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Natural dishwasher detergent recipes from around the web + helpful readers...comb through these ideas for a homemade dishwasher soap and find the one that's right for your water.

Have You Ever Successfully made a Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Recipe?

I haven’t. Being honest right up front there. I had many failures using natural DIY dishwasher soap a few years ago, and I’m afraid my husband will never set foot in the kitchen again if I even breathe a word of more homemade dishwasher detergent experimenting, and that would leave me with a LOT of

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Croup can be scary in young children. I've got a great list of natural remedies to help fight it.

It’s Scary When Your Child Can’t Breathe (Natural Remedies for Croup)

If croup hits, you want to be prepared. Make sure you have these home remedies for croup on hand before you need them.“My kids always get a croup-y cough this time of year…” “Every cold has turned into croup lately…” “I always recognize that ‘croup cough’ and know things are getting worse…” Since a fearful

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Is My Rash Candida? If You’ve Ever Eaten Sugar, You Probably Have Candida Symptoms

Have you ever heard of candida? If you’ve ever eaten sugar, you might have it! Check out the symptoms and treatment options. When I had a rash on the back of my neck at the hairline, something had to change.  I always thought I was in excellent health. I am not overweight. My cholesterol numbers

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Don't you hate when those old comfort food recipes don't jive with your efforts to be more healthy? Here's how to make those recipes even better than the box!

Creamy Stovetop Stuffing Chicken Casserole Recipe with NO Stovetop! from "Better Than a Box"

Our family loves chicken casserole with stuffing. It’s easy to make on the stovetop, even if you don’t have soup! I’ve even made a healthy version to satisfy everyone around your table. If you wish you could cook from scratch without finding all new recipes, you need Better Than a Box. If your family complains that

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Is Xtrema ceramic cookware (ceramcor) safe? Is it nonstick? Can you really cook eggs in this thing? There's no Teflon or PFOAs, but here's a review of how it really works in the kitchen.

{REVIEW} Is Xtrema Ceramic Cookware Safe (& more importantly, can it handle EGGS?)

Something old, something new –  scrambled eggs make Katie blue. We’re not getting married, just on the hunt for the pan to kick out the Teflon once and for all. We eat a lot of eggs here at the Kimball house, particularly since we’ve gone grain-free and gluten-free on elimination diets. I’d say 2-5 breakfasts

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10 Tips to Pack Brilliant School Lunches and avoid wasting food. When you throw away food, you throw away money.

10 Tips to Pack Brilliant Eco-Friendly School Lunches (& Avoid Wasting Food)

My post on packing healthy school lunches has always had quite an incredible response. This tells me moms are hungry for more than just good food: they want information about how to take care of their kids’ health. It’s written into our genes when the Creator makes us “Mommy”, I think, to be wildly passionate

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Paleo, grain free and oh so delcious! These almond apple panackes will be a hit with the whole family.

Recipe Connection: Almond Apple Grain Free {Paleo} Pancakes

When our family first started experimenting with going grain-free, it was important to me to find simple recipes that didn’t call for unique ingredients. I didn’t want to make any big investments in grain free pancakes or other recipes in case it wasn’t something we kept up. After a week or two of breakfasts consisting

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fermented cabbage and carrots

Eat Well, Spend Less by Fermenting Your Own Vegetables (& a Kimchi Recipe)

Who knew you’d need so much courage just to accomplish things in the kitchen? Forget worrying about whether you’re measuring flour correctly or cutting the cucumbers straight, we’re talking real danger here. If we real foodies were on America’s Got Talent, the judges would be saying we bring an element of danger they’ve never seen

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Turn fruit and yogurt into a grab and go finger food. Mix and dehydrate. It's that simple.

How to Dehydrate Yogurt: A Healthy Snack or Long-Term Storage Option

Even before I went on a quest to find real food high protein workout snacks last month, I’d always wanted to dehydrate yogurt to see if I could have a travel-worthy, mess-free snack option that didn’t involve nuts or grains but did include healthy fats and protein. It seems that, even though I have tons

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Is your homemade yogurt runny, thin, cheesy, lumpy, chunky, separated, or just not right? Troubleshoot here and you'll be flying high with thick, creamy homemade yogurt in no time!

“What Did I Do Wrong???” (The Definitive Homemade Yogurt Troubleshooting Guide)

Anytime you’re growing something, there’s always some problem that could go wrong. Whether your goal is to grow a child, a vegetable garden, a goldfish or, you know, bacteria, living organisms are by nature dynamic. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they get sick. Sometimes they grow faster, or slower or…chunkier. If you’ve made an odd batch

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Learn how to make thick, creamy raw milk yogurt. No runny mess. It really can be done!

How to Make Perfect Thick, Creamy Raw Milk Yogurt (Plus How to Fail Miserably and Laugh at Yourself)

I’ve made yogurt in my instant pot and then decided against it….But raw milk yogurt is a whole different ball game. Making yogurt with raw milk  without inconsistencies can be tricky! Here is how I make yogurt from raw milk that is thick and delicious!  Raw milk yogurt has been an elusive target for me

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