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Cooking with Grapeseed Oil? It’s Light, Out of Sight and the Cost is Just Right
We know that grapeseed oil is used often for massage because it is a great carrier oil. It brightens the skin and it absorbs into the skin easily. However, grapeseed oil 
can be used in a good way for cooking. It has Vitamin E in it and it contains linoleic acid, which is good for one’s immune system and assists in slowing down the deleterious effects of aging.
I don’t about you, but I like dark chicken and turkey meat. It is more moist than the light meat and it tastes better to me. Some people prefer the lighter poultry meat. I have found lately, that the darker chicken meat is less expensive, so it helps me to save money. I also got hooked on shelled edamame; you can buy the edamame at Trader Joe’s in the frozen food department. They are green soybeans and they taste delicious. Well, here is a recipe for Mushroom Chicken Fricassee, which combines shelled edamame and fresh tarragon. It has an Asian fusion flavor to it:
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds chicken legs and thighs (without skin, for healthy reasons)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 Tablespoons grapeseed oil
- one large red onion, halved and cut into one-quarter inch-thick slices
- one Tablespoon minced garlic
- one pound mushrooms, cut into one-quarter inch-thick slices
- two tablespoons minced fresh tarragon
- two cups canned whole roma tomatoes with juice, roughly chopped
- one cup shelled edamame
Grapeseed oil 
is good for blemishes and oily skin. It is odorless and non-greasy and it absorbs well into skin which usually does not absorp oils well. It is one of the carrier oils used by massage therapists universally. Neroli oil improves the skin’s elasticity by boosting collagen production. In combination, both neroli and grapeseed make a powerful massage oil which helps to relax, reduce tension, induce sleep and pump up positive mood.
So, if you can’t quiet that incessant negative chatter in your mind before bedtime, a massage in neroli and grapeseed oils will help pump up positivity and even relieve self-doubt. It will improve your skin and it will also help you sleep better.
Neroli oil improves the skin’s elasticity by increasing collagen production. So, its’ benefits are for a healthy body (skin) and a healthy mind. Just take one cup of grapeseed oil and add three to six drops of neroli oil into a bottle. Make sure you use a tight-fitting lid on the bottle. Shake it up well and massage the oil into your skin. This mixture keeps indefinitely as long as you store it in a dry, cool spot.
Making your own oil is cost saving and it makes for good gifts during the holidays. I started making my own jewelry and organic lotions, potions and oils and my friends have told me that they appreciate it more when I give them homemade presents.