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I have to thank Leane for her article, Holiday Sanity. Holidays have become so commercial, I have been experiencing "writers block" for the first time I can recall. As far as the beautiful autumn goes, here is an oldie, but a goodie:
I
love pumpkin anything. I was looking for a pumpkin cheesecake recipe I
once had, but now I cannot find it. Still, it is that time of year
again! There are endless things we can do with pumpkins, and one of
them is our decadent Pumpkin Smoothie. So, what do you do when you are
in the mood for Pumpkin Pie but squashed for time?
Wishing You the Best!
Chill Out Cocoa By Leane Ketcherside Based on an ancient Ayurvedic recipe, this stuff works! My family calls it Magic Cocoa and it's one of my first lines of defense during stressful times, and is a definite help for insomnia. 6 to 8 ounces of milk or soy milk 1/4 Teaspoon each of Cinnamon and Ground Cardamom Your favorite Cocoa mix, to taste Add milk, Cinnamon and Cardamom to a saucepan and heat till steaming, stirring constantly to dissolve spices and avoid scorching the milk. Add Cocoa mix to taste and stir well until dissolved. Sip and enjoy the calm.
My Favorite Things by D.R. Dolen Amidst all the neat things we sell, are a few great ones that not enough people radar in on. These are those items I constantly pursue and use. Let's start with the Natural Wax Jelly made with 90% oil and 10% Candelilla wax. This is so far beyond better than petroleum jelly, there is no comparison. Our new and convenient stand up pouch bags also make it much easier to store and access in the bathroom, for example. It can be used straight up or for formulations that can be made into lip balm, salves, what have you. My favorite essential oils I may put a few drops in include Clary Sage, Rose Geranium, Tea Tree and as always the Bulgarian Lavender. I also use these essential oils in my bath water, depending on my needs. Rosemary is just great for head aches, for example. I use the largest stand up one pound foil bags to store my Epsom Salts in. This deletes the typically boring box they come in and is easy to navigate around with in the bathroom.
As
far as which balm to use? Well, If the lips are already
chapped, I recommend the jelly as it helps make lips supple.
In the winter, if the lips are not cracked, I like the stronger All
Purpose Base that is supported with soy wax and beeswax.
Flavors? Everyone has very different taste, to be sure, but
I love Blueberry, Cool Berry, Tangerine, Lemon Drops, Vanilla,
Buttered Rum and Pumpkin Pie the most. At times I just
mix a few together. The biggest thing perhaps I have not gotten across is that you can flavor coffee beans with these oils, by shaking them up in a zip lock bag and keeping in the bag a few days, to give as gifts. After the beans are taken out of the bag, they can be rolled into vanilla powder, cinnamon, what have you and presented in a mason jar. Click here for that article. In the Fragrance Oil Department, good for making soy candles as well as skin safe, my all time favorite is Cool Waters for Men Type, Fresh Cut Grass, McIntosh Apple, Pear, Leather and Pumpkin Pie. These seem to be the fragrances I am always making use of.
Maid Holistic is Ready!
"Imagination
is the only weapon in the war against reality." A Note from Leane We must apologize to the many of you who have tried to purchase the new items announced in our last newsletter. (The Ecztreme™ products, new healing butters and carrier oils, Hydrosol & Rhassoul Clay facial Packs and Shingles SOS™ products). No, you aren't crazy, the items aren't there. Due to Murphy's Law, the inability to get some of the special and unique ingredients on time and manufacturing glitches, we're running behind. We have been inundated with requests for the Ecztreme™ products, and we know you're all anxious for relief. We will contact each of you personally, via e mail, when these products are available. We hope to have everything soon and will announce availability in a newsletter to assure that everyone is notified. Again, we sincerely apologize.
Vanilla Oil Resin by Deborah R. Dolen Vanilla
is just so universal I cannot think of one person who does not
love it. When a reader asked me about
"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until
you value your time, you will not do anything with it." -M Scott Peck
Essential Holidays by Leane
Ketcherside Here are some great ways to use Essential Oils to freshen, heal, prevent and enjoy during the holiday season. Since these blends are NOT intended for use on the skin, precise recipes aren't necessary. Just blend with a few drops of each Essential Oil until you like the scent and just let them work their magic!
Making Lip Balm and Power Lip Balm by Deborah R. Dolen Basics Updated February 4th, 2010
This article has been updated for 2010 and moved here. Please click here for link!
Our "Get Real Diet" by Deborah R. Dolen
So, I learned how to make this salad, it is good for four days at a time, and the longer it marinades, the better it gets anyway. I love it, and this is about all I do eat. Occasionally I will throw crab meat, or steak in for variety. It is along the low carb diet lines, yet high in fiber. Ten pounds of this salad is not too much to make for a four day period. To Make: For 10
Pounds of Salad make or buy chopped and diced produce such as Broccoli, Cauliflower,
Sweet Onions, Salad Dressing In a Blender: 2 Cups of Soy Creamer, 1/2 Cup of Olive Oil, 1/2 Cup of Peppercorn Ranch, 1/4 Ounce Feta Cheese, 2 Ounces of Parmesan, 1 Cup of Plain Crackers, 2 Teaspoons of lemon juice, Salt and Pepper. I also bought Relacore, the newly advertised all natural stress fat reducer. A lady at a health food store, who does not sell the item, swears by it. I see it is working for me also so far, and I have been using Relacore for two weeks. It is very high in Vitamin B, C and contains many natural herbs. I bought it right from the Relacore site. Click thumbnail for better view, and yes, that product was ate five minutes after the photo! Good luck!
Tamper Proof Made Easy & Other Ramblings
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Vanilla Oleoresin, I was not aware it even existed. After
looking into it, I found it to be very expensive and its purpose
not as beneficial as an antioxidant, as is Rosemary Oleoresin
Extract (ROE). Still, in love with the idea of a Vanilla
Oleoresin, we
came up with a mixture of our own that includes ROE, and Vanilla
Flavor oil. I use it at 5% find it gives great
depth to my soaps, lotions, and balms, even if I am using a different
scent such as Lavender or Spice. It still operates as an
anti-oxidant, but not as powerful as Rosemary Oleoresin Extract.
Use it as an excellent scent and to anchor other fragrances. 
I am not a diet fanatic,
but after looking at my eating habits, I had to get real. I also
feel the need to drop ten pounds before filming any more "how
to" videos. A certain natural health food store had a
vegetable salad that I knew I could stand to eat all day long and any
time I was hungry. Like many people, I am not normally magnetized
to raw vegetables. Ya know, the ones we eat at parties to act like
we are health conscious? Yet this salad had such a great
dressing. Greg Engelhardt, our Chef, customized this recipe
just for me. We have to name it something cool, like South Beach,
Hollywood, so I guess we will name it "The Get Diet." To
download this one page PDF to share, 
