Rosemary Eucalyptus Massage Mousse

Today I'm posting a recipe of one of my favorite concoctions I have come up with yet. This is such a versatile blend. I started using it as a homemade shaving cream for those areas that leave razor burn hoping that it would soothe. It did.  Then I started whipping it and made it into a massage mousse. Now I use it to help clear up my toddler's eczema. It has worked wonders on her skin!  This is quite oily so I wouldn't suggest using it in place of lotion.  So here it the recipe. I hope you enjoy it!









1/3 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup shea butter
1/8 cup jojoba oil
1/8 cup sweet almond oil
1/4 teaspoon Rosemary oil
1/4 teaspoon Eucalyptus oil
1/8 teaspoon Tea tree oil (this is optional)

Melt all ingredients in a pan over low heat on the stove. Let it solidify overnight or put it in the fridge for faster results. Once the oils have solidified, whip the mixture with a hand mixer until soft peaks form and it is light and fluffy.  Transfer the mousse into containers. I use 8 oz ball canning bottles because they aren't very deep and it makes it so I don't have to dig and get my whole hand oily when I want a little bit. On that note, this is quite oily so I would not suggest using it in place of lotion.

This can be stored at room temperature, but if it does melt, all you need to do it stick it back in the fridge and re-whip it if you want it fluffy.


Here is a picture of what the soft peaks look like (if you're not a cook or baker this term may not be familiar).

Soft peaks                                                            Finished product

I got my coconut oil from Target. I prefer to use their's because it is expelled oil which means that it doesn't have any scent of coconut. I have also used Trader Joes before and theirs still has a hint of coconut scent, which isn't entirely unpleasant. I think it does take away from the minty scents of the tea tree oil and rosemary though.

Here is a picture of all the products I used minus the coconut oil. It wouldn't fit in the picture.

Smoothie Popsicles

If any of you have a child that is a picky eater, you will appreciate this recipe. My 4 1/2 year old has been extremely "selective" (that's my positive word for it) since he turned about 18 months. One morning I decided I needed to add some greens to his smoothies so he wouldn't turn opaque from iron deficiency. He didn't love it, but he actually drank it. He loves any kind of popsicle, so I got the brilliant idea to make his smoothies into popsicles. He loves them! So here are a couple of good recipes.













Berry Smoothie Popsicles

1/2 banana
1 Orange juice
1 Mango
1 cup Blueberries (I use frozen)
1 cup Strawberries
1 - 1 1/2 cups honey flavored greek yogurt
1 cup Purple kale or spinach

1- Blend the juice, banana, and kale/spinach together until there are no specs left.
2- Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth
3- Pour into popsicle containers and freeze.

* If you want to get the this-tastes-like-dirt-it-must-be-healthy taste out, try blanching your greens prior to blending. This will remove some of the nutrients though.

* you can substitute 1/2 cup orange juice and 1 cup Mango Naked drink if you don't have a mango.

What little boy can resist a popsicle? He asks for these all day long. I don't mind giving them to him for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or any time in between!



















Island Strawberry Daiquiri Popsicles

1/2 cup coconut milk or juice
1 cup kale or spinach
1 cup fresh pineapple
1 cup strawberries
1 6 oz container of coconut flavored yogurt
1/2 banana
a squeeze of fresh lime juice

Blend the kale/spinach with the liquids first before adding everything else to the blender.  Pour into popsicle containers and freeze for about 3 hours.

Berry Lemonade Bread

This is a work in progress, but I thought I would post it in case some one else wants to help with the progress!  My mom used to make a lemon bread when I was a kid and I remember waiting for the goodness to enter my mouth. I have adjusted the recipe to make it more dense. I hope you enjoy it.

4 Tbsp butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1 lemon with rind grated
1/2 cup frozen berries (I use raspberries and blueberries)

Cream together butter, salt and sugar. Add eggs and lemon rind and mix until evenly incorporated. Mix your baking powder in with your flour and make sure it is mixed so there are not lumps for baking powder. Add milk and flour mixture and fold very lightly. Then fold berries until barely mixed. You want to do this step very lightly. It doesn't matter if the batter is lumpy.  Pour into 2 greased mini loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 minutes. I like to add tinfoil to the top for the last 10 minutes.

Simple syrup

Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup sugar

Heat on a stove until sugar is dissolved.

As soon as the bread is out of the oven, spoon the syrup over the loaf. The trick is to do this while the bread is still hot so it will soak up the syrup. Let the loaves cool and then enjoy.

If you don't have a mini loaf pan you can either buy a set of 4 disposable pans at most grocery stores or go on Amazon. I purchased mine on Amazon at the below link. I researched many and found these to be the best quality. It comes in a set of 4 but I figure you can never have too many mini loaf pans.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047N13JI/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1