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Freshen Your Home This Spring

Spring is here, and I am ready for a fresh start to a new season! I have some fun ideas to freshen your home this Spring using essential oils. Often people reach for harsh smelling room sprays and candles to freshen the air in their homes, when in reality it is actually triggering and aggravating allergies and respiratory conditions for family members. Since my children were young, we have replaced those synthetic home freshen options with quality, Young Living essential oils. As our essential oil collection has grown, we have had fun mixing and pairing different oils to create fun diffuser blends. I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite Spring Diffuser Blends you can save to your Pinterest board and try for yourself.

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Make sure you also check out the Lavender essential oil recipes I shared last month!

PRO TIP TO FRESHEN YOUR HOME

Use your empty essential oil bottles as a bud vase for small flowers to display around your home.

Young Living has curated these 7 essential oils to freshen your home this Spring, to be free gifts with purchase for the entire month of April 2021. Reach out to me if you would like to learn how you can get started using essential oils or earn these oils for free as a gift with purchase.

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Categories: Essential Oils, Wellness

Living with Lavender

Please tell me you are living with Lavender essential oil in your life!

Lavender essential oil has a fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous aroma that is soothing and refreshing, and will have the heart of all your family members! Lavender essential oil is gentle enough for your youngest family members, yet dynamic enough for the adults in your home, that you will quickly find yourself leaving a bottle of lavender essential oil in every room of your home. Lavender essential oil will be by your side from morning skin care routines, the ups and downs of the day, to bath time and snuggling your family into bed at night.

Young Living Lavender essential oil is especially helpful for my family during the Spring months when the pollen is at its peak! We like to swipe a drop of oil on our noses and behind our ears.

Lavender DIY Recipes

Raise your hand if you like to mix up DIY recipes at home! Lavender is one of the most versatile oils to use in easy bath, body, and personal care solutions. Check out these easy recipes that you can try at home.

Lavender Oatmeal Bath Soak

Lavender Makeup Remover Pads

Lavender Diffuser Blends

Lavender essential oil can be used in an array of diffuser blends from morning till evening. We always have a bottle of Lavender sitting close to our diffusers!

If you aren’t convinced you need to be living with Lavender in your life, check out the list of my top 15 Everyday Uses for Lavender…

Click the button below to download a copy of the 15 Everyday Uses for Lavender so you can use it as handy reference guide.

WayHome-15UsesForLavender Download

So tell me, are you living with Lavender essential oil in your life? What are some of your favorite ways to use this versatile essential oil? Share with us in the comments!

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March into Something New

March into something new this Spring! I love when Young Living sends some amazing new essential oils in my monthly essential rewards order. The free essential oils in the March 2021 promo are pretty much the best ever!

Every month this generous company loads us up with bonus items simply for being loyal customers. We purchase items we’d be buying anyway – toothpaste, lotion, shampoo, makeup, supplements and cleaning supplies, etc – from Young Living, and we not only get amazing, high quality products that are safe for our families, we get these products as an extra bonus to us, we don’t have to pay for shipping, delivery to our doorstep and product credits galore! I am ALL about boxes of safe, effective and healthy products showing up in my mailbox with fun freebies inside!

I’ve rounded up a few furry friends to help me share about the goodness of each of these essential oils.

Take time to slow down with Clary Sage, Lavender, and Copaiba as you use these oils for relaxing massages, diffuser blends and bath time relaxation. Then align your mind on what matters most with Idaho Grand Fir and Blue Cypress. Sleep well with RutaVaLa.

Blue Cypress Bunny Says…

Blue Cypress is a key ingredient in multiple emotionally supportive oils like Release and Sara!
Create an at-home spa. Take time for self-care with a DIY massage oil – a dab of V-6 carrier and a few drops of Blue Cypress. This is especially great for tired legs that have been standing or walking all day!
Nourish with nature. Add a drop of this crisp evergreen oil to your moisturizer to refine your complexion.
Diffuse away the blues. Pair Blue Cypress with Peace & Calming, Tangerine, Cedarwood or Geranium to calm the mind and support the emotions.

Copaiba Cheetah Says…

Revive your resolve. Invigorate your day by inhaling this sweet, woodsy scent for a refreshing experience. This calming oil pairs well with woodsy scents, citrus and clean, crisp oils like Tea Tree or Peppermint.
Boost your bath. Embrace a moment of solo time by adding drops of Copaiba and Peace & Calming to a gentle epsom salt soak.
Ease the tension. Add Copaiba to a roller bottle (pairs well with Panaway, Peppermint, Cool Azul, etc.) and apply to ease head, neck and muscle tension.

Clary Sage Cow Says…

Create a study sanctuary. Diffuse this herbaceous, floral aroma while you center your thoughts before a big project. Clary Sage pairs well with bright, citrusy oils like Lemon, Tangerine or Bergamot.
Delight in a motivating massage. Combine Clary Sage with a massage oil to create a must-use duo when you need to decompress. Add a little Lavender for an extra boost!
Create happy hormones. Use Clary Sage as a way to support healthy estrogen levels by applying it daily!

Idaho Grand Fir Fox Says…

Inhale inspiration. Envision fresh mountain air as you rub this oil on your chest and breathe deeply.
Make a Meditation Roller:
- 10 drops Idaho Grand Fir essential oil
- 10 drops Orange essential oil
- 5 drops Palo Santo essential oil
- 5 drops Copaiba essential oil
- 2 drops Clove essential oil
- Enough V-6 or other carrier oil to fill bottle
Soothe sore muscles. Make a grounding massage oil: 20 drops Cool Azul or Panaway + 15 drops Idaho Grand Fir essential oil + Carrier oil
Enjoy an evergreen escape. Diffuse Idaho Grand Fir with Frankincense and Vetiver for an instant outdoors aroma. Or pair with Lavender and Tangerine for a calm, grounded environment.

RutaVaLa Raccoon Says…

Create a next-level nighttime routine. Combine this blend with water in a spray bottle and spritz the calming aroma on your pillow after a hectic day.
Add 20 drops to a roller bottle, fill with carrier and apply to the bottom of the feet.
Treat your feet. Dilute this blend and massage into your soles before your evening meditation.

Lavender Lion Says…

Tried-and-true tranquility. This original favorite is essential to diffuse when you need to create a serene space.
I love it paired with Idaho Grand Fir + Orange, Valor + Frankincense, or Vanilla +Tangerine.
Put your freshest face forward. Add Lavender to your morning face wash to leave you feeling fresh and fit for a perfect day. This is especially great for more oil-prone skin.

Are you ready to march into something new and try Young Living essential oils for the first time? Give me a shout and I will hook you up with the best deal and resources to help you get started! If you are currently a Young Living member, don’t miss out on the goodness of each of these oils during the month of March 2021.

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Homemade Hot Chocolate Bombs

Move over old fashioned hot cocoa, there is a new modern method of creating the rich and creamy treat with homemade hot chocolate bombs!

Hot chocolate balls or often called hot chocolate bombs, have taken over my newsfeeds with the satisfying videos of watching them melt in a mug when hot milk is poured over them.

I read and watched a couple tutorial videos and thought this would be a simple project to do with my girls over Christmas Break. My girls love any chance they get to make sweet treats. I’ll share the steps we took to create our hot chocolate bombs.

After realizing the local craft stores have been sold out of the round silicone molds, I ordered a multi size set from Amazon that gave us different size options.

I used chocolate candy melt wafers that you can find at local craft stores. I purchased a milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate to have options for decorating.

How to Make Hot Chocolate Bombs

I thought it would be better to melt the chocolate wafers in a double broiler pan on the stove, but later found out it is easier and creates a smoother chocolate if wafers are melted in the microwave.

Spoon some melted chocolate into the mold and use a spoon to press the chocolate around the edges of the semicircle mold. Make sure to spread enough chocolate up the to edges of the mold to make a sturdy base to attach top ball layer. Place the molds in the freezer for 5 minutes or in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to harden the chocolate in the mold.

We chose to use the large 2″ mold as well as the medium mold to make a variety of hot chocolate bomb sizes.

After the chocolate hardens, pop the half circles out of the mold and onto a pan.

Spoon about a teaspoon of your favorite hot chocolate powder into the medium shells and a tablespoon of hot chocolate powder into the large shells. Add a couple marshmallows to medium shells and a handful to large shells. Reserve an empty shell for the top of each hot chocolate bomb.

To form the round hot chocolate bomb, heat a plate in the microwave for 4-5 minutes. Carefully rub the empty chocolate half on the warm plate to melt the edges and then attach to a filled bottom.

We had to use our finger to seal the edges and add extra chocolate to fill in any cracks.

Melt a complimentary chocolate wafer color to drizzle over finished hot chocolate bombs.

We used a narrow frosting tip to pipe a white chocolate drizzle over the tops of the hot chocolate bombs and finished with a sprinkle of crushed peppermint.

Tips for Success

Make sure you give the top edges of the mold a solid coat of chocolate, so they are more sturdy to attached other half.
Chocolate wafers melt better in the microwave than on a double broiler.
Adding decoration and embellishments hide many of the flaws.

Supplies Needed

Silicone Mold

Chocolate Candy Wafers

Crushed Peppermint

Mini Marshmallows

Powder Hot Chocolate Mix

Narrow Frosting Tip

The Fun Part

Warm 1 cup of your favorite milk. We used oat milk. Drop one large hot chocolate bomb in your mug or 2 medium hot chocolate bombs in your mug. Slowly pour the hot milk over the chocolate bomb and watch it slowly explode releasing the hot chocolate powder and marshmallows.

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Homemade hot chocolate bombs will make the perfect gift for your friends and family for the holiday season. Package in clear plastic bag tied up with pretty ribbon and pair with a personalized mug.

You can design a mug for about $5 at Walmart.com and have it shipped free to your local store to pick up.

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Categories: Essential Oils, Life, Wellness

It is the Most Wonderful Time of Year

It is the most wonderful time of year when Young Living launches their Holiday Catalog each fall! If you are a Young Living member you know how exciting the new product offerings are and how quickly the limited edition products and bundles sell out.

On Monday, November 9, the wait is finally over as members we can order these products! If you aren’t currently a Young Living member, send me a message and let’s chat so I can help you choose the best bundle to get started with. Make sure to check out the limited edition Chic Holiday Starter Bundle below!

I put together a little video with all my favorite products from the catalog so you can see for yourself.

Limited Edition Holiday Starter Bundle

One of my favorite options in the 2020 Holiday Launch is the Chic Holiday Starter Bundle that comes with the Sweet Aroma diffuser, 9 essential oils (Frankincense, Lemon, Thieves, Peppermint, Bergamot, Lavender, Joy, Grapefruit, and Peace & Calming) along with Thieves Hand Sanitizer and an adorable leopard print carrying case.

This would be a great gift for yourself, a family member, teacher, or a great kit to take on the go traveling or to and from your workplace. The kit has been carefully thought out to include 9 essential oils that cover a variety of needs and all pair well together to brighten, freshen, uplift, and cleanse your environment any time of year! We can all use a little more of that after this year, am I right?!

Because I love giving gifts and feel like everyone needs a little more Christmas Spirit this year, I will be sending everyone who allows me to help them choose a starter kit bundle before December 25, a free bottle of Christmas Spirit essential oil as a gift from me.

It is the Most Wonderful Time of Year! I want to hear from you! What Young Living holiday product are you the most excited about?

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Back to School with Young Living

2020 is definitely a year you will want to go Back to School with Young Living products! Start the day with supplements and probiotics designed to support a child’s immune system. Stash Thieves Waterless Hand Purifier in backpacks for routine hand cleaning. Keep an assortment of KidScents essential oils handy to target needs as they arise. Finally end your child’s day with fresh KidScents personal care products that leave out the dyes and synthetic fragrances.

If you are currently a Young Living member, make sure to add some or all of these products to your Essential Rewards box this month. If you have never ordered from Young Living, today is your lucky day because you can order the brand new Kids Starter Collection!

Little Oilers Premium Starter Kit

Includes:

FEATHER THE OIL DIFFUSER – Multiple diffusion options, 10 different LED light options, 5 white noise options
GENEYUS – Helps to stay on task, focus, concentrate and block out distractions. diffuse or apply topically before school, or during homework time. The oil. blends includes Blue Cypress, Cedarwood and Ylang Ylang amongst others.
OWIE – Supports the body’s natural healing process and soothes sensitive skin with a combination of oils such as Tea Tree, Elemi, Clove, and Helichrysum.
TUMMYGIZE – This blend calms the body and soothes the tummy with Peppermint, Spearmint, Fennel, Ginger, Tangerine, Anise and Cardamom… just to name a few!
SNIFFLEEASE – Promotes deep breaths. It is a combination of several of the Eucalyptus oils, Peppermint, Ravinstara, Lavender, Palo Santo and many more.
SLEEPYIZE – Help your kids’ minds and bodies to relax and get incredible rest. It’s a blend of Lavender, Geranium, Roman Chamomile, Tangerine, Bergamot, Frankincense, Valerian and Rue. Diffuse when it’s time to settle down for bedtime.
2 ROLLER BOTTLE TOPS – Transform any bottle of oil into an easy-to-use roll on bottle.

The Little Oilers Premium Starter Kit is already an incredible value, but when you order before September 30 you will get a free 15 ml bottle of the incredible new KidPower essential oil blend! If you are familiar with the popular Valor essential oil blend. KidPower takes the Valor blend and adds the beautiful scents of Orange and Vanilla to make the most amazing confidence boosting blend.

When you allow me to help you get started during the month of September, I am going to send you a copy of the kids book I wrote several years ago as well as connect you to all the resources you need to be successful in using your essential oils.

Reach out to me today, so I can help you get set up with your Little Oilers Premium Starter Kit so you can go back to school with Young Living.

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A Week of Cooking with Vitality Essential Oils

Do you like cooking with Vitality essential oils? If you are like me, you could use some occasional inspiration for weeknight meals. It is easy for me to the end of the day and not have any ideas of what to feed my family. Recently Young Living sent an amazing collection of Vitality essential oils with our monthly order and I knew it would be just the inspiration I needed to develop some new recipes to feed my family and share with you guys.

I have 5 simple recipes that use Vitality essential oils that you can take and use this week or any week that will have your family raving.

Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash

A Week of Cooking with Vitality Essential Oils

Cut acorn squash in 4 horizontal slices.

Drizzle slices of squash with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

While squash is roasting, cook a roll of breakfast sausage in a skillet. Drain grease from pan. Add cut green pepper and sauté with sausage. Add 2 drops Black Pepper Vitality essential oil and 1 drop Mountain Savory Vitality essential oil.

Remove sliced squash from the oven and stuff with the sausage mixture. Put back in the oven to bake for about 10 more minutes. If you prefer cheese, sprinkle with cheese and melt on top in oven.

Guacamole

Guacamole is a family favorite at our house, and pretty easy to make!

Cut up 2 medium/large avocados. Dice one Roma tomato. Dice half of a red onion. Chop a handful of fresh cilantro. Mash avocado pieces in a bowl and add chopped tomato, onion and cilantro. Mix well. Add 3 drops Lime Vitality essential oil and 1 drop Coriander essential oil; stir into guacamole.

Serve with your favorite tortilla chip or raw vegetables.

Teriyaki Chicken

Cook raw chicken breast in a skillet. As chicken is cooking, cut into bite-sized pieces. Mix 2 Tablespoons teriyaki sauce with 3 drops Orange Vitality essential oil. Add teriyaki sauce mixture to skillet to finish cooking chicken.

Pair chicken with steamed broccoli and rice for a complete meal that your whole family will love.

Cauliflower Mash

It may look like mashed potatoes, but it is actually mashed cauliflower.

Break a head of cauliflower into pieces and steam cook it. I used the steam feature on an instant pot to cook for 3 minutes. Transfer cooked cauliflower to a food processor to blend smooth. For a creamy cauliflower mash, add 1 8 oz. block of cream cheese and blend in a food processor. Add 1 drop Black Pepper Vitality essential oil and 1-2 drops Parsley Vitality essential oil and blend well.

Optional: blend in chopped fresh parsley

Optional toppings to serve: cheese, bacon, butter, chives

Jicama Fries

We had fun with the jicama (HEE-kah-ma) that came in a recent Misfits Market box. This root vegetable that looks like a potato is packed with amazing nutritional benefits without the starch found in potatoes.

First peel the tough outer shell of the jicama off. Cut into thin “fry” size slices. Add slices to a bowl or quart-size storage bag. Drizzle with 1 Tablespoon olive oil, 1 drop Black Pepper Vitality essential oil and 1 drop Thyme Vitality essential oil, and 1 Teaspoon ground Turmeric. Toss pieces in bowl or bag until evenly coated.

Cook in an air fryer for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Check and flip fries twice during baking process to keep from burning.

Serve with fresh kale and cooked ground beef. Optional: sprinkle with feta cheese.

TIPS FOR USING VITALITY ESSENTIAL OILS

Start with one drop, and add more if needed.
If you want to add a hint of flavor, start by dipping a toothpick into oil and swirling into recipe.
I only use Young Living Vitality essential oils for cooking with because I trust their Seed to Seal promise and have seen their processes in action.

Do you have favorite recipes using Vitality essential oils? I would love to hear in the comments if you try any of these recipes!

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Welcome Home Starter Kit

Young Living introduced the limited-edition Welcome Home Starter Kit earlier this year as a simpler way to introduce your family to using essential oils. These essential oils were carefully curated to give you a foundation of versatile essential oils to freshen and bring balance to your home. This kit allows the new essential oil user to experiment with a variety of topical and aromatic uses.

To keep the price point down, the home diffuser was left out of the kit. Many people missed out on the therapeutic aromatic benefits of these essential oils by not purchasing their own home diffuser. Before the Welcome Home Starter Kit is retired in June, Young Living is offering an incredible promotion for new members by adding a FREE Dewdrop Diffuser to this already incredible kit value.

The limited-edition Welcome Home Starter Kit is being offered at $125. It is valued at over $300 if you add up the retail value of each item.

Welcome Home Starter Kit Includes:

Frankincense, 5 ml
Lavender, 5 ml
Peppermint, 5 ml
Valor®, 5 ml
Grapefruit, 15 ml
Lemon, 15 ml
Lime, 15 ml
Tangerine, 15 ml
Wooden Vitality™ oil rack
Young Living Lifestyle booklet
FREE Dewdrop Diffuser

To purchase the Young Living Welcome Home Starter Kit with the FREE Dewdrop Diffuser, click this link and my member #1555104 should be in the ‘Sponsor’ and ‘Enroller’ spots. Scroll down if you want step-by-step directions! Choose ‘Member’ to sign up. This doesn’t mean you’ll ever have to sell anything, it just makes you a wholesale member and gives you 24% off retail prices! Kinda like Costco, but you get an entire Premium Starter Kit with your wholesale membership and not just a plastic card.

Learn a little more about each of the oils in this kit:

Lemon

Fresh

• A favorite essential oil to add to your cleaning toolbox. Helps aid in sticky residue removal, and helping clean all the things.

Tangerine

Uplifting

• A favorite essential oil to add to a sugar scrub to revive tired feet.

Grapefruit

Fruity

• A favorite essential oil to diffuse to help curb appetites.

Lime

Clean

• A favorite essential oil to diffuse any time of day.

Google benefits of naturally occurring constituents limonene and alpha-pinene found in the citrus oils!

Frankincense

Calming

• A favorite essential oil to add to your skin routine to maintain a healthy radiant complexion.

Valor

Woodsy

• A favorite essential oil blend to wear topically as a perfume/cologne to support healthy emotions.

Peppermint

Invigorating

• A favorite essential oil to rub on bellies, muscles, and joints.

Lavender

Relaxing

• A favorite essential oil to rub on skin and use at bedtime to unwind and relax.

Here are some suggested diffuser blends to help you maximize the combinations of blends you can create for fresh, inviting aromas to fill your home.

HOW TO GET YOUR WELCOME HOME STARTER KIT

1. Click here to get started. My member number (#1555104) should autopopulate in the sponsor and enroller fields.

2. Choose ‘Member’.

3. Click on the “Other Premium Kits” tab to find the Welcome Home Starter Kit.

4. Choose whether you enroll in Essential Rewards (optional but highly recommended!) Bonus: check the YES box for ‘Do you want to use your Premium Starter Kit (PSK) as your first Essential Rewards (ER) order?’ and your kit counts as your first ER order which means you’ll get 10 PV back to spend AND a free bonus oil! You can then go in and customize your order for the following month.

5. Fill out your information and finalize your order. When you’re all signed up, email me at: elizabeth at thewayhomelife dot com with the word WELCOME HOME in the subject line and I’ll email you back within 24 hours to chat about the goals you want to achieve with your starter kit and send you a customized welcome kit with everything you will need to get started.

Make sure you grab you Welcome Home Starter Kit before June, 30, 2020 to get the FREE Dewdrop Diffuser!

Disclosure: Statements made on this website about Young Living Essential Oils have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products and information are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Easy Homemade – Sourdough Bread

I have been baking easy homemade sourdough bread for a number of years, but have taken breaks from it during periods of moving or limiting carbs from our diet. When we were given the “Stay Home” orders in March 2020, it seemed like a good thing to pick back up as we would have more time to devote to keeping up with baking bread and have a reliable bread source as the bread shelves were scarce. The whole family loves fresh bread and it is healthier than bread sold in stores.

My sister has consistently been baking bread from this sourdough starter she got from a friend over 8 years ago. We always love going to her house because she always has something fresh she has baked. She has shared some of her extra sourdough starter several times over the years to help me get into a sourdough bread routine. She shared some of her starter again to start the sourdough bread baking process in March.

My baking sidekick joined me to share the steps we take to baking the most delicious homemade sourdough bread. I want my girls to experiment and be a part of food preparation now, so they will be confident in preparing food for their own families one day.

Sourdough Bread

Remove the starter from refrigerator and “feed” with:

1 cup warm water
1/3 – 1/2 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons potato flakes

Stir. Keep mixture out of refrigerator 8-12 hours. The mixture will bubble. You may stir the mixture with a wooden or plastic spoon. Do not use metal spoons.

I typically activate starter and bake bread every 7-10 days.

I keep starter in a glass jar with a layer of plastic wrap over the top with holes punched to allow the mixture to “breathe”. You should feed the starter at least every 10 days. If you do not bake bread that often you should still feed the starter and let it sit out of the refrigerator 8-12 hours and pour out 1 cup of the starter then place it back in the refrigerator.

Bread Recipe

6 cups flour – bread flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
1/3 – 1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 cup starter
1/2 cup oil

Measure dry ingredients into large mixing bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients until well blended. You may need to use your hands to get ingredients thoroughly mixed. Dough will be rather stiff. Cover with wax or parchment paper.

Let dough rise 8-12 hours or overnight. Dough should be doubled in bulk.

Punch dough down and knead dough a few times on a floured surface. Divide dough into 3 portions. Place extra dough balls into bowl while working with one portion. Roll each portion into a rectangle (about 12″ long and 8″ wide). Roll up jelly roll style, pinch ends and tuck under as you place loaf in greased loaf pan. Make sure the fold side is down.

Cover each loaf with wax or parchment paper and cover with lightweight kitchen towel or cloth.

Let rise 8-12 hours until at least doubled in size.

Bake at 350 degrees for 27 minutes or until golden brown.

Sourdough is an old form of bread leavening. It relies on a mix of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria that are naturally present in flour, rather than baker’s yeast, to leaven the dough.

Sourdough bread contains lower amounts of gluten and its prebiotic- and probiotic-like properties may help improve digestion.

There are many different methods of creating and baking with sourdough starter. This sourdough starter is unlike many starters that you feed flour to keep the cultures active and alive.

When mixing up our sourdough, we typically bake 2 regular size loaves and then with the third part we will experiment with mini loaves, pizza crust, dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls, pretzels, pancakes, and even tortillas.

Have you ever made homemade bread? Do you use traditional yeast or a sourdough starter to help your bread rise?

If you live in the Birmingham area and would like to get started with this type of easy homemade sourdough bread, reach out to me and I will be happy to share some of my starter with you to get started.

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Homemade – Chocolate Cake

For Mother’s Day 2020, Sarah Beth and I took to the kitchen to make a homemade chocolate cake. After watching Joanna Gaines share her family’s favorite chocolate cake recipe, we wanted to try the recipe for ourself.

We love following the Magnolia story and everything the Magnolia brand represents, so we thought it would be fun to film our own mother-daughter baking adventure. Have you tried any of the recipes in the Magnolia Table Cookbooks? I need to add both of these cookbooks to my wishlist.

Enjoy a behind the scenes look at the recipe in action.

While we normally try to limit our sugar consumption, this cake was a special treat out of the norm for Mother’s Day. We have been spending more time than usual at home and enjoying trying new things in the kitchen. The chocolate cake was a big hit with the family and the fresh strawberries ended up being a fun surprise to cut into and enjoy eating with the cake.

Did you have any special treats that you enjoyed for Mother’s Day?

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