One of our favorite essential oils to have on hand, lavender is not only a beautiful scent, but it is also a very powerful oil and whole herb. Below is an outline of our top 10 uses for lavender but we’re sure there are many more ways that lavender can be used … Read more
Let me start this off by saying that I am NOT a germaphobe (No offense to the germaphobes out there! More power to you!) and I did not start making homemade hand sanitizer to protect us from every little germ out there in the world. I routinely eat things that have fallen … Read more
Welcome! It’s Friday everyone! Yippee! This week went fast for us despite the various health issues that we were dealing with. We get to visit with the family this weekend. It’s been a while. What was your week like? We’d love to hear more about it. Since we live in the southwest, … Read more
When we sat down this fall to plan out our spring garden, we realized that we really wanted to try growing potatoes, so just a couple weeks back we bought a few bags of seed potatoes. However, we quickly realized that we needed a refresher on how to prepare seed potatoes for … Read more
Many little girls love all things pink. Some little girls also refuse to eat almost anything that could be deemed “healthy.” So, we’ve been getting creative. Today we present to you: pink pancakes made with beets. Yes, you heard that right – pink pancakes made with beets. Sounds weird? Well, we … Read more
We love growing our own produce. It is convenient, healthy, fun and (can be) cheap. However, when the harvest comes in and you are up to your ears in one kind of vegetable or fruit, it can also be overwhelming. We’re working on learning to preserve each type of vegetable and fruit … Read more
Baking soda. Sodium bicarbonate. Call it what you will. It is a useful little powder in many ways. Most of you are probably (very) familiar with baking soda in your pantry. It is commonly used in baked goods. But are you familiar with all of its other uses? Read on to discover … Read more
Who doesn’t love a fresh blueberry muffin, hot out of the oven and topped with delicious butter? Your mouth must be watering by now. We’ve recently played with our favorite blueberry muffin recipe and were able to come up with one that omits all cane sugar and white flour. It also includes a healthy … Read more
Please tell us that y’all are eating and growing beets because if you’re not, then you are missing OUT. Honestly, there is nothing like a fresh beet. I’ve heard horror stories about canned beets…. if that is all you’ve ever had, then you need to try again with the fresh stuff. And … Read more
We use a lot of white vinegar in our house. Is that weird?Primarily we use it to clean with. It is a cleaning POWERHOUSE. We’re not sure at what point people decided that they needed to load the area underneath their kitchen sink with harsh, poisonous chemicals, but somewhere along the line … Read more