Friday, October 11, 2013

Homemade Lip Balm using Essential Oils (more tips from Harvest Your Health Bundle Sale)

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NOTE: This offer is no longer available.

If you saw my post on Monday and the other one on Wednesday, you know that I am helping promote the 'Harvest You Health' bundle sale.  I thought it would be fun to share a couple of recipes and pointers from some of the books.  Today I wanted to share a little bit from some of the non-cookbook ebooks.  If you follow my blog at all, you know my love for essential oils.  I've been on this path toward natural living, and I still have a ways to go.  Well, there are quite a few books I'm so excited about, that will help me on my journey, these include: Salve made Simple, My Buttered Life (4 books total), Natural Cleaning, Simple Scrubs to Make & Give, Homemade Health and Beauty, and The Holistic Mama's Guide to Homemade Skin Care.  It's a lot of helpful books, isn't it?  I now have so many ideas for shampoos, deodorants, face cleansers, lip balms, salves for wounds, and more.  To say I'm excited about these books is an understatement.

I thought I'd share one recipe from My Buttered Life: Gift Edition by Renee Harris, lip balm. It's simple and would make a fantastic gift or to just have on hand for those winter months, I know my family goes through a lot of lip balm in the winter, so I'm very happy I now have this recipe on hand. She also has a youtube video on how to make the lip balm:



Flavored Lip Balm
by Renee Harris

1 oz Beeswax
1 oz Shea butter
1 oz coconut oil (a little more during cooler months)
3/4 teaspoon essential oil of choice
18-20 lip balm tubes

Place beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil in double boiler.

Melt and stir with a wooden skewer.  Drop a small amount for testing on foil or wax paper. Once cool, test on lips.  If it's difficult to apply to lips, melt in a bit more coconut oil and repeat this step.

Remove from heat, wait a few minutes, and add essential oil(s).

Stir with wooden skewer and then drop liquid into lip balm tubes using a medicine dropper.


The following is the list of all the eBooks, meal plans, online magazine subscriptions and discount codes included in this once in a lifetime offer. Use the links to obtain more detailed information on each specific category or book.  If you are interested in purchasing the bundle go here:



Cooking/Preparing Paleo Food

Cooking/Preparing Real Food

Meal Plans

Personal/Home Care (Skin, Hair, Teeth, Cleaning)

Fertility, Pregnancy, Babies, Children, Motherhood

Inspiration

Fitness

Intentional/Simple Living

Informational

Detoxify

Online Magazine Subscriptions

Discounts



Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Maple Cinnamon Pecan Ice Cream and an Amazing eBook Sale

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NOTE: This offer is no longer available.

If you saw my post  on Monday, you know that I am helping promote the 'Harvest You Health' bundle sale.  I thought it would be fun to share a couple of recipes and pointers from some of the books.  Today's recipe is Maple Cinnamon Pecan Ice Cream from Just Making Ice Cream by Marillyn Beard.


3 cups whole milk or cream (I would use coconut milk to make it dairy-free)
1/2 cup maple syrup
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp. arrowroot powder
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup soaked & dehydrated pecans, chopped
pinch of salt

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour into your ice cream maker and proceed according to instructions.

If you do not have an ice cream maker... simply pour into a plastic sealed container and put in your freezer. When completely frozen, simply chopped it up and put in your blender. Blend till creamy.

The following is the list of all the eBooks, meal plans, online magazine subscriptions and discount codes included in this once in a lifetime offer. Use the links to obtain more detailed information on each specific category or book. If you are interested in purchasing the bundle go here:


Cooking/Preparing Paleo Food

Cooking/Preparing Real Food

Meal Plans

Personal/Home Care (Skin, Hair, Teeth, Cleaning)

Fertility, Pregnancy, Babies, Children, Motherhood

Inspiration

Fitness

Intentional/Simple Living

Informational

Detoxify

Online Magazine Subscriptions

Discounts



Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream

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First of all, remember to go check out the Harvest Your Health Bundle sale here:



Now on to today's recipe...And yes, I'm definitely on the pumpkin bandwagon.  I love this time of year, and I really love pumpkin.  When I was working on the pumpkin hand pie recipe I had some left over filling.  I didn't really want more pie (I know that sounds crazy), so I thought to make ice cream out of it.  So, really it's just the pie filling plus coconut milk, a little more spices and some honey. :)


Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
1 15oz can of pumpkin puree
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or more to taste, plus some to sprinkle on top
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 can coconut milk (I used Trader Joe's light coconut milk, because that's what I had in the cupboard)

Directions
Mix together all the ingredients and chill in the freeze for a few hours before freezing with an ice cream maker, as per the manufacturer's directions.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Harvest Your Health Bundle Sale

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NOTE: This offer is no longer available.
I am so excited! I was asked to help promote an AMAZING bundle sale.  This sale include 71 ebooks, 3 different meal plan subscriptions, 3 online magazine subscriptions, and 18 discount codes for various products.  All of this is valued at over $1000, but it's on sale for $37!  
No matter where you are in life, you will find something for you in this compilation of books.  I have been pouring over them the last few weeks and have learned so much and have enjoyed them so much, and I still have so many to go through!
To buy the bundle for this link (or any of the Harvest Your Health Ads on my site):

The following is the list of all the eBooks, meal plans, online magazine subscriptions and discount codes included in this once in a lifetime offer. Use the links to obtain more detailed information on each specific category or book.

Cooking/Preparing Paleo Food

Cooking/Preparing Real Food

Meal Plans

Personal/Home Care (Skin, Hair, Teeth, Cleaning)

Fertility, Pregnancy, Babies, Children, Motherhood

Inspiration

Fitness

Intentional/Simple Living

Informational

Detoxify

Online Magazine Subscriptions

Discounts



Saturday, October 5, 2013

Weekly Menu (10/6/13-10/12/13)

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This week in our Bountiful Basket we got:
  • cherry tomatoes
  • tomatoes
  • asparagus
  • lettuce
  • potatoes
  • green peppers
  • mango
  • appes
We also got the Italian add-on pack:
  • eggplant
  • zucchini
  • yellow squash
  • mushrooms
  • red and yellow onions
  • parsley
  • basil, rosemary, and oregano
  • garlic
Our garden is winding down, but we still have raspberries, kale, spinach, bell peppers, and eggplant to use up. And we also have bananas, carrots, and cauliflower.

The kids are in school now so breakfasts will consist of their choice of:
 lunches will consist of:
  • Sandwiches (Peanut Butter and Jelly or Ham)
  • or Pizza Flatbreads (Schar crispbread topped with cheese and pepperoni)
  • or Crackers, veggies, and hummus
  • chips or crackers
  • fruit (usually applesauce, mandarin oranges, or bananas)
  • milk
Sunday: 
  • 1st breakfast (5am): nothing, sleeping in
  • 2nd breakfast (7am):  scrambled eggs with veggies (kale, tomato, mushrooms, peppers, etc)
  • morning snack (9am): nothing
  • lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
  • afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
  • dinner (5-6pm):
Monday:
  • 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and carrots
  • 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
  • morning snack (9am): veggies and hummus
  • lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
  • afternoon snack (3pm): hummus and crackers
  • dinner (5-6pm): 
    • sloppy joes
    • oven fries
    • apple slices
    • green salad
Tuesday:
  • 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and carrots
  • 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
  • morning snack (9am): veggies and hummus
  • lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
  • afternoon snack (3pm): apples and peanut butter
  • dinner (5-6pm): 

Wednesday:
  • 1st breakfast (5am): apple
  • 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
  • morning snack (9am): dried cranberries and cashews
  • lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
  • afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
  • dinner:
Thursday: 
  • 1st breakfast (5am): carrots and peanut butter
  • 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs and veggies
  • morning snack (9am):  cashews and dried fruit
  • lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
  • afternoon snack (3pm): apple and peanut butter
  • dinner: 
Friday:
  • 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and carrots
  • 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
  • morning snack (9am): banana
  • lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
  • afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
  • dinner:
    • grilled cheese sandwiches
    • tomato soup
    • green salad
Saturday: 
  • 1st breakfast (5am): sleeping in :)
  • 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
  • morning snack (9am): veggies and hummus
  • lunch (11am-12pm): sandwich and veggies (I usually use my teff sandwich breadteff biscuits, or flour tortillas as my bread)
  • afternoon snack (3pm): whatever fruit I have
  • dinner: