Monkey bread was the main dish of our Easter breakfast this year. I should really make it more often! Monkey bread, also known as pull-apart bread, is a simple baked sweet dough recipe. Small bites of dough are coated in butter, cinnamon, and sugar. They then layered in a bundt pan. Once baked, the dough… Continue reading Monkey Bread: It’s sooo good!
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November Room Spray
Ditching conventional room spray is one impactful change you can do for your health. You don't need the chemicals in your life! Chemicals can cause too much disruption to our body systems' natural rhythms and functions. But you can still keep your room smelling great! Essential oils are great options for offering natural solutions that… Continue reading November Room Spray
Fall Diffusing
Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Welcome to fall, one of the best smelling times of the year. Diffusing essential oils is a fantastic way to capture the magic of fall in aroma form. Ditch the candles (and their toxins!) and make an easy switch to diffusing. Not only will you fill the air with… Continue reading Fall Diffusing
Mango May
I seem to be drawn to this tropical fruit each spring. A mango is such a bright and happy color, and it reminds me of warm sunny days in the not-too-distant future! A previous year I wrote about a mango cake to bridge the spring-to-summer months for me. Today the feature is a mango quick… Continue reading Mango May
Berry Breakfast (or snack? or dessert?)
It's berry season! Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, then blueberries ripen in that order for us in New Hampshire. The strawberries have just peaked, and now the green raspberries have a touch of pink to them while growing on their canes. I always make berry jam every summer. It has a touch of sunshine in its flavor,… Continue reading Berry Breakfast (or snack? or dessert?)
Throat Soothing Tea
This is one of my favorite recipes to make when I have a sore throat or when a cough has irritated the tissues of the pharynx. This tea is made from the roots of the herbs so a decoction method is used. Teas are made either by infusion or decoction. Infusion happens with the leaves… Continue reading Throat Soothing Tea
Quinoa and Wolfberry Salad
Cook with your essential oils! For lunch I made quinoa with wolfberries and walnuts mixed with a white vinaigrette. Young Living's Vitality Oils are great to use in the kitchen. Wolfberries are the key ingredient in the super antioxidant and immune boosting Ningxia Red drink. You can buy the dried variety of the berries to… Continue reading Quinoa and Wolfberry Salad
Zucchini Cake (Zucchini Recipe #263)
The annual zucchini bounty makes even the novice gardener boast the greenest of thumbs. Sunflowers and zucchini are my two staples that are planted every growing season because I know that I will have a full harvest. My tomatoes have been invaded by horn worms 2 out of the last 3 years. My peppers have… Continue reading Zucchini Cake (Zucchini Recipe #263)
Magnificent Mango Cake
Because I have lived most of my life in the Northeast, mangos have an exotic fruit connotation in my mind. One of my friends at Penn State was from Hawaii. (What a change in weather climates!) She described how her family had a mango tree in their backyard. This was mind blowing for me as… Continue reading Magnificent Mango Cake
The Pink Lily Pad and Two Tadpoles 