Lavender

Yes you can cook with lavender! And not only does it taste great but it can give ordinary treats and dishes an extra flare. Setting them apart from everyday recipes.

Here for instance is a refreshing Lavender Lemonade that is great for relaxing on the porch in the park on a hot summer day

Lavender Lemonade
7 lemons, peeled and juiced
2 limes, peeled and juiced
14 c. water
1 ½ c. Blue Agave
1 drop lavender essential oil

Mix all ingredients together and chill. Add more water or Blue Agave, depending on the size and tartness of the fruit.

Don't be afraid to try it in your recipes, just remember it doesn't take much to get the flavor. A lot of times it takes as little as one drop of Lavender oil.

Try things like

Lavender Ice Cream
Lavender Sorbet
Lavender Smoothies

Of course Lavender isn't the only essential oil you can cook with. Try for instance this recipe using orange essential oil, it makes for a great breakfast!

Orange French Toast
1/2 c. butter, melted
4 Tbsp. honey or Young Living Blue Agave
1 tsp. cinnamon or 1 drop Young Living cinnamon oil
6 eggs
12-16 drops Young Living Orange Essential Oil
1/4 tsp. salt
8 bread slices (challah bread or any favorite bread)

Combine melted butter, honey or Blue Agave, and cinnamon oil in a bowl. (If using cinnamon powder, combine other ingredients without the cinnamon.) Spread mixture to cover the bottom of a cookie sheet. (If using cinnamon powder, sprinkle on top of mixture after it is spread on a cookie sheet.) Combine eggs, orange essential oil, and salt in a separate bowl. Mix well, then dip bread slices in mixture. Place bread slices on cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, invert each slice on a plate, and serve with syrup.

Makes 8 slices.

Enjoy!

Benefits of Lavender:

-Induces Sleep
-Soothing to aching muscles
-Calming
-Soothes sunburns
-Improves Concentration
-Smell Fabulous!

Here are just some quick uses for Lavender that maybe you have never thought of.

Sleep therapy: Pour a few drops in a spray bottle, add distilled water, and shake. Lightly mist your pillow and bed sheets at night with this lavender-infused water

Spritzer: Use the same formula as the sleep therapy and spray it into the air or as a body spray before you hit your night on the town.

Lavender Bath Fizzers- Mix 2 TBSP. baking soda, 2 tsp. citric acid, and 8-10 drops Young Living lavender essential oil in a small bowl. Spray 1-2 sprays of water into mixture. Stir and repeat sprays of water until mixture sticks together when compacted. Press small amounts into candy molds or into small balls. Allow to sit for 2 minutes, turn molds over and release fizzers onto wax paper. Let dry until hardened all the way through. Drop into warm water and enjoy a soothing soak in the tub!