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.
We’ve been making our own seasoning mixes for probably about two years. Our Ranch Seasoning Mix is used on an almost daily basis in our home for all the things, and we use this taco seasoning mix about once a week. Mixing up the ingredients does take a little extra time, but it’s minimal. In...
So what is clean eating? Though there are variations of the definition, clean eating typically includes eating whole, unprocessed foods. There isn’t one set of specific guidelines, but clean eaters usually agree that processed foods should be limited. Eating fresh, unprocessed foods, including a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and healthy fats,...
The Instant Pot is one of the most versatile tools in my kitchen. I LOVE my Instant Pot for so many reasons. Though I don’t tend to make many one-dish meals, I do use it for lots of other tasks, like making bone broth, elderberry syrup, and yogurt. I also really love to steam fresh...
With Thanksgiving only weeks away, I thought it would be a perfect time to share the recipe I use for einkorn pie crust! I’m not much of a pie maker, but I do make crust regularly for my Daddy’s Quiche, one of our favorite dinners. In fact, every time I make a pie crust, I...
I am clearly on a slow cooker kick as of late. It must be the cooler weather coupled with the (much) busier homeschool schedule, because I’ve been using my stoneware crock pot more often recently! It makes life so much easier when I’m not home at the time I’d normally be making dinner. We still...
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