Grapefruit Curd
Grapefruit curd, I didn't set out to make it. It just happened. The girls have a new favorite citrus fruit and, I'll be honest...it comes as a bit of a surprise. It's grapefruit. We got a big box of red grapefruit as a holiday gift and they went nuts for it. I really love citrus curd, so, we decided to whip up a batch with one of the grapefruits. It was fantastic. It might've been even better than lime or my previous homemade favorite, plum curd. If you've never made curd at home, it's … [Read More...]
What Gives with Essential Oils Safety for Cats?
Essential oils safety for cats...whoo boy is that a grab bag of confusing information. I'll be honest, when I first started using essential oils on my family, I had zero clue what to do about the cats. I'd heard not to use tea tree, I'd also heard that tea tree was fine as long as it was quality tea tree. Then I'd heard about how a cat's liver just can't process essential oils in the same way that a human's or even a dog's liver can process the essential oils. So, what gives with cats and … [Read More...]
Why I Love White Angelica Essential Oil Blend
White Angelica Essential Oil blend is one of my favorite blends from Young Living. It is made up of 10 essential oils: the Geranium, Ylang Ylang, and Rose essential oils provide some floral notes. The Bergamot and Melissa essential oils offer a boost of bright citrus. Finally, the Myrrh, Northern Lights Black Spruce, Coriander, Hyssop and Sacred Sandalwood essential oils balance the White Angelica blend with a warm, woodsy base. It is such a delightful and balanced scent! The White Angelica … [Read More...]
Cuban Black Bean Soup
The girls and I love our Cuban black bean soup. One of our favorite local restaurants is the Cuban Diner and they have an amazing black bean soup. They also have fantastic picadillo, empanadas and plantains. Mom's a big fan of their cuba libres, too. They're tasty. Can't be helped. We make a pretty good slow cooker black bean soup already. But we decided to try a slightly different version. This one is full of cumin and tomatoes and is absolutely fantastic. Tall Fry had thirds!! It's so … [Read More...]
Ningxia Wolfberries Trail Mix
Trail mix is our go-to travel snack. This Ningxia wolfberries trail mix is our current love. We enjoy taking various fruit and nut mixes along with us on road trips, to conferences, into amusement parks and on any family outing. You can mix in just about any of your favorite dried fruits, nuts and, if you like, a little bit of chocolate to sweeten it up a bit. Our latest favorite mix is cashews, almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, Ningxia wolfberries and chocolate chips. We usually just eyeball it … [Read More...]
