Do I have too much fun with this review stuff? Perhaps I’m becoming addicted to comparing everything in my life. I can hardly buy a new product without wondering how it stacks up against the competition and scheming about how I can get two or three different ones to compare. I guess if I have […]
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Like my bean soup for the Instant Pot, beef and bean stew is a favorite in our house, especially for large gatherings! This Tuscan stew will win over any crowd. I know it’s pretty standard to serve a big old hunk of meat as the main course if you’re hosting a holiday dinner, and I
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It’s been over a year since I told you I stopped wearing deodorant, so I guess it’s about time I get fresh and honest with you again. It’s also been over a year since I washed my hair with shampoo regularly. It was June of last year when my last bottle of shampoo emitted its
I often find it overwhelming to “go green” in so many areas of life, especially personal care products. If you’re a green rookie, you may feel like there are so many changes you want to make and simply don’t know where to start. This comprehensive list of green and natural body care products that I’ve
Why is gluten such a problem now? In the 2010s, it seemed like elimination diet recipes were all the rage. Then doctors came out against the gluten-free diet, mostly because people were eating more processed foods instead of less (and probably because of pressure from the wheat industry). But for millions of people now in
We’ve been talking natural remedies this week, and you may want to revisit the Monday Mission HERE to read the good ideas for fighting the sick bugs that readers shared in the comments section. One thing that always stops all my progress with fighting germs naturally is the massive amount of ingredients I don’t have
Over the last month or so as the adults in the family went grain-free to combat some symptoms of Crohn’s Disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease or IBD) in my husband, I’ve mentioned in passing a couple gut-healing diets. Although we didn’t actually go on any of them officially, I gleaned information from each to try to
Real food and whole food appetizers are what I’m serving up! Here are my favorite hors d’oeuvres for the holidays and healthy holiday appetizer recipes. Welcome to my humble abode! Please take no notice of the dust on the shelves, the hand-me-down furniture and the fact that you can barely walk around the kitchen table
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find a new way to keep the sick bugs away, naturally. I have to admit, this is as much my personal mission as it is yours, and I plan to learn along with you all this week as we explore foods and herbal remedies to build
Soup’s On! Nothing is more warming than a hot bowl of soup on a chilly day, nothing more nourishing than bone broth, in any form. We eat soup once or twice a week, sometimes more, in the fall and winter months. I’ve been wanting to share this one for quite some time now. My black
Want to get a super food like pumpkin into your family? Put it in cookies! My husband, who doesn’t even like pumpkin, loves these healthy pumpkin cookies. The whole wheat version of the recipe hardly tastes different than the unhealthy pumpkin cookie recipe I started out with, and they remain quite easy to make. It’s
The first time I made this original recipe, it was a total disaster. That really inspires confidence and makes you want the recipe, right? Never fear, I’ve not only added tomato sauce, chicken, stock, and cheese, but I’ve also upped the spices considerably and offer both Mexican and Italian versions, PLUS I adapted it for
Slow Cooker Chicken, Lentil, and Rice Recipe {Mexican or Italian Versions!} Read More »
Before there was playdough, there was just dough. Before there was felt food, there was just dinner. Before there were hula hoops, there were just hoops to roll. Before there was a battery-powered light saber, there was just a stick. Before there were chore charts, the chores just got done. It struck me one day,
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I’ve been teasing you for a few weeks about the opportunity I had to see Jordan Rubin, author of The Maker’s Diet and survivor of near-fatal Crohn’s Disease, speak in the Grand Rapids area. Today I’m going to attempt to share my notes from the talk without making this post seem like my notebook vomited
I’ve been ready to try this recipe ever since my August trip to Minnesota, when my friend made me delicious Brussels sprouts and I tried fennel for the first time with my salmon. She showed me this winter veggie recipe with fennel in the same book as the sprouts and was even kind enough to
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to chew your food. Don’t think I’m going too easy on you for this first Monday Mission of the fall. I realize you chew your food daily, but I’m challenging you to chew it better. Jordan Rubin says in The Maker’s Diet to chew food, especially starchy
There are a couple reasons I realized I wasn’t called to homeschool, although I gave it a go for 3-year-old preschool and failed miserably once I started blogging and Paul was four. As a former teacher with a mean streak of perfectionism, I was never satisfied with the curriculum. I knew I would forever be
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My homemade canned salsa recipe has been a huge hit in our house. I figured out how to make my homemade salsa taste like the restaurant. I hope your family also enjoys my recipe for canned salsa. Is it conceited if I say we’re kind of salsa connoisseurs around here? I suppose it’s not even
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A confession: Although “Fire!” was my first thought, “I should take a picture,” was a close second, just slightly preceding, “Put it out!” But don’t let that scare you. There are still a few weeks left of grilling season, in my opinion, and if you’ve never grilled a pizza – let me tell you –
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Need a potluck or party dish to pass for Labor Day weekend? I got you covered. This recipe is so simple, and so in season, you might be growing the ingredients right in your garden, maybe even incorporated into your landscape gardening (link no longer available), like mine. I’m generally a little relaxed on the
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