It is the holiday season… my FAVORITE for cooking and baking.
Cooler weather outside provides the perfect excuse for keeping the oven on a bit more, and puts you in the mood for fall comfort foods like pumpkin anything and culinary creations involving cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. We have a few fun food and drink recipes that feature the Vitality essential oils to share with you too that are perfect for entertaining!
Start Your Brunch with a Special Treat
Start your morning off right (or treat yourself later in the day) with this spiced pumpkin creamer. Add a splash to your coffee or tea… or froth it up for a pumpkin spice latte!
Cinnamon rolls are a special treat for my family, and this recipe featuring cinnamon and orange vitality is quite easy to make!
Appetizer Ideas Fit For Entertaining
Cider. I’m probably more excited about hot apple cider than I am pumpkin spiced lattes. To say this is a cold weather favorite is a bit of an understatement.
Not much is more soothing and warming than a nice cup of cider!
This herb cheese ball is a great appetizer to serve when guests and family begin to salivate at the lovely aromas created by your incredible dinner. That moment when everyone is hungry, but there is still some time to wait before dinner is ready… that moment is when this cheese ball is perfect!
Dinner Ideas Fit For Entertaining
Holiday meals we host almost always contain turkey and ham. These recipes have been a huge hit too!
Potatoes and cornbread are often a staple in our home too, even outside of the holidays.
Holiday meals wouldn’t be the same without green beans, even if they aren’t a family favorite. Adding some lemon vitality really brings them to the next level! Lemon vitality offers a much more rounded lemon flavor than the super acidic lemon juice.
Cranberry sauce is a staple in the holiday menu for just about everyone I’ve ever met. I love adding some orange, lime, and lemon vitality to the sauce. It provides a bit extra to the flavor profile that is just homey and enjoyable.
Need some fun desserts???
This is a FAVORITE here at home. If it’s your first time making peppermint brownies with essential oils, I would suggest starting with 3-4 drops because 5-6 is REAL PEPPERMINTY
Pumpkin pie featuring nutmeg, clove, ginger, and cinnamon vitality essential oils.
This is a delicious take on the traditional pumpkin pie.
We genuinely hope you enjoyed the recipes shared today! Please let us know in the comments if you’ve tried them and what you think, or what your favorite holiday recipe is that features vitality essential oils… we would LOVE to hear from you!!
Where to Buy High Quality Essential Oils
Don’t be fooled into purchasing substandard, fake, or counterfeit essential oils using clever marketing and loose labeling laws. Be sure you know about the 10 Dirty Little Secrets of the essential oil industry so you can make the best choice for your needs.
Warning: DO NOT purchase your oils through Amazon or similar websites!
Any website that allows anyone to sell on, (Amazon, eBay, Walmart… etc.) are terrible places to purchase essential oils. While you may get a “good deal,” knowing who you’re purchasing from is difficult. There are many counterfeit “essential oils” being sold that are causing health ailments, major skin reactions, and a lot of misery. These are NOT high quality essential oils. They are fakes being sold purely for profit.
I STRONGLY suggest you know the company that makes your oils, how the plants are cared for, what they do for distilling, how and how many times each batch is tested (and when), and their bottling processes. Many companies throw out fancy language for marketing purposes, but actually have no clue how their oils are made because the oils come from a broker (which are almost always diluted in solvents). Transparency is key.
I highly encourage you to check out our How To Find Quality Essential Oils post for in-depth information about why quality matters, and what to look for.
Where we purchase our essential oils, and why
We purchase our oils through Young Living because they set a higher standard for essential oils than what the rest of the industry expects. Their Seed to Seal guarantee is unmatched, and shows their dedication to a farm-to-table type of approach. This company has proven to me time and time again to be the closest thing out there to buying from your local farmer. They are totally transparent in their processes, and even open their farms so you can see for yourself (or involve yourself in the process).
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Nicole
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