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Meal Planning Tips
Meal Planning, those two short words can be overwhelming and so not exciting. It's easy for us to be stuck in a pattern of the same foods, the same meals and throwing food away that we didn't use. Meal planning doesn't need to be added stress. Some simple...
Dirty Dozen Clean Fifteen
Food and shopping used to be so simple, right? Our grandmothers or great grandmothers would make a list and trot off to the store for ingredients. Or in some cases, they might even walk out to their home garden. Everyone knew where their food came from. It was...
Super Green Juice
Super green juicing for health, detox, weight loss and body cleanses. You can Google anyone of those topics and get a long list of health benefits for each one. I've been juicing for around 12 years. When my husband and I decided to start juicing to improve our...
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chicken Lettuce Wraps Lunch ideas can get mundane. I typically eat a salad almost every day. True you can spice up a salad, change it 100 different ways but sometimes you want something different. This recipe is the perfect change up to a sandwich or salad. Kids...
Gluten Good or Evil
Is Gluten good or evil? Should your family go gluten free? There is so much buzz right now on gluten vs. gluten free lifestyle. Does gluten free diet really make a difference? What Is Gluten Gluten is a sticky protein in wheat that holds dough together and also makes...
Gluten-Free Pizza
Gluten-Free Pizza Our family has chosen to go Gluten-free 95% of the time. It's not for everyone. My husband has had the most difficult time with the transition, especially, when it comes to pasta and pizzas. One of my goals is for my family to eat some favorite...
Exercise, Move, Move, Move
Exercise Exercise, what does that look like to you? If you are like me, your day is packed! Packed full from morning to night with stuff! Its all good stuff but, all that stuff takes time. My dream life would be to wake up early, sip my coffee while the sun comes up...
What’s the Safest Cookware
When setting up my home shortly after getting married, I remember looking for the cookware that came in a set, had lots of pieces and wasn't too expensive. As the years went by I grew to love cooking and we learned more about cookware materials and what they are made...
Hebrews 12:11 Devotional
Hebrews 12:11 "For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." In my scripture reading today I came to sit with this scripture. My husband and I are...
Non-Toxic Play Clay
Non-Toxic Play Clay This non-toxic play clay recipe is so easy to make; you will find yourself using it a lot during the summer or holiday time for gifts. 1 cup corn starch 2 cups baking soda 1 1/2 cups cold water Mix all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Cook over...
Homemade Wool Dryer Balls
Dryer Sheets are easy to use. Soften our clothes and make them smell great. In order to provide the softness and smell to our clothes. These sheets have harsh chemicals and fragrances. Some including benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol & ethanol. These ingredients...
Napa Valley Turkey Burgers
This recipe was inspired from a little burger joint in Palo Alto, California. My husband and I stumbled upon it while catching the train into San Francisco for a Giants Game. Ever since that first bite, I would crave this delicious, moist turkey burger. We would...
Coconut Oil Benefits
Coconuts are the hottest trend in the market today. You can't scan the internet without seeing something about coconut. Coconut oil, milk, health, cooking the list goes on. But, what are coconuts and what's all the rage? Appearance Coconut is a fruit, nut, and seed...
Non-Toxic Playdough
Non-Toxic Playdough I work hard to create a non-toxic environment for my family. Some of the simple ways we can do this are by making over age-old activities like playdough. I loved playing playdough when I was young and even now my daughter, and I will set up a...
Simple Non Toxic Playdough
Non-Toxic Playdough I work hard to create a non-toxic environment for my family. Some of the simple ways we can do this are by making over age-old activities like playdough. I loved playing playdough when I was young and even now my daughter, and I will set up a...
Bone Broth
Bone Broth What is bone broth? Bone broth has been around for thousands of years. It comes in many forms, canned, in a jar you can purchase it frozen or simply make it yourself. Your grandmother used to make it and was the go to for everyone in the family who was...
Roast Chicken
Roast Chicken Whole organic chicken 5 pounds 2 large onions, peeled and quartered 6 carrots, peeled and chopped in 2-inch rounds 1 carton of organic mushrooms quartered 6 cloves garlic, peeled 2 lemons sliced 2 Tbsp olive oil salt/pepper to taste 6 sprigs fresh thyme...
Italian Chopped Salad
Chopped Italian Salad This is one of my favorite salads. You will usually find this in my refrigerator and is a go to when I take a salad for a party. Always start with freshest organic ingredients. 2-3 large organic romaine lettuce chopped into small pieces 1/2 jar...
Chopped Italian Salad
Chopped Italian Salad This is one of my favorite salads. You will usually find this in my refrigerator and is a go to when I take a salad for a party. Always start with freshest organic ingredients. 2-3 large organic romaine lettuce chopped into small pieces 1/2 jar...
Zucchini Pesto Pasta
Zucchini Pesto Pasta Moving to a gluten free diet has its challenges. For the most part, it has been easy except some of my favorite foods, pasta. I'm half Italian, and I do love pasta. I used to make it from scratch and would enjoy nothing more than to entertain...