Follow my blog with Bloglovin We end up with a fair amount of glass bottles and jars that we must then find a way to reuse and repurpose. Coconut oil jars, jam jars, Trader Joe's sliced peaches jars, artichoke hearts jars, and lately my mom's Kombucha jars. I introduced her to the chia seed Kombucha from GT and she is becoming a fan I think. Most jars end up being beverage and smoothie glasses but other things become storage for dried goods...like wood ears from the Asian market or dried fruit. … [Read more...]
The Yummiest Salad You’ll Ever Eat
This is the yummiest salad you'll ever eat or a close second or third. I swear it is sooooo very good. Since I got the recipe from a cookbook I am not going to reprint it but it essentially contains avocados, marinated artichoke hearts (Trader Joe's), Palm Hearts (Trader Joe's), Roma tomatoes, prosciutto, black olives, cilantro, lemon juice, and a vinaigrette using white balsamic vinegar. It is heavenly!!! The recipe hails from one of my fave cookbooks: Cooking With Trader Joe's Cookbook: … [Read more...]
Primal Garlic Ginger Chicken
Yesterday I decided to try a recipe I found on Primal Palate. It was soooooo darn yummy that I made it again today. It is actually really easy too, it just takes 45 minutes to cook and it is best if you let it cool and stew in the sauce/juices for awhile but the actual cooking part is a piece of cake. I edited the original recipe to make a few slight changes and I doubled the recipe to make more chicken. OMGoodness! First you melt two tablespoons pastured butter in an oven safe skillet along … [Read more...]
Get Rid of Ants Naturally
With warmer weather the ants have come. This new place we have been renting since September seems to be wide open to them. They come in through the back porch door and right into the kitchen. They love all the food my little ones drop on the floor and they love the garbage can. Bringing pesticides into the home is not going to happen so when the ants start to arrive I have to find natural ways to get rid of them. I played this game for a bit at the tail end of summer last year and they kicked my … [Read more...]
Easter Basket Gift Ideas
Easter products are hard to miss when you stop by the store these days. From plastic grass to cream filled chocolate eggs, the stuff is everywhere. But if you eschew all that plastic crap and you don't particularly want your kids to have all that processed sugar what do you? Well, to start you need to pass by those prepackaged Easter baskets and make your own. It's easy! Here are some ideas on what you can add to make your child's Easter basket natural, eco friendly, and most important... fun … [Read more...]
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