Saturday mornings are my favorite time to sleep in with my husband and dogs and start the morning with a healthy and wholesome breakfast. Waffles have always been one of my favorite Saturday morning go to dishes when I’m in the mood for something sweet, hearty, and delicious. ***Young Living Vitality Essential Oils are the oils for internal use and are used for cooking in this recipe
Waffles offer anyone the opportunity to customize and create unique and savory flavor possibilities. Don’t be afraid to experiment with your essential oils too! How about adding a few drops of orange vitality essential oil to your waffle mix for a refreshing citrus infused breakfast? Or perhaps create a more floral based and sophisticated waffle with fresh cut basil and lavender vitality essential oil in your waffle mix? Get the idea? Have fun with it! Apples and cinnamon are definitely one of my favorite flavor combinations when it comes to breakfast time meals.
Ok, back to my waffles! For my mix, I use Gary’s True Grit Einkorn Pancake and Waffle Mix. Unlike most waffle mixes, which are packed with empty calories and carbs, Young living has created a healthy mixture packed with ancient einkorn wheat and a blend of ground legumes, for added protein and fiber. Einkorn wheat is considered one of the oldest varieties of wheat and is known for its low gluten levels, making this waffle mixture easier to digest for most.
For this recipe, I’m choosing to keep my waffle mix basic, by simply sticking to the cooking directions, which can be found on the back of the box. My focus today is the waffle topping: Freshly sliced apples infused with Young Livings cinnamon bark vitality essential oil! Again, I’m going to encourage you to have fun and experiment. Use your favorite type of apple, or try something new like create a mixture from several different types of apples?
Simply peel, core and thinly slice 4 apples. In a skillet melt ¼ cup of butter and add apples, stir constantly until apples appear tender (about 5 minutes). Add ½ cup of brown sugar and three drop Young Living Vitality essential oil. Cook for an additional 2 minutes, remove from heat and serve over warm waffles.
I believe the quality of dog treats is an essential part of a happy and healthy furry-filled life. Free from the common dog allergens wheat, corn, and soy, these treats have no preservatives or fillers and are all-natural. Packed with heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids and fiber from ground flax-seed, ginger essential oil, fresh banana, peanut butter, and wheat free rolled oats this treat is guaranteed to please. Our fur babies are family, so let’s give them the very best!
Ingredients:
1 ½ Cups Oat Flour
1/3 Cup Ground Flax Seed
1 Large Banana
2 Tbsp Peanut Butter
1 Tbsp Blackstrap Molasses
2 Drops Young Living Ginger Essential Oil
To start, in place of flour I prefer to use gluten free rolled oats, which I process into a fine flour with my food processor. I find making my own oat flour is much cheaper than purchasing from the store, plus you have the opportunity to make some amazing oatmeal! Oats are also much more tolerable for most dogs to digest and are a great source of protein. When making your own oat flour, feel free to play around with the amount of time you process your oats; I enjoy leaving some texture, while others may process their flour to a finer texture.
Directions:
Preheat over to 300 degrees
Mix together oat flour and ground flax seed, set aside.
In a separate bowl of processer, blend together banana, peanut butter, molasses, and ginger essential oil until smooth and creamy.
Mix together wet mixture with oats and flaxseed until dough like. (If your dough still seems too wet, slowly add additional oat flour)
Roll out dough to approximately ¼” in thickness and cut into shapes.
Bake treats on cookie sheet for 22 minutes.
Place on a cookie rack and cool. Store in an airtight container. (To maintain freshness you can place in refrigerator for approximately one week, but don’t worry, they won’t last that long!)
Once all of your ingredients are blended together to create a dough like texture, use a rolling pin to evenly roll out your dough to about 1/4 “ in thickness. If your dough is still too wet, dust with additional oat flour. Use your favorite cookie cutter to create fun shapes based on the size of your dog. If you don’t have a cookie cutter, you can create strips or use a glass cup or shot glass as a cookie cutter.
What I love about my Young Living oils:
They taste yummy!
I love adding lemon vitality to my water every morning. It is delicious. Great way to get your day going. Who wouldn't want something yummy in their life every day? If it's delicious and good for your overall wellness, go for it!
They replaced my air freshener.
Sometimes my life is smelly. Smelly dogs, shoes, barn clothes, and of course kids. I love to diffuse Purification in my living room to make the house smell clean and fresh again.
Stress away all day!
This stuff is a must have if you're a stressed out mom like me. I seriously want to bathe in it. It smells so good, and even helps reduce nervous tension, as well as induce relaxation.
They help with focus.
Peppermint is the best way to get in some good study time. The smell helps promote focus and clarity, as well as support a healthy nervous system.
They support a healthy immune system
Thieves is pretty much the best for supporting healthy immune function, which makes me a huge fan. What mom doesn't find themselves in need of this oil especially when the school year hits? It also smells like Christmas, which is a bonus because I love Christmas.
They relieve occasional muscle soreness/tension
Panaway is a god send after a long day of horseback riding. It makes for a tension relieving massage oil, and I could not love it more.
They smell like the spa
With lavender, I get to bring the spa home with me. It's one of my favorite ways to help the family unwind before bed because it smells amazing, and it calms everyone down after a long day.
They support your body.
Copaiba supports your body's natural response to injury or irritation; two things that are common in my life.
They are pretty.
I am a sucker for pretty things, and these oils just speak to my soul. The diffuser is not something I ever feel like I need to hide, and I proudly display it on my counters or shelves so everyone can see them. There's nothing ugly about these bottles of goodness and I love that!
There you have it my friends. These are just a few reasons why I love Young Living oils so much. There's a thousand more reasons but they simply wouldn't fit in one post. Every day I am learning more about wellness and I love it. These oils are changing my life and my family’s, and I am so glad I could share with you why I love them so much.
I’m sure you’ve seen lotion bar or massage bars in stores, but it turns out that they are surprisingly simple to make at home. They can be used for lotion on pretty well any part of the body or as an alternative to massage oil. Here is the recipe for homemade lavender lotion bars.
Lavender Lotion Bars
1/2 c beeswax
1/2 c shea butter
1/2 c sweet almond oil
15 drops lavender essential oil
1/2 c shea butter
1/2 c sweet almond oil
15 drops lavender essential oil
In a double boiler (or small pot in a larger pot of water), melt grated beeswax and oil until combined.
Add shea butter and stir just until melted with a metal or plastic utensil. Do not overheat.
Immediately pour into molds of your choosing.
Add essential oils and stir with a toothpick.
Allow to set at room temperature for a couple hours or in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Pop ’em out and enjoy.
Add shea butter and stir just until melted with a metal or plastic utensil. Do not overheat.
Immediately pour into molds of your choosing.
Add essential oils and stir with a toothpick.
Allow to set at room temperature for a couple hours or in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Pop ’em out and enjoy.
If you can’t find them in store, all of these ingredients can be purchased at Essential 7.
These lavender lotion bars are very emollient. Shea butter is especially nourishing and moisturizing, and it can be used to treat a myriad of skin problems. The sweet almond oil soothes muscles and even promotes healing. Lavender essential oil adds a relaxing aromatherapy component as well as its healing properties. These bars soak into the skin well with no sticky residue or greasiness.
It will be fun to experiment with different scents from essential oils and add-ins such as coffee or other types of dry beans. Winter and extra-handwashing have made my hands super dry. I love having these on display/ready to grab near the soap on our bathroom sinks and in my purse for a quick grab. Not to mention a cute gift!
We all have long days and it can be stressful. The best way to unwind at night and heal those achy muscles is by using this No Sew Lavender Heat Pad.
I absolutely love the scent of Lavender and all the healing benefits that come with Lavender Essential Oils are even better. Whenever I have an achy neck, shoulders, legs or tummy I reach for my heat pad but really get no relief from it. Since I get no relief I ventured out to make a more beneficial one using Lavender and rice. Rice is great for a heat pad source because it’s soft on your muscles and can really form around those curves. I took a pair of baby leggings, some baker’s twine, some rice and lavender essential oil and made the best No Sew Lavender Heat Pad ever!
Supplies Needed:
- 4 Cups of long grain white rice
- Baby Leggings
- Baker’s Twine
- Young Living Lavender Essential Oil
Directions:
Grab a pair of baby leggings and tie off one end with your baker’s twine. Be sure to tie it and knot it a minimum of 3 times so it doesn’t break open with hours of use. In a small mixing bowl pour in your 4 cups of rice and add about 10 drops of lavender essential oil to your rice. Mix it up well. Using your spoon, spoon in your mixture to fill up the baby legging and once it’s near the top close it off and tie with the other piece of baker’s twine. That’s it. Now to use these as heat pads all you have to do is place in the microwave for 1 minute with a small cup of water. After the minute is up they’ll be warm to the touch and can be place on numerous parts of your body! Enjoy!
