Pico de Gallo

What You Need:

• 2 large fresh ripe tomatoes, diced (we prefer Roma)
• ½ onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped 
• 1 green onion, chopped
• ½ cup cilantro leaves, chopped
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 drops Lime essential oil
• 1 drop Coriander essential oil
• Salt and pepper

What You Do:

Combine tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeno, green onion, cilantro, lemon juice, Lime, and Coriander in a medium size bowl. Mix together and add salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate for 30 minutes prior to serving to let flavors develop. Serve with your favorite chips, or use as a topping for bean burritos!  Enjoy!!  


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Ginger Pear Green Smoothie

What You Need:

• 2 cups almond milk (or other preferred plant milk)
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 ripe pear
• 1 drop Lemon essential oil
• 1 drop Ginger essential oil
• 1 drop Cardamom essential oil
• 2 tablespoons flax seed, optional

What You Do:

Combine and blend in blender until smooth! Serves 2.


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Cooking With Essential Oils

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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Lemon & Black Pepper Popcorn!

Now that the weather is turning a bit blustery, it's a great time to snuggle up in front of a warm fire in the fireplace, grab a blanket, pop some corn and put in a good movie, watch some football or hockey, or just read a great book!  Here's a popcorn recipe that will warm up your taste buds!!


What You Need:

2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
20 drops Young Living Lemon Essential Oil
Unflavored Organic Popcorn Kernels
Sea Salt & Black Pepper

What You Do:

Mix YL Lemon Essential Oil & Olive Oil together in a 4 oz glass spray bottle.  Pop your corn kernels (hot air or on the stove . . . . your choice!)  

Shake oil mixture well and spray on popcorn immediately after popping.  Use just a little for a hint of lemon, or more for a bold lemon flavor! Add ground sea salt and ground black pepper to taste!  

Turn on the game or a good movie and enjoy!!  :)


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Order the Premium Starter Kit (which includes Lemon Essential Oil) in the month of October, and receive two (2) Free Promo Gifts as my thank you to you!

Young Living ships to over 100+ countries, and so do I!!  :)

Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce

Use your free promo oils from YL's October Seasonal Classics to make this yummy recipe!  :)

Makes about 6 cups

What You Need:

• 4 pounds apples

• 1 cup water

• 2-4 drops Lemon essential oil (or to taste)

• 1 drop Cinnamon Bark essential oil (or to taste)

What You Do:

Peel and core your apples, then chop them into about 8 large chunks per apple. Combine all ingredients in a large pot and bring to a low simmer. Then cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes. Let cool, then mash with a potato masher or puree with an immersion blender.  Enjoy! 

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