Photo credit: Ellen Humphries via Pixosphere No, I’m not talking about eating more salad, brussel sprouts or spinach; I want to share 5 things that you can do to make your meals more environmentally friendly. Many people don’t think of our eating habits as an area that we can do much in to “go green” [...]
No More Store Bought Bread!
April 10, 2012 By
When my husband and I were married, one of the first and best gifts we ever received was a breadmaker. I was so thrilled to be able to carry on the delicious bread-making that my mom had started in our home. However, as time went on, we found more and more problems with our bread [...]
Tasty Meals Packed with Nutrition
April 5, 2012 By
Imagine feeding this to your family tonight for dinner. It’s clean, simple, relatively quick and nutritious! As a wife and mother I often found myself struggling to provide meals that were not only yummy, but healthy too. I’m not a nutritionist. I’m not a master chef. And I had no one to train me in [...]
3 Simple Salad Dressing Recipes
April 4, 2012 By
The more I learn and read, the more I get what some experts are saying about the chemicals in our foods. I am not knowledgable in food science to explain the exact chemistry that occurs in our bodies, but logically it makes sense that if it’s not from nature, then it’s probably not the best. [...]
Even Your Nose Needs Watered or How to Make Saline Water
February 22, 2012 By
I grew up watching a silly sitcom called I Dream of Jeanie. I didn’t watch it when it first aired . . . I watched the reruns, I’ll have you know. My generation produced the cartoon, Aladdin, whose lyrics still run through my head — on a very specific and slightly awkward occasion. What do the two shows [...]
Homemade Baby Food: A Simple DIY Guide To Making, Freezing & Storing
February 16, 2012 By
In our home, we have ventured into the realm of solid foods. Now that my daughter is 8 months old, she is exploring a lot of new flavors. (And I’m adding a whole new world of cleaning tasks to my homemaking resume!) While I prefer to give her real food as stated in the baby-led [...]
DIY Paper Craft Composition Notebook Journal
February 14, 2012 By
I am a journal junkie. Having a love for writing and list-making and quote-keeping, I need a place to jot down my thoughts, struggles, tasks, etc. There is no shortage of journal-types out there. Source: tortagialla.com via Christin on Pinterest Source: karenika.com via Christin on Pinterest Source: flickr.com via Christin on Pinterest Those are a [...]
How to Exercise, Eat Healthy, & Stay Healthy: Taking Care of Me in 2012
January 6, 2012 By
It’s that time of year where we start hearing about New Year’s Resolutions. Everyone is done with the hustle and bustle that Christmas brings with it and we’re ready to start focusing on ourselves a bit more. I don’t plan to make any resolutions this year (I normally forget about them by February), but I [...]
What Foods Should You Buy Organic w/ Printable Grocery List
November 14, 2011 By
I really used to think that the whole “organic” trend would blow over before I was ever tempted to jump on board. That was short lived. After watching a show on TV about how much preservatives and pesticides we ingest into our bodies I began to wonder if going organic really was better for us. [...]
