Cooking with EO's

Did you know you could cook with EO's? I had reservations about using them for cooking.  I watched a few videos about it so I tried a couple of recipes. 

I found an Orange Chicken recipe on Pinterest here: Skinny Orange Chicken
I had all the ingredients but 2.  I didn't have Sesame Seeds or Orange Juice.

2 years ago, my mother in law was battling cancer and going through chemo.  She drank a ton of OJ during that time. After she passed away, my husband has a hard time drinking or seeing OJ as it reminds him of that horrible time.   So I don't keep OJ in the house.

But I really wanted to make this recipe. (with rice).  So I thought- I wonder if my oils would work here?  I don't particuarily care for the smell of Wild Orange so its one of the bottles still pretty full.  So I got to work!

Instead of the sesame seeds on the chicken, I added about a tablespoon of sesame oil.  Instead of the OJ, after I mixed the rest of the ingredients I added in 1/2 cup of water and just 2 drops of essential oil.

Success!!!  Now cooking with EO's over heat will take away some of their healthy properties, but I was in a pinch and it was very successful!  Hubby loved it! The kids were not so crazy about it-but they are picky eaters and any type of sauce on chicken they don't particularily care for!

I also added 1 drop of Oregano to some ground turkey to give it a little flavor (Oregano is a very hot oil- one drop will do!).  I made deviled eggs for the 4th yesterday and added one drop of Dill. You could totally taste it.

I will definitely be checking into other recipes with EO's and am excited about this!   Keep checking back for more suggestions!