Christmas & Ginger

Many people still remember arriving home after school and smelling the inviting aroma of Mom’s soft, warm, ginger cookies just out of the oven.  Some enjoy the ritual of dipping them in milk and savoring their delectable flavor.  After three, four, five or more cookies one struggles to push themselves away from the plate of yummy goodness.  A key ingredient …

Christmas and Cloves

The holiday season is one filled with aromatic aromas created by diffused oils and delicious recipes reserved for these special occasions.  Memories of Grandma’s cooking with the slight smell of cloves wafting from her fresh baked cakes and cookies attest to the delightful and poignant odor of cloves that she used in her cooking.  Cloves is available as a powder …

Cinnamon at Christmas Time

It’s that time of year again when you walk into a department store and the lilting scent of cinnamon meets you.  You can’t help but take a deep refreshing breathe and look around to see where it is originating from. Cinnamon is available as a powder commonly used in baking and often mixed with sugar to spread over warm melting …

Lemon Fresh

The many benefits and uses of lemons are becoming more widely known and marketed.  An interesting fact is that the ancient Chinese actually understood the beneficial properties of the lemon far earlier than the European and American cultures.  They would often us lemon to enhance the flavor of their food instead of salt.  It is easy to add too much …