Ulysses Press: Smart Mom's Guide to Essential Oils

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Since I started my new journey with Young Living Essential Oils I have been trying to build my collection of books that go along with Essential Oils. I love having books with recipes and ideas of how to treat my family with a more holistic approach. I have also been switching my cleaning supplies over to more natural things. I am very excited about my newest book Smart Mom's Guide to Essential Oils: Natural solutions for a healthy family, toxin-free home and happier you. 

Treat Your Family to Imagine Soups

 

  

 I live with very picky eaters. My oldest doesn't like what the middle boy eats and the baby doesn't like it if its not eggs or chicken. I received the Imagine soups and knew this was going to be something that I ate by myself. I was not upset about that though. I just love soups. They are easy and usually last a day or two. The bad part about soups most of the time though, is the fat, calories and stuff they add that is not healthy or needed in a soup, in my opinion. When I got the Imagine Soups the first thing I noticed immediately was that they say Organic on a few of them. The next thing was I flipped them over and seen on the back of them it states *NON-GMO ingredients, non dairy, no added MSG, no artificial ingredients or preservatives. Some of them are also gluten free so there is a soup for everyone. The first one I tried was the organic vegetable broth. I ended up putting it in vegetable soup and it was so yummy. It is pre-seasoned which was so helpful to me because I usually end up forgetting the seasoning till its done and I eat it. I used the organic chicken broth in chicken and dumplings. I saved some of the broth and used it in mashed potatoes too and it made it so creamy and flavorful.

Homemade Flubber (water putty)

 Homemade Flubber (water putty)

Are you looking for a fun activity to do with your kiddos? How about making homemade Flubber also known as Water Putty...
As you do, this activity think about our need for clean water and ways to use it wisely.

Chicken Noodle Soup

 Chicken Noodle Soup

What you will need:
1 1/2 lbs chicken cooked and either shredded or cubed (leftover roisterer chicken works the best)
2 stalks of celery chopped
3 carrots chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
2 cans or 3 1/2 cups Organic Chicken Broth
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley
2 cups uncooked egg noodles

What you will do:
Melt the butter in a skillet and saute' the carrots and celery for 3 minutes. Then add the flour and cook for another minute. Add the carrots and celery and remaining ingredients to your crock pot then gradually stir in the broth, water, salt and pepper. Cook on low for 2-3 hours or until the noodles are tender.

ENJOY!! 

Quarto Doodling Books

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Pumpkin is one of the artists in the family and loves getting books that teach him new techniques. He keeps all his drawings into a big 3 ring binder so he can show them off. The binder goes with him everywhere even school. I love his creativity and his unique drawing style. I am so excited and can not wait to give him two wonderful doodling books for Christmas.

Sneaky Blends Cookbook

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  I am all about eating and being healthy. The only problem I really have with that is, the food I do not like is kale, broccoli, spinach which are pretty much what is good for you. I have the Sneaky Chef book which tells you how to sneak healthy ingredients into foods and the kids do not even know they are eating healthy. The kids could not tell that they were eating the healthy foods and they could not taste it so I decided to try it for myself. This book is by the same author so I knew it would be great. I received the Sneaky Blends book by Missy Chase Lapine.

Tomato Basil Soup

 Tomato Basil Soup

- Depending on the amount of soup you'd want, get between 25 and 30 large, ripe tomatoes. (These also come in cans if you don't want to peel them yourself).
- Peel the skins off all the tomatoes, and put them in a large pot with the juice on low heat.

- Sprinkle in some pepper. This is done to taste, so don't go overboard here because you can always add some later if needed.
- After the tomatoes have been simmering on a low heat for around 45 minutes to an hour, use an immersion blender or scoop the still-whole tomatoes into a blender and puree.

- Put about a cup and a half  of whole basil leaves in a food processor, and grind them up. This is to taste though, so add slowly until you reach the desired basil-ness. Add to the soup. You can also use dried basil if fresh is not available to you.

- Continue to let the soup simmer, the thicker and less watery it becomes.


 Enjoy this wonderful soup with Grilled Cheese or some fresh sourdough bread.