HoneyCrisp Apples and Caramel Dip

One of my favorite sights at the grocery store is a bin full of HoneyCrisp apples.  This is made even better when there is a sale sign above the bin!  I have been know to spend a small fortune filling several bags full of these delicious apples.  I eat one almost everyday.

Recently, I was introduced to crock-pot caramel dip.  WOW!  Easy and tastes amazing!  I filled one pint sized mason jar with a can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk, tightened the lid and placed it in a crock pot full of water on low for eight hours.  The caramel comes out perfect.

I love to eat a HoneyCrisp apple plain, but now, if I want just a little sweet treat, I scoop out about a tablespoon full of the caramel dip and eat it with my apple.

Try it...you just might love it, too!

Oil Flowers

My girls love for me to make "oil flowers" for them to take to sleep.  It started when I was trying to help my older daughter get to sleep when she had a headache.  I took a cotton ball and added two drops of lavender oil, then wrapped it in a Kleenex to keep the oil from touching her skin.  I gave it to her and told her to hold it close to her nose and breathe in the oil.  It worked beautifully!  Her headache eased up and she fell right to sleep. 

 

 

Now both girls like to have "oil flowers" often.  Whether for a headache, bellyache, coughing or just trouble falling to sleep.

Next time you have a little one who is having troubles at bedtime, try an "oil flower"!

A great source for essential oils is Spark Naturals.  For 10% off of your entire order, use discount code:  lisakaye

Favorite Skin Mousse

I used to LOVE Clinique's Moisture Surge, but I never loved the price and when I started trying to use all natural products on my skin, I wasn't crazy about buying a product for my face whose ingredients were unknown to me.
I tried several alternatives, but was never happy with the way any felt.  Nothing felt quite as nice as the Moisture Surge....UNTIL...

I found this "recipe" for Skin Mousse in The Essential Guide to Oils by Jennie Harding:

In a clean glass jar that is big enough to hold up to 20ml, mix 15 ml Aloe Vera gel and 5 ml Jojoba oil.  Whip the mixture together until it thickens and becomes an opaque, pale cream color. 

Aloe Vera is known for its medicinal properties and can be used to heal irritated skin.

Jojoba oil is similar in composition to our skins natural oil, so it is absorbed easily.  It provides great hydration for our skin and can be used to help balance oily skin.

Next, I add 10 drops each of Spark Naturals Cypress, Frankincense and Lavender essential oils.  I found this blend on Camp Wander.

Cypress has antiseptic and astringent properties and can be used to help clear oily skin.

Frankincense has astringent properties and can be used to improve skin-tone and heal blemishes.

Lavender has analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties and can be used to calm irritated skin and reduce swelling.

This is a wonderful moisturizer when you don't want something too heavy on your face, especially in humid climates.  I use this skin mousse daily and it is safe to use on children, so I put it on the kids sun-kissed cheeks or any other irritated skin that they have.

As always, to enjoy 10% off of your entire purchase at Spark Naturals, use discount code: lisakaye

VOTE!

Vote!  And pray for our nation to move in a direction that is pleasing to the LORD.

We recently watched a movie about one of America's national monuments that I had never heard of, The National Monument to the Forefathers.  Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure is an interesting documentary showing that putting God first is the only way to build a strong nation.