Looking for a last minute gift?

I know everyone is scrambling to get everything done before Christmas and sometimes at the last minute you realize that you don't have a gift for someone.  How could you forget?  Well it does happen, but relax, I have a quick and simple solution - homemade sugar body scrub.   It's easy to make and smells and feels great!

The recipe calls for:  2 cups white granulated sugar, 1/4 cup coconut oil, an essential oil (I used lemon) and food colouring of your choice (I couldn't find yellow, so I chose green).

Mix the sugar and coconut oil until well mixed (like pictured below), then add a few drops of the essential oil & mix.    Separate the sugar/coconut oil mixture in two separate bowls, and in one of the bowls, add a few drops of food colouring & mix (it doesn't take too many drops to colour it). 

In an attractive container, alternate layers of the coloured and non-coloured mixture, and voila, you're done!   Now you can gift it as-is, or wrap it up.  You might even want to keep some for yourself :)

Citrus Sugar Scrub - Finished Product

Coconut Oil - New Fave In the Kitchen

I'd like to introduce you to my new best friend, coconut oil, and most recently, liquid coconut oil.  

For a while now I've been using coconut oil in place of margarine/butter and any other oils that I used to have in my diet.  Fats are necessary for a healthy diet, and coconut oil is one of the healthiest.  

I've been wondering about how to use coconut oil to make my own dressing for my salads so I could get away from those store-bought, filled with garbage ones.  Then a friend who works in a health food store told me about liquid coconut oil.  She makes her own salad dressing with apple cider vinegar and liquid coconut oil.  I immediately went out and bought some and mixed up a batch.  YUM!!  

I am very happy with the taste and I know that I am eating less chemicals.  :) 

My 3 faves in my kitchen

Liquid coconut oil makes for great salad dressing, especially
when mixed with apple cider vinegar.