Yes, I know it has been awhile since Part 1. Today I am sharing with you a few more maintenance tips for your kitchen appliances and a great mealtime recipe as well. Oven dirt and eating right: How can you extend the life of your oven? Keep it clean. I am lecturing myself with this one as well. :) A clean oven lasts longer. Using a mat at the bottom of your oven helps to keep it clean by catching drippings that may cling to the heating elements. Dirty heating elements can cause the oven to work harder to preheat and keep the desired temperature. When an appliance has to work harder, it decreases the life of the appliance as well as uses more energy. Do you have a self cleaning oven? This feature puts stress on the oven, by heating it up to 800 degrees. A more appliance safe and
harsh chemical free way would be to apply a baking soda paste (baking soda and water) to the oven, let sit 8 or more hours and wipe clean. You may also add some Thieves Household Cleaner to the paste for extra cleaning 
ability. Using this method on a regular basis will help keep your oven in top working order and help you avoid the harsh chemicals found in commercial oven cleaners.
harsh chemical free way would be to apply a baking soda paste (baking soda and water) to the oven, let sit 8 or more hours and wipe clean. You may also add some Thieves Household Cleaner to the paste for extra cleaning ability. Using this method on a regular basis will help keep your oven in top working order and help you avoid the harsh chemicals found in commercial oven cleaners.I have found Thieves Household Cleaner is be very economical to use*. For general household cleaning you only need a capful (1/2 ounce) diluted into 8 - 16 oz of water. I use it to wipe off my bathroom counter on a daily basis and in a scrub for the stove top. Check out all the different cleaning products that Thieves Household Cleaner can replace in file attached at the bottom of this blog**. Thieves Household Cleaner, vinegar, Castile soap and baking soda are the only products I use for cleaning my home. Click here to access some great cleaning recipes using Thieves Household Cleaner.
So, how do we avoid the "dirt", by avoiding harsh chemicals as much as we can and clean eating. Avoiding processed foods, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, artificial food dyes, etc helps to protect our health including our muscles and joints. Adding Young Living essential oils to your daily regimen also help to protect your health. Young Living Vitality essential oils have recently acquired the Non-GMO Project verification in the United States and Canada. Adding Young Living Vitality essential oils to your food and drinks is a great way to protect your family's health and wellness. The following recipe contains Ginger Vitality essential oil which is great for the digestive system, muscles, 
and respiratory systems. It doesn't take much, as Ginger is a very strong essential oil, thus you would only use 2 - 3 toothpick swirls of this oil. Adding to your dish at the end of cooking time protects the health supporting benefits of the essential oil. Here is a great recipe that I recently found and modified. I hope you like it as much as we do.
and respiratory systems. It doesn't take much, as Ginger is a very strong essential oil, thus you would only use 2 - 3 toothpick swirls of this oil. Adding to your dish at the end of cooking time protects the health supporting benefits of the essential oil. Here is a great recipe that I recently found and modified. I hope you like it as much as we do.Pork Egg Rolls-Unwrapped
4 Tbsp sesame oil6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup onion, diced
10 green onions, sliced on a bias ( white and green parts)
2# ground pork
2 Tbsp of Sriracha
3 14 oz bags coleslaw
4 Tbsp Bragg's Amino Acids
2 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
2 - 3 teaspoon swirls of Young Living Ginger Vitality essential oil
4 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Heat sesame oil in a large pot (I use my dutch oven) over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, and white part of the green onion. Saute until translucent. Add pork and Sriracha. Cook until pork is browned. Add coleslaw, Bragg's, and wine vinegar. Cook until coleslaw is as crunchy or as tender as you like. I like mine more on the crunchy side as it continues to cook as it sits. Take a teaspoon and insert it into the ginger essential oil bottle, pull it out and swirl into the other ingredients. Repeat with a clean tooth pick. Place in serving bowl and top with green onions and sesame seeds. Season with unrefined sea salt, pepper and more Sriracha to taste.
Notes: This recipe can be cut in half and it does freeze fairly well.
Please post your favorite ways that you use Young Living essential oils to protect your health.
Kim for Cherished Vitality
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