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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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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

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Tasty Tuesday: Oregano

Tasty Tuesday is back ladies and gents! And this week we have some recipes you and your family are going to love! So get those digestive enzymes and ZenGest oil ready, because we are going to feast today!

Before we get started I just wanted to share with you this guideline that I follow which is from the Essential Living book. This is how I tend to monitor how much essential oils to mix in replacement of herbs. Keeping in mind that replacing oil for herb will not only increase the flavour of the recipe but also the health benefit! Win, win!

1/2 teaspoon dried herb = 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh herb = 2-3 toothpick swirls of essential oil.

1 teaspoon dried herb = 1 tablespoon fresh herb = 1 drop essential oil

Lets start today with something easy, a basic pasta sauce that we will spice up!

Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 1 can diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1 large can tomato sauce
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • 4 ounces Italian sausage
  • 4-6 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 medium bell pepper, diced
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 toothpick dip doTERRA basil essential oil
  • 1 toothpick dip doTERRA oregano essential oil
  • 1 drop doTERRA black pepper essential oil

Instructions:

  1. Cook onions until soft with minced garlic.
  2. Add sausage, cook until brown.
  3. Add mushrooms and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes.
  4. Add tomato paste and tomato sauce and stir in to mixture.
  5. Season with essential oils, you can add more to your taste preferences.
  6. Serve over fresh spaghetti.
  7. Enjoy!

Next up a really yummy minestrone soup, that is also super easy to make, because I am honestly a fan of super easy recipes (I mean who isn’t).

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound chicken sausage
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 large carrots, sliced
  • 2 stalks of celery, diced
  • 28 oz can of tomatos, pureed
  • 2 cans tomato sauce (8oz)
  • 6 teaspoons beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon parsley
  • 1 toothpick dip doTERRA basil essential oil
  • 1 toothpick dip doTERRA oregano essential oil
  • 1 toothpick dip doTERRA black pepper essential oil
  • 1 cup sea shell pasta

Instructions:

  1. Brown sausage, empty grease and add to large pot with all other ingredients.
  2. Bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce to simmer until vegetables are cooked.
  4. Continue cooking an additional 25-30 minutes or until pasta is done.
  5. Enjoy!

I have a few more great recipes to share, but I am going to save them until later this week.

So until tomorrow,

Kelsea

 

 

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Thirsty Thursday: Peppermint

Quite possibly my favourite day of this weeks serious because this features some amazing drink recipes, which this week include alcohol! I mean how could we talk about mint drinks and not talk about mojitos and juleps. Of course we will also be featuring a non-alcoholic drink for those of you non-drinkers out there.

Lets get too it! Starting off with my favourite summer time drink the mojito! This drink is nice and refreshing and always reminds me of sandy beaches in Mexico.

Classic Mojito

*This recipe makes a 2 L pitcher, great for sharing!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup white rum
  • Club soda
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup mint leaves
  • 3-4 limes
  • 3-5 drops doTERRA lime oil
  • 5-10 drops doTERRA peppermint oil

Instructions:

  1. First things first, we need to make the simple syrup. Bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to a boil. Stir until sugar has dissolved completely. Cool and store in the fridge.
  2. Juice your limes using a citrus juicer and pour the juice into your pitcher.
  3. Add mint leaves.
  4. Add doTERRA lime oil and peppermint oil.
  5. Add 1 cup of rum and 3/4 of a cup of the simple syrup (the stuff you made in step one). You can add more simple syrup if you want a sweeter taste.
  6. Fill the pitcher with ice.
  7. Top off with club soda, and stir.
  8. Enjoy!

 

Next up we have a classic drink with a twist, by adding some essential oils you are going to notice this is a lot more flavourful!

Mint Julep

*This is a single serving recipe!

Ingredients:

  • 2.5oz of your favourite bourbon
  • 1 tablespoon simple syrup (we made that in the last recipe using sugar and water!)
  • 4-5 fresh mint leaves
  • 2-3 drops doTERRA peppermint oil
  • ice

Instructions:

  1. In a cocktail shaker, mix together simple syrup and bourbon with doTERRA peppermint oil.
  2. Fill your glass with ice.
  3. Pour mixture into glass and stir.
  4. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.
  5. Enjoy!

Last but not least, we have a great tea. This tea is amazing for helping to settle an upset stomach and help with bloating and cramping. Eat too much of those yummy desserts from Tasty Tuesday? This tea has you covered to help ease the stomach upset.

Overindulgence Tea

*I learned this one from The Essential Life book, highly recommend you get a copy of this if you don’t have it already!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 10 drops doTERRA wild orange oil
  • 5 drops doTERRA lemon oil
  • 3 drops doTERRA coriander oil
  • 2 drops doTERRA ginger oil
  • 2 drops doTERRA peppermint oil

Instructions:

  1. Mix all the essential oils together in a small bottle and set aside (you can keep this for future use too!).
  2. Dissolve honey into hot water.
  3. Stir in 2-3 drops of the essential oil mixture.
  4. Sip until your tummy begins to settle.

 

Well thats all for today ladies and gents! Hope you enjoyed the recipes!

Kelsea