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I recently received the cookbook Kid Chef Bakes: The Kids Cookbook for Aspiring Bakers by Lisa Huff in exchange for my honest review. I liked it so much that I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes from it: buttermilk chive biscuits. Before I even accepted the book for review I asked whether it used...
Kombucha has many amazing benefits for the body. I went into detail about these benefits in 8 Benefits of Kombucha Tea. It is a fermented tea that is full of probiotics (those good gut bacteria), vitamins, and minerals. Make sure you read all about it. You need to know how to make Kombucha so you...
When it comes to talking about the benefits of Kombucha, people are usually in 3 categories: they’ve never heard of kombucha (“Scoby what?”), they’ve tasted a friend’s batch of Kombucha but know little about it, or they make their own and love to talk about all the varieties they make and its benefits if you...
I like to share with you our house favorites. Well, this is one of them! The title is a mouth full, but I didn’t know what to call them except for what they are….baked honey and brown sugar BBQ chicken wings. You don’t have to BBQ chicken wings outside to have that amazing flavor. I...
I am officially becoming the Queen of One Skillet Meals. Yes, that is a self assigned title, but I just love the simplicity of throwing things into one skillet. Why? Speed, less work, and less cleanup! This One Skillet Turmeric Beef with Vegetables is an easy family favorite. Easy for me, favorite for everyone. Not...
If you missed my article on What Stress Does to Your Body, check it out. Chronic stress does horrible things to you internally and can eventually lead to deadly complications. Having a resource of Stress Relieving Herbs and Teas can be extremely beneficial. 4 things I mention in What Stress Does to Your Body is...
To Meal Plan or Not to Meal Plan, that truly is a great question. Does it help some people to save money and eat right? Yes! Does it help everyone? No! But we’ll discuss meal planning ideas and methods below, whether it’s right for you, as well as ways to get you started with some...
New years are often about new beginnings. New Year, new you, new years resolutions, starting fresh, and all. I’m sure a lot of you have already been making plans and have been getting busy. Others of you may be sitting back and still contemplating exactly what needs to happen. For me though, it’s not...
How can I have a blog that involves all of our homemade recipes, and not include an authentic African recipe? After all, I grew up in southern Africa and my favorite meals where eating traditional foods my friends and family made. This is a recipe that my kids ask for every other week at least....
I have never been a big coffee drinker. I would always add lots of chocolate, cream, and sugar. In the past few years I’ve been drinking more and more. Basically, I replaced Pepsi with sweet tea, and replaced sweet tea with coffee (decaf mocha with skim milk and no added sugar to be exact). Here...
If you grow pumpkins then you know that even one pumpkin can give you pounds of pureed pumpkin in the freezer. I wanted to have more ideas for fixing and eating pumpkins, so I decided to ask some friends how they eat pumpkins: Thus, 77 Pumpkin Recipes… and Counting! A lot of us have those...
Today, we have a wonderful guest from Little Family Adventures. Nicky always has great family activity ideas and amazing recipes to share, so make sure you give this Clean Eating Pumpkin Ice Cream recipe a try and then head over and check out her blog. Welcome Nicky! Hi There! Today I’m sharing with you a...
Cole slaw is made with one of the strongest cancer fighting vegetables you can eat: cabbage! Just another reason to add this tangy, light greek yogurt coleslaw recipe to your summer BBQ and family get togethers. I admit it. I always avoided coleslaw because it just seemed too soupy for me. That and the mysterious...
Want to save money and make sure you’re eliminating preservatives? Well, the nice thing is, making Hash Browns from Scratch is really not difficult. I’ll be honest. I have never in my life bought store bought hash browns, though I have had some that other people have cooked. They taste great. No problem there. But...
It’s a challenge sometimes to provide snacks for my kids that are healthier than the average, overly processed, dye filled snacks. A lot of healthier alternatives are very expensive, even if they are more accessible in stores these days. In an effort to keep it real, I make these No Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars....
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