Rhubarb Bliss

Yum!

My name is Shelley and I love rhubarb. In any form....sweet and savory.  Why do I love it? Rhubarb's ability to "BE" in a recipe. It can be tart or sweet depending on what you do to it.  I saw this recipe on  FB.  And yes, I will give you the origin....it is
 www.facebook.com/groups/weightnomorewithsara/ .  I always give the origin...it's the right thing to do.

Now back to the recipe!  I love a good "DUMP" cake.  I especially love how they work in a dutch oven.  Fruit or pie filling, cake mix, water or soda, and a little butter make this fantastic little cake that is easy for even a Boy Scout to master. (My husband is involved in Scouting and they always make this for dessert.)  This recipe has elevated the "DUMP" cake to red, rhubarb goodness.

Rhubarb Dump Cake

4 cups rhubarb, chopped into 1/4 inch dice.

1 c. sugar
1 3-ounce pkg. strawberry jello

1 yellow cake mix

1 c. water or clear soda, like 7-Up

1/4 c. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan and put in the rhubarb. Sprinkle the sugar on evenly, and then the jello. Next add the dry cake mix over the other layers. Pour the water or soda on the top followed by the melted butter.

Bake in the pre-heated oven for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.

Delicious warm or cold! Ice cream would be fab with this as well.



Fabulous All-Natural Healing Salve for Plantar Faciitis!

Fabulous Foot Salve

  I have horrible Plantar Faciitis in my foot!  The kind that kills you every morning when you step on the floor.  Burning pain that makes it hard to walk! 

What is Plantar Faciitis you ask? It is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, a muscle-y tendon-y thing that runs the along the bottom  of your foot. When it gets torn, or over-used it makes it painful to walk. As we sleep, the plantar fascia tightens up and shortens. That is why it kills in the morning. It needs to be stretched out...all the time.What to do!

Well,  here are couple of things  I do that seem to help.

Stretching the calf muscles helps stretch the plantar fascia that runs along the bottom of your foot! Rolling your foot on a frozen water bottle really helps keep the swelling and inflamation down too.

Massaging the plantar fascia is also beneficial, which leads me to this fabulous foot salve!  I am an essential oil believer.  I use them ALL the time....every day!  I have been using Spark Naturals  essential oils recently and think they are the purest, most effective oils I have ever used.

I have been using lemongrass oil on my foot for a few weeks and have noticed an improvement.  I thought to myself why not combine lemongrass, wintergreen, and peppermint together to make a nice rub for my foot. I had a fabulous recipe for the salve from one of my go-to blogs for essential oils, Camp Wander. 

I used her basic recipe for the salve, but customized it for plantar faciitis.

It turned out fabulous!

It is an easy, effective, all-natural way to relieve the pain and inflammation of Plantar Faciitis. It smells really good as well.

Here is the recipe from Camp Wander with my additions !

Fabulous Foot Salve

1 cup coconut oil
1 cup Olive oil
4 T. beeswax pastilles  (Available from Amazon)

Melt the above together over low heat! Watch it all the time!
When all is melted, pour into (2)  1/2 pint jars and add to each jar:
12 drops lemongrass essential oil
12 drops peppermint essential oil
12 drops peppermint essential oil

Put on the lids and gently shake to combine.  Salve will harden and be ready to use in about an hour.

Massage into your feet morning and evening, taking special care to really work on the plantar fascia in the middle of your foot. If you flex your foot and gently bring your big toe back towards your calf, you can feel that tendon!

All the oils can be purchased from Simple Wellness.   If you are interested, "like" my Facebook page Simple Wellness

****The information contained in this post is for informational uses only and should not be construed as medical advice. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.