Well folks, it’s fall and if you’re not talking about pumpkin spice everything, then you must be suffering from the first round of bugs making their way around this time of year. September in my area is when kids go back to school. It is perfectly planned to fall at the same time as the chill hits the air…and the boogers …
How To Do A Detox Juice Cleanse (& why you should + 3 juice recipes!)
Juice bars are everywhere, and this health trend seems to be here for the long haul. Maybe you’ve been intrigued by doing a juice detox, but don’t know where to start. Or maybe you’d like to, but are scared off by the high price tags on the cold pressed, store bought bottles. Let me help you by sharing why you should …
How To Make Smoothie Bags (+ An Energizing Spinach Berry Smoothie Recipe!)
Some recipes are so simple and delicious, they call for poetry… Smoothie bags for all. Strawberry and blueberry. Spinach, banana. Don’t worry, I don’t plan on writing this whole post in haiku, but the haiku expresses the smoothie bag so perfectly. Simple, quick, easy, and completely no fuss! I love a hot meal, but come summertime, I would much rather …
Bacon Brussels Sprouts Recipe
As an avid gardener in the Midwest, my backyard garden is nearly all cleaned up with the exception of a few cold weather crops like kale, cauliflower, carrots, and brussels sprouts. These veggies happen to be some of my favorites and it’s likely because without the parade of tomatoes, summer squash, peas, beans, and more…they really get to shine. The …
A New Cookbook for REAL Broth and Soup… Plus A Sweet Potato Coconut Curry Soup Recipe
I’m a broth and soup making fiend. Can’t get enough of ‘em. Love love LOVE ‘em! But it hasn’t always been that way. Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I don’t think I even knew what a real bone broth was. I don’t recall my mother ever making one. But I do remember the bright green plastic container of …
Cleansing Quinoa Salad Recipe – Detox with Superfoods
Some days, you just need to cleanse. Detox. Reboot. But when you’re like me and a total food lover, you know you’d never last on a juice cleanse. (Especially now that this food lover is pregnant…and boy, oh boy, does this baby love to eat!) So needless to say, cleansing in the traditional way is out of the question. But …
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Maca Smoothie
It seems like every few months there is a new super food that everyone is raving about. As food buzzwords go, “super food” is one of my favorites. Super food is defined as a “nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well being.” I love that foods like kale, lentils, and pomegranates are labeled as super foods …
Kid-Approved Prune Juice Smoothie (to help with constipation)
A prune juice smoothie? Why would anyone want to drink one of those? Well, for our daughter, she doesn’t have much of a choice. She has struggled with chronic constipation for at least a year, and for her it’s either a laxative or a prune juice smoothie. Thankfully this prune juice smoothie has been just as effective, if not more …
Why It Takes Rose Colored Glasses to Love (Most) Green Smoothies- The Inside Scoop on Oxalates
Friends, if you love green smoothies this article may touch a nerve. Many of us started drinking green smoothies in an effort to get healthier, but, sadly, daily green smoothies are counter-productive and ironic, for those who are seeking optimum health or healing. Many raw leafy green vegetables need to have their oxalates reduced through fermentation or cooking. They should …
4 Tips for Preparing Your Homestead For Winter
Depending on where you live, preparing your homestead for winter can be as easy as packing away the lawn chairs and digging out the socks or as involved as being ready to shelter yourself and your animals in place if a blizzard cuts you off from the world. Homesteading work doesn’t stop in the winter! My friend Annie from Montana …
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