A Health Journey

As fall is settling in, it is starting to feel like comfort food season.  One of my favorites is soup.  This butternut squash recipe has a light flavor and texture, perfect for a beautiful fall day.  

Butternut Squash soup

1 medium onion diced and sliced

2 garlic cloves minced 

1 TBSP Olive oil

1 large butternut squash diced

4 C of chicken or veggie broth

1 C coconut cream

Salt to taste

In a large soup pot add your olive oil, onion and garlc; saute for 5 min.  Then add your butternut squash and chicken broth, bring to a boil then simmer for 20 min.  Then let cool slightly and place in blender and puree.  Then place back in the pot and add the coconut cream, warm until the cream has melted into the butternut mixture.  Let cool and ENJOY!!

I love the smells of fall.  Bath bombs are a great way to relax and take in the scents of the season.  These bath bombs do not contain any cornstarch, which is a common ingrident in many bath bombs.  I really hope you love these as much as we do.  

1 1/2 C Baking Soda

3/4 C Citric Acid

1/4 C Epsom salt

3 TBSP Melted Shea Butter

1 TBSP Sunflower Oil

30 drops of Plant therapy Harvest Moon Essential Oil Blend

Witch Hazel in a dropper bottle

Fall is here and it has been absolutely beautiful.  This sugar scrub is the perfect combination of all things fall from sunflowers to spices.  One thing that I really overlooked when going through my healing journey was the importance of non-toxic and clean body products.  I really thought that what the store sold was safe.  I was absolutely wrong.  This scrub is clean and safe and smells absolutely amazing.  I did add spices in ground form becuase I love the look that adds to the scrub.  

Harvest Sugar Scrub

2 1/2 C Sugar

1 C Sunflower Oil 

1 tsp vit E oil

1/2 tsp cardomon

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I love this time of year.  The mornings are cooler and the leaves are starting to change color.   It seems like gardens are in their prime also.  We have been given so many cucumbers that we had to do something with them.  This cucumber salad is so tasty, in facy my son was literally licking his fingers with this one.  I hope you enjoy.  

2 medium cucumbers

1/2 C Paleo mayo

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

2 tsp maple sugar

Wash and slice your cucumbers into small discs and place in a bowl.  In a separate small bowl mix the paleo mayo, apple cider vinegar and maple sugar.  Then pour the mayo mixture over the cucumbers and mix it all together.  ENJOY!!

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My goodness how time flies.  I can not believe it is past labor day weekend.  This summer was busy and crazy and so much fun for me and my family.  I hope you enjoyed your summer with your family also.  Nothing quite says summer like peaches and this peach cobbler is amazing.  

For the peach mixture

8 peaches sliced 

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp maple sugar

1 1/2 TBSP tapioca flour

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, then place in the bottom of a 9x13 pan greased or lined with parchment paper. 

For the topping

1/4 C palm shortening

1/4 C coconut flour

2 tsp cinnamon

1 TBSP maple sugar

1/4 C arrowroot flour

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, then cut the palm shortening in until small crumbles form.  Then place on top of the peaches and back at 350 degrees for 40 min.  ENJOY!