Are you cooking with essential oils? What do you add your essential oils to when creating recipes?
Here are some quick ways to add essential oils into your recipes . . . .
Breakfast
1. Waffles: Add 1–4 drops of Orange essential oil to wet waffle mix. For frozen waffles, add essential oil to syrup instead!
2. Oatmeal: Add 1 drop of Cinnamon Bark and 2 drops of Orange essential oil to a bowl of oatmeal or oat bran, and then sweeten with Blue Agave.
3. Lemon with Berries: Add Lemon essential oil to berry smoothies, or to plain soy yogurt and top with berries.
Snacks
1. Vegan Cream Cheese Spread: Put softened vegan cream cheese into a bowl and mix in Lemon essential oil to taste.
2. Olive Oil Dipping Sauce: Add various culinary herb essential oils to your olive oil, such as Rosemary. Pour over a plate of balsamic vinegar and use focaccia bread for dipping.
Dinner
1. Tomato Pasta Sauce: Add 2 drops of Basil essential oil and 1 drop each of Rosemary and Thyme essential oil to tomato sauce base.
2. Potato Salad: Add 1–2 drops of Dill essential oil to your favorite potato salad recipe.
3. Rice Pilaf: Add 4 drops of Lemon essential oil to water before adding rice.
4. Salad and Fruit Rinse: Use 3 drops of Lemon essential oil in a bowl of water when rinsing lettuce, grapes, berries, and greens.
5. Mock Tuna Salad Sandwiches: Add 3 drops of Lemon essential oil per can of chick peas . . . chop and mix with celery, vegan mayo, Tumeric and freshly ground pepper. Spoon onto whole grain bread and serve topped with alfalfa sprouts.
Beverages
1. Hot Lemon Tea: In 1 cup of hot water, mix in 3 drops of Lemon essential oil and Blue Agave to taste.
2. Horchata with a Twist: Add 1 drop of Cinnamon Bark essential oil to a tall glass filled with ice and vanilla rice milk.
3. Vanilla Smoothie: Add 2 drops of Lemon or Peppermint essential oil to any vanilla smoothie. Peppermint also works great in a chocolate smoothie!
4. Flavored Water: Add 1 drop of Peppermint essential oil to your water bottle.
These are just a few ideas of the many uses for essential oils in your everyday meals and recipes!
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