A Drop of Magic

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About 3 years ago, I broke my toe. I did not seek medical attention. 
As time went on, I found my toe aching more and more, sleeping with a blanket woke me up from the pressure 
placed on said toe and it became more difficult to bend. I found out doTERRA wintergreen might be of some assistance in the discomfort category. I decided to try it since I had nothing to lose. 
Within 2 days my symptoms began to dissipate. Occasionally, I would stub my toe or the pressure from the blanket all night long on my toe would cause some discomfort so I would put a drop on my poor toe. Almost instant relief. 
Six months later and I have had NO problems with my toe, even when I stub or bang it on something. "A dab will do" is all it took for this essential oil to work it's magic

UPDATE: since posting this, I realized doTERRA is having a sale on Wintergreen this month-10% off. I LOVE ANYTHING WITH THE WORDS "OFF PRICE" :)
Contact me if you would like a bottle of Wintergreen for a "SCREAMING" deal.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

photo courtesy of: mealplanning101

For those of you out there who LOVE Indian cuisine, specifically, Chicken Tikka Masala, and don't have the time to make it properly(in other words, hours of preparation), here is a recipe that is a GREAT substitute! I have seen this particular recipe all over Pinterest :)
In this house, 6 out of 8 LOVE Indian cuisine. I have made this too many times to count :)
Without further adieu, here is the link for this yummy dish.

Chicken Tikka Masala

I went Here and found a Naan recipe that had numerous positive feedback.

"BEST PANCAKES EVER!!!"

Finding a meal that my entire, picky family will all agree to love has been one of the most difficult, stressful parts of feeding my family. So, when I make something that we all love,  we will eat it forever because I dare NOT try anything new to replace the love it meal.
I have a pancake recipe that we all love. It's quick and easy. I make the appropriate modifications for one of us who has a food allergy and no one complains. So, when I decided to try this recipe, I really didn't think it would become the go to pancake meal.  In fact, I only made 2 batches with different flours. 
To my utter amazement and delight, the kids and I LOVED the pancakes and wholeheartedly agree with the recipes' title, "BEST PANCAKES EVER!!!" One of the kids wanted pancakes at 11pm but, sadly, there were NO leftovers. There is ALWAYS next time....
Below is the original link and recipe. Enjoy!

coleen's recipe

Thank you, Coleen, in Alaska :)       (photo courtesy of Coleenrecipes)

Update: since making these babies the kids have asked for these almost daily. One child was overheard saying to dad, "oh man, you missed it! Mom, made the BEST PANCAKES EVER!"

Tweaks to original recipe:
I replaced regular flour for White Whole Wheat flour. One child, who will go to their grave saying they can tell the difference between regular flour and wheat flour, could NOT tell me which pancake was wheat and which was regular flour :)
I soured milk using coconut milk and vinegar-worked like a charm!