Whole Wheat Organic Blueberry Muffins

My kiddos asked me for some blueberry muffins and I wanted to go to the wine festival sooo guess what I was doing on a Sunday morning...Making the best blueberry muffins we've ever eaten. They were so good that I had to go buy more blueberries to make another batch that evening. 

Blueberry Muffins

1 1/2 cups Organic Whole Wheat (Sprouts-Bulk)

3/4 cup of organic sugar (I used C&H brand)

2 tsp Aluminum free baking powder

1/2 tsp Himalayan Pink Sea salt

1/3 cup vegetable oil or Coconut oil

1 large farm egg or organic from the store is fine

1/3 -1/2 cup of organic milk (I used whole milk)

1 1/2 tsp 100% Pure vanilla (I used my homemade vanilla) 

a little over 1 cup of organic blueberries (I used Cascadian farms)

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Add all dry ingredients to a small bowl. Combine oil, egg in the measuring cup and fill with milk to the 1 cup line. Add Vanilla and wisk until combined.  Add milk mixture to the bowl of dry ingredients and stir with a fork until mixed well. Then fold in the bluberries. 

The mixture will be slightly thick, if it's too thick then add about a tbs more of milk to batter. Line the cupcake pan with paper liners. Use an ice cream scoop and fill each cup with a scoop of mixture. Sprinkle sugar on top of each muffin. This should be enough for about a dozen muffins. 

Bake for about 15-20 minutes

These are probably the most moist and bluberry filled muffins you'll ever have! Enjoy! 

Body Butter Recipe

Dale's Body Butter Recipe

A few months ago I bought a chunk of 100% Pure Shea butter thinking I'd use it on my face...well that didn't happen. So yesterday I figured I'd try to make body butter since I had all  the other ingredients...With some modifications here and there, this is what I came up with. Enjoy and please message me if you have any questions.

I used all of the ingredients in the picture above in this recipe.

1/2 cup of solid Organic Pure Coconut oil (Amazon)
1 cup solid 100% organic pure shea butter (Amazon)
2 tbs Honey (Las Cruces Farmers Market)
4 oz Sweet Almond Oil (Target) *Any Essential oil will do. Sweet almond oil has a very light scent and Shea butter has a heavy scent so keep that in mind...I plan on making a batch of lavender/citrus body butter to see if that neutralizes the shea butter smell a bit more. 
Using a double broiler I put the solids in a glass measuring cup that could withstand the heat and slowly melt to a liquid. If you don't have a double use a medium size pot and a coffee cup and heat the solids on medium until it melts.
Mix both oils together add honey and stir. Put it in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until slight solid but soft to the touch.  

Then finally add essential oil.   

Using a hand mixer, mix until it is the consistency of whipped icing...see picture above. This may take about 10 minutes. 

Fill your containers and decorate! They make great gifts! I bought my mason jars from the commissary or you can find them at Walmart. The little pocket/purse containers were purchased at Walmart in the travel size section. 

*Notes

This body butter is fairly thick. It may seem oily at first but the oils are great for your skin and it absorbs well. Remember a little goes a long way! Also the ingredients are super healthy for your skin. I actually use Coconut oil as a moisturizer for my face, hair and before I made the body butter an all over body moisturizer. Honey has fantastic healthy qualities. Check out this link: 

http://www.honeyo.com/honeyhealing.shtml

Enjoy!!

Body Butter Recipe

Dale's Body Butter Recipe

A few months ago I bought a chunk of 100% Pure Shea butter thinking I'd use it on my face...well that didn't happen. So yesterday I figured I'd try to make body butter since I had all  the other ingredients...With some modifications here and there, this is what I came up with. Enjoy and please message me if you have any questions.

I used all of the ingredients in the picture above in this recipe.

1/2 cup of solid Organic Pure Coconut oil (Amazon)
1 cup solid 100% organic pure shea butter (Amazon)
2 tbs Honey (Las Cruces Farmers Market)
4 oz Sweet Almond Oil (Target) *Any Essential oil will do. Sweet almond oil has a very light scent and Shea butter has a heavy scent so keep that in mind...I plan on making a batch of lavender/citrus body butter to see if that neutralizes the shea butter smell a bit more. 
Using a double broiler I put the solids in a glass measuring cup that could withstand the heat and slowly melt to a liquid. If you don't have a double use a medium size pot and a coffee cup and heat the solids on medium until it melts.
Mix both oils together add honey and stir. Put it in the freezer for about 30 minutes or until slight solid but soft to the touch.  

Then finally add essential oil.   

Using a hand mixer, mix until it is the consistency of whipped icing...see picture above. This may take about 10 minutes. 

Fill your containers and decorate! They make great gifts! I bought my jars from the commissary or you can find them at Walmart. The little pocket/purse containers were purchased at Walmart in the travel size section. 

*Notes

This body butter is fairly thick. It may seem oily at first but the oils are great for your skin and it absorbs well. Remember a little goes a long way! Also the ingredients are super healthy for your skin. I actually use Coconut oil as a moisturizer for my face, hair and before I made the body butter an all over body moisturizer. Honey has fantastic healthy qualities. Check out this link: 

http://www.honeyo.com/honeyhealing.shtml

Enjoy!!