If you come here a lot, you may have noticed that lately I’ve been a bit more scattered and random than normal in my blog topics. There are a few reasons for this:
Learn About Rosehip Benefits & Uses
We are all familiar with roses. They are beautiful flowers and they have many uses in the natural skincare world (like Scratch Mommy Founder Jess’s handcrafted and UhMaaaZing Pronounce Skincare Rose Water Spray). But did you know that there is more to roses than just their flowers? I’m talking about rosehips, and I am SO excited for you to learn about rosehip …
Instant Pot Indian Chana Masala
One of my all-time favourite dishes in the world is the slightly spicy, slightly tangy, and wonderfully comforting Indian chana masala. If you’ve never had this, it’s basically a chick pea stew with tomatoey sauce seasoned with warm, good-for-you spices. It’s perfect any time of year, but especially good on a cold wintery day. It pairs well with rice …
How To Use Peppermint Herb (for the home, body, and food)
Peppermint…that fragrant, almost extremely invasive plant in the herb garden is a miraculous botanical. This abundant and easy to grow herb has seemingly no end to its many uses, which is a very good thing considering how fast it spreads. So, how to use peppermint leaf herb that grows so abundantly? The multitude of uses for mint includes everything from …
Gluten Free Pumpkin Crepes Recipe with Warm Apple Filling
Growing up, Saturday mornings were my favorite. My dad would come home early in the morning from a long night working as a fireman, my mom would make make these super yummy crepes, and we would eat breakfast together as a family before running off to all the hustle and bustle. The funny thing is that she didn’t call them crepes, …
Grain-Free Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll in a Mug Recipe (Paleo, Gluten-free)
It’s fall, y’all! The bewitching time of year when we pumpkin spice all the things and grocery stores and shopping malls turn into autumn wonderlands, smelling of cinnamon sticks and cider with glittering pumpkins and country apple candles bamboozling their shelves. It’s glorious, isn’t it? Being from Charleston, SC, I never really experienced the changing of seasons and, more times …
Learn About Oregon Grape Root
Herbs have a special place both in my heart and my pantry shelf. Recently a new member joined our little family – Oregon Grape Root. Since Oregon is my home I am bit embarrassed to admit that it took me ten years of living here to find out that oregon grape is the state flower. I decided to make amends …
Homemade Playdough (customize with natural colors and scents!)
What kid didn’t play with playdough growing up? I remember opening up a brand new tub of playdough and squishing it, rolling it, and molding it for hours on end. Growing up, I never thought about the ingredients that are used to make store bought playdough, I just new I loved the colorful stuff. However, once I became an adult …
How to Use Dandelion (for home, body, and food)
Dandelion, that sunny weed that is the bane of any perfect lawn seeking homeowner is so much more than something to be eradicated. In fact, dandelion is an herb with so much potential that it should be revered by the DIY homemaker. This amazing wildflower has tremendous medicinal, nutritive, and creative uses. Get started using every part of this ‘weed’ for body, …
Homemade “Coffee”
Joe. Java. Liquid Gold. Cup of Sunshine. Make Me Function Stuff.