What are Essential Oils?

Essential oils are generally extracted by distillation, often by using steam from the leaves, stems, flowers, barks, roots. Essential oils are not really oils. They do not contain the fatty acids that constitute what we would consider an actual oil. Essential oils are not the same as perfume or fragrance oils. Essential oils are derived straight…

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Antibiotic Blend

I was sick and needed some antibiotics. But it was the weekend and all the clinics were closed until Monday. My only option was going to the emergency, which I didn’t want to do and I didn’t think it was that urgent. I had essential oils at home and I’ve been told that they have…

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Spicy Eggplant

I know a lot of people don’t like eggplant because of the mushy texture. But cooking it like this, the eggplant is till a little firm and not mushy. 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons garlic, minced 1 inch ginger, minced 1 onion, diced 4 Chinese eggplants, halved lengthwise and cut into 1 inch half…

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Chap Chae

Korean food, yum. Chap Chae is simple, but the unique noodle is what makes this dish. This is one of the most popular dishes at a Korean restaurant. Hope you like it. 1 package dried Korean sweet potato noodles 2 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 2 carrots,…

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Rice Cooker Steel-Cut Oats

Surprise, surprise! I was sent an email from the most unlikely source with a tweet about cooking steel-cut oats in the rice cooker. But what a great idea… I like steel-cut oats, but hate cooking it on the stove top because it takes so much longer to cook than regular oatmeal. So I decided to…

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