Category: cooking with essential oils

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The Best Smelling Christmas Tree Around

Not to brag, but I may have the best smelling (fake) Christmas Tree around now; not to mention potentially the cutest! I know you are probably wondering how that is possible… well let me tell you, its super simple! So grab your mixer, some salt and flour, and some paint and oils!

Essential Oil Diffuser Ornaments

What you will need:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup salt
  • 1 cup hot water
  • Your favourite doTERRA Holiday Oil (I used Holiday Joy)
  • Cookie Cutters
  • Acrylic paint in whatever colours you want
  • Paint brushes
  • Glitter (optional)
  • Ribbon
  • Pencil

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. Prepare cookie trays lined with parchment paper and set aside.
  3. Mix together flour, salt, water and 5-10 drops of your favourite essential oil.
  4. Sprinkle flour over your counter surface and roll out the dough to about 1/2 an inch thickness.
  5. Cut into shapes.
  6. Use the pencil to poke a hole through for the ribbon to go through.
  7. Place on the cookie sheets and bake for 2.5 hours, flipping mid way.
  8. Let cool for approximately 20 minutes.
  9. Paint with whatever pattern you want!
  10. Brush essential oils over the back side of the ornament for increased scent.
  11. Pull ribbon through.
  12. Place on tree!

Heres some pictures of what some of mine turned out like!!!

 

Enjoy!

Kelsea

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Maple Bacon Pumpkin Seeds

HOLD UP! Do not, I repeat, DO NOT throw out your pumpkin seeds this year. Because you are totally going to want to try this recipe. I will fully admit I have never been a fan of pumpkin seeds, but this recipe is soooo good, and it even uses essential oils!

Maple Bacon Pumpkin Seeds

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 drops doTERRA Cassia or Cinnamon Bark oil
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 3-4 pieces of crushed bacon
  • 3 cups of pumpkin seeds

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Stir together melted butter, maple syrup, brown sugar, crushed bacon, and essential oil.
  3. Stir in pumpkin seeds.
  4. Place on a cookie sheet (lined with parchment paper) and spread seeds out evenly.
  5. Bake for 25-35 minutes.
  6. Enjoy!

Seeds do sort of form a toffee sort of texture on them so they may stick together, but they are well worth it!!!!

Before going in the oven!
After! Delish!!!

Enjoy!!!

Kelsea

PS. here is my pumpkin I carved. If you know me or read my last post, you know I love catuses.

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Pumpkin On Guard Overnight Oats

Oh hello fall! It  appears that fall has made an appearance, finally. So with my favourite season finally arriving you can bet your money that I have the crockpot going in full steam over in my house, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

I really wanted to share with you guys one of my absolute favourite recipes though. I literally wait for the temperatures to drop to single digits and then start making this weekly.

Are you ready for this? I am also going to note… I don’t really tend to measure things especially when cooking in the crock pot, so these are sort of guesstimates when it comes to measuring.

Pumpkin On Guard Overnight Oats

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups steel cut oats
  • 1 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 1/4 cup SkinnyGirl Pumpkin Spice Syrup
  • 1/4 cup SkinnyGirl Salted Carmel Syrup
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 drops doTERRA On Guard essential oil
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions:

  1. Mix all ingredients together into the crockpot.
  2. Simmer on low for 6-8 hours.
  3. Enjoy!

I do apolgize for being a bit absent in September, there was a lot going on with weddings, baby showers, and family emergencies. However I am back now! So get ready for some more great recipes!!

XO

Kelsea

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Tasty Thursday: Oregano

Yes, normally this would be “Thirsty Thursday” but I don’t think anyone in their right mind would enjoy drinking oregano oil. So because oregano is so much fun to cook with, I have decided to double up on cooking recipes this week! So be prepared for some more really great recipes.

This is one of my favourite recipes!

Oregano Parmesan Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Greek oil salad dressing
  • 1 1/2 cups finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese
  • 2-3 drops doTERRA oregano essential oil (to taste)
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix together salad dressing, Parmesan cheese, and oregano oil.
  3. Spoon mixture over chicken.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked and no longer pink.
  5. Serve over rice.
  6. Enjoy!

Next up is a crockpot recipe! I love crockpot recipes because they are so easy to make!

BBQ Chili

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained
  • 1 cup of your favourite BBQ sauce
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup crispy bacon, crumbled
  • 2 cans baked beans, drained
  • 2 cans pork and beans, drained
  • 1 can kidney beans, drained
  • 1 can black beans, drained
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 toothpick swirl doTERRA black pepper essential oil
  • 1 toothpick swirl doTERRA oregano oil

Instructions:

  1. Combine all ingredients together in crockpot.
  2. Simmer on low for 8 hours.
  3. Enjoy!

Hope you guys enjoy these recipes!

Until tomorrow,

Kelsea