collagen….

You constantly hear these words when it comes to skin care product, BUT do you know what they mean?

Get to know these beauty terms to help you become a beauty-product-shopping-pro!

Antioxidants
Antioxidants help the skin protect itself against free-radical damage.

Broad-Spectrum
A sunscreen with “Broad-Spectrum” on the label shields against UVA rays. UVA rays are the rays that reach deep into the skin, can harm elastin and cause premature aging. Broad-Spectrum products also protect against UVB rays (the sunburn-causing rays).

Collagen
Collagen is a protein found throughout the body. Along with elastin, it gives your skin its texture, structure and appearance.

Glycolic Peel
An acid-based solution that is applied to the face then removed. This is designed to be an intense exfoliant that dissolves the skin’s top layer, revealing softer, clearer skin.

Pigmentation
Pigmentation is the result of melanin. Hyperpigmentation causes brown spots, freckles and unevenly colored patches.

Retinol
The nonprescription form of Vitamin A prevents wrinkling and helps produce more collagen.

Facebook Fans of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s Facebook Fans of the Week!

Walnut Creek
Melissa Glickman

Fresno
Stacey Hood-Jeffrey

Green Valley Salon and Spa
Tannia Felix

For a chance to become a fan of the week, simply become a fan of your favorite location.

I Bar 2

I Bar Fresno

I Bar Palo Alto

I Bar Walnut Creek

I Bar Emeryville

Green Valley Salon and Spa

New OPI Collection–Serena Glam Slam

These new shades from the Glam Slam collection are, well…a grand slam in the world of nail color!

Stop by to check out these new fab five colors:

Love is a Racket

Pros & Bronze

Grape…Set…Match

Your Royal Shine-ness

Servin’ Up Sparkle

Green Valley Salon and Spa–Obagi Medical Education Event and Special–August 11

August 11, 2011
10 am to 12 pm

1630 Gateway Blvd, Ste E
Fairfield, CA 94533

Learn how Obagi Medical Skincare Products are transforming skin to look and act younger and healthier. Beautiful skin can be achieved at any age!

An Obagi representative will be available to answer your questions about Obagi Medical’s full line of products.

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20% OFF
All Obagi Products

Valid August 11, 2011 only.
Cannot be combined with other offers, discounts, coupons or specials.

I Bar 2–Obagi Medical Education Event and Special–August 11

August 11, 2011
4 pm to 7 pm

21 Broadway Lane
Broadway Shopping Center

Learn how Obagi Medical Skincare Products are transforming skin to look and act younger and healthier. Beautiful skin can be achieved at any age!

An Obagi representative will be available to answer your questions about Obagi Medical’s full line of products.

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25% OFF
All Obagi Products

Valid August 11, 2011 only.
Cannot be combined with other offers, discounts, coupons or specials.

Zaya Inc Fall Preview–August 6 at Green Valley Salon & Spa

August 6, 2011
10 am to 4 pm

Stop by Green Valley Salon and Spa to preview the new Fall jewelry collection. This is a great opportunity to preview (and purchase from) all the new Fall lines before they hit the shelves!

Introducing Zaya Inc.

You may have noticed the expansion of our jewelry collections now available at I Bar and Green Valley Salon & Spa.

In addition to the new jewelry, you may have also noticed the introduction of the Zaya Inc label adorning our jewelry. Zaya Inc will provide guests with “hand selected classic and modern contemporary accessories for your modern lifestyle”.

Even more exciting news is that we now have an Online Boutique available – www.zayainc.com. At our Zaya Inc. website, you can purchase our full line of products from the comfort of your own home.

Currently, www.zayainc.com carries the following products:

• Butter London
• OPI
• Unite
• Clarisonic
• Tokyo Milk
• Obagi
• Visual Changes
• BioFreeze
• Tend Skin

In the near future, we will also carry our full line of Zaya Inc. jewelry as well as new beauty products and accessories as they are introduced at I Bar, I Bar 2 and Green Valley Salon and Spa.

Become a fan of our Facebook Page to stay up to date on our newest arrivals!

Green Valley Salon and Spa August Special–Body Glow

Body Glow
90 Minutes for ONLY $99!

This invigorating treatment features full body exfoliation followed by a massage with nourishing antioxidant body lotion and sea salt to leave your skin feeling youthful and refreshed.

Three separate sizes of dead sea salt and mineral salt are used to create a '3 layer' exfoliation to refine and improve skin texture like never before.

This effective, yet gentle, formula increases circulation to let skin breathe while removing accumulated residue and skin impurities. Dead sea salts are known for their healing therapeutic properties and have a considerably high content of minerals and trace element to relax and soothe the body while providing a healthy, radiant glow.

Special ends August 30, 2011. Cannot be combined with other offers, discounts, specials or coupons.

I Bar 2 August Special–Tibetan Glow

Body Glow
90 Minutes for ONLY $99!

This invigorating treatment features full body exfoliation followed by a massage with nourishing antioxidant body lotion and sea salt to leave your skin feeling youthful and refreshed.

Three separate sizes of dead sea salt and mineral salt are used to create a '3 layer' exfoliation to refine and improve skin texture like never before.

This effective, yet gentle, formula increases circulation to let skin breathe while removing accumulated residue and skin impurities. Dead sea salts are known for their healing therapeutic properties and have a considerably high content of minerals and trace element to relax and soothe the body while providing a healthy, radiant glow.