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Apr 7Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

Fun, interesting, and actionable post! A friend of mine once suggested touching a toothpick to the top of the plastic valve thingy on the top of the bottle of essential oil as a way to grab less than a drop, then mixing it with your food.

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Apr 7Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

Language is beautiful. Your descriptions appeal to the senses. I let my imagination follow your lead. I didn’t even see the typos.

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Aww 🥰 thanks. I do enjoy poetic imagery.

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Apr 7Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

JD - Nice crunchy salad. Hope the cauliflower (just like celery, broccoli, fennel, carrots, tomato etc) is raw, rather than having all the nutrients cooked out. Damn now I'm hungry.

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Yes raw, I went and picked some early Garlic Mustard to have with a second bowl.

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Apr 7Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

What a pleasure to read!

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Gee thanks. That made me go reread and edit some typos.

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Apr 7Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

2 EO Ginger drops to fresh squeezed orange juice. Dill EO beats store bought in any recipe calling for it. Garden fresh dill is the best though.

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Sounds good. I have enjoyed the Dill oil. I like pickles but never had used dill in other recipes.

I should make some sumac lemonade with ginger.

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Dill EO, made from dill seed can be bitter if too much used. Very strong. Start with 1 drop and taste 1st. Lemon with Ginger is a great combo.

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I used it in the diluted blends. Good on salad.

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Apr 7Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

Aside from coconut oil, which is more of a carrier than an essential oil, I know nothing about the heat-related characteristics of essential oils.

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Volatile, do nut cook them ideally, or long.

Smoke point wouldn't really apply to a drop of oil added at the end of cooking.

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