Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.
Faith over fear.
Ephesians 2:8-10
I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbs and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.
I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.
I picked up crab meat a few days ago to make our favorite Crab Wontons, so I grabbed extra to also make crab cakes! I thought I’d share my Daddy’s recipe. It’s a little on the spicier side, so you can cut back on the Old Bay if you prefer a tad more mild taste....
I love baking while snow piles up outside. And it’s even more fun this time with my sourdough starter! Over the last few months, I’ve actually been able to replace almost all of our bread products with yummy homemade sourdough recipes. We are almost store-bought free, save a few products that I haven’t had time...
I’ve been sourdough baking for about 3 months now. I love it. Yes, it does require a little effort. But we aren’t eating store-bought bread anymore and are slowly switching most of our crunchy snacking over to these babies. Everyone loves them so much that I sometimes bake them daily to keep up! Of all...
I didn’t even know Kombucha was a thing until December when I was looking into starting sourdough baking again. When I saw it on the Cultures for Health site, I made a mental note to go back later to see what it was all about. Then a few weeks later, a friend was trying to...
I learned to make dumplings a few years ago when we hosted an exchange student from China. Everyone in the family enjoys eating them, and the process is so fun! Making dumplings, or jiǎozi, is definitely a social family affair – it’s meant to be shared as a group! We enjoy making and eating them...
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