Homemade Vanilla Extract
Especially if you bake a lot, vanilla extract is one of the easier ingredients to switch over to homemade! It…
Blog
-
-
Grilled Honey Garlic Chicken with Asian Lo Mein Noodles
Especially with two of my children having been born in China, we love to incorporate authentic(ish) meals that honor their…
-
The Benefits of Garlic
Have you ever grown garlic? After harvesting my first planting last summer (planted fall 2022), I was so pleased with…
-
12 Self Care Ideas for 2024
Happy new year, friends! I just looked back over my blog and discovered that I published 3 posts in 2023….
-
Reduce Your Pesticide Levels by Going Organic
I’ve written before about why organic food is (generally) a better option overall, but I would like to bring attention…
-
Eggshells for the garden
My daughter’s recent science fair project was super fascinating for gardening enthusiasts and wannabe homesteaders. Discovering through research that plants…
-
Overnight Sourdough Einkorn Pancakes
Are you a pancake or waffle person? We are a house divided, but I always find it so interesting to…
-
Oils for Scars
One of my daughters recently had surgery that resulted in a fairly long scar on her hip. The doctor told…
-
Simple Chicken Salad
Preparing a big stash of chicken salad for school lunches is often one of my routine tasks over the weekend…
-
Meatloaf done “better”
I don’t know about you, but I love meatloaf. It was the meal I often requested my parents make when…
-
Raindrop in a Bottle
The Raindrop Technique was developed by Young Living Founder D. Gary Young in 1989 as a unique practice based on…
-
Benefits of Sourdough
I have been baking with sourdough now for over five years, and I have no plans to go back to…
