Homemade Hard Lotion: A Tale of a Distracted DIY Mom {GUEST POST}
This is a guest post by my friend-in-real-life, Laurie. She and I met and connected because we both had babes in slings at our sons’…
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Oil Pulling Tips and Success Stories ~ Do You Swish?
Oil pulling is a simple technique with lots of big claims and very little risk. Scroll down to learn about the history and purpose of…
Healthy Breakfast for Fall: Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal Recipe
This pumpkin baked oatmeal is a family favorite! Baked oatmeal makes a great healthy breakfast for fall and the perfect holiday breakfast recipe since it’s…
Healthy Breakfast Idea: Apple Baked Oatmeal Recipe
What smell will fill your house on Easter morning? Between hunting for eggs (we hide…ahem, I mean, the Easter Bunny hides…the real hard-boiled eggs), getting…
A Sweet, Sweet Summer: Date Sugar, Yacon, Fruit Sweeteners and Non-Sweeteners that Taste Sweet
I’ve decided to have “fruit for dessert” at least once a week around here. Last night was “fruit night.” When I was cutting the cantaloupe…
Will Oil Pulling Fix my Sensitive Teeth…or is it Just a Hoax?
A few thoughts ran simultaneously through my head the first time I read about oil pulling: What a crackpot idea Um, gross! This is not…
How to Naturally Get that Halloween Face Paint Off – with No Tears!
When your little clowns, pirates, witches and kitty cats are tuckered out and ready to hit the sack next Monday, how will you get their…
Grain-Free Apple Flax Muffins Recipes
We threw my sister-in-law a real curveball, coming to visit during Lent when our entire family was grain-free. I’m pretty sure she had a spectacular…
Monday Mission: Fight Germs Naturally
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…
Cherry Almond Coconut Crepes Recipe
Get this recipe, updated and improved with tons of FAQs, in the eBook “Smart Sweets,” along with 29 other delicious desserts that won’t make you…
Whole Wheat Sourdough Cracker Recipe
If you started your sourdough starter last week, it can be used as a sourdough cracker starter. Try your hand at something with it like…
100% Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
I don’t understand it, but I’m going to embrace it! I have finally made proper chocolate chip cookies, a feat I have been unable to…
Lazy French Fries in Beef Tallow or Coconut Oil Recipe
I’ve got a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder at times. For example: as a child, every week during the 45-minute drive on the way back from…
Apple Squares Recipe (You Can Freeze ‘Em!)
I have a bad habit of leaving things in my freezer too long. It’s not that I don’t know they’re there. In fact, I’m very…
One-Bowl Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (or Bread) Recipe
Pumpkin has got to be one of my favorite fall flavors, especially in healthy pumpkin muffins or whole wheat pumpkin bread. Add a generous dose…
Soaked 100% Whole Grain Pancakes for Camping
Pancakes are a staple breakfast when we go camping. This soaked whole grain version makes the fluffiest pancakes ever. Not to mention you can make…
Effective Homemade Deodorant: My Baby Steps Story
I never thought I would make homemade deodorant, believe me, but as I told you when we talked about the hazards of antiperspirants, I wanted…