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Canning is Easy!

August 30, 2011

A few years ago, if someone mentioned home canning to me I would never have thought that it was something I could do. Especially not something I could do easily. I’ve since realized (thanks to my mom and the huge amounts of summer food that beg to be preserved) that canning processes are simple, straight-forward, [...]

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Homemade Zucchini Bread

August 17, 2011

If your garden has been anything like mine, you probably have an overflow of zucchini and cucumbers (maybe of even more foods!) and today I’m going to share a delicious recipe to help with the zucchini. Hopefully in the next few days I can also share a fresh sun dill pickle recipe that I have [...]

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Tools For Green Cleaning

August 2, 2011

When we think about green cleaning, we might mostly think about the solutions and actual disinfecting or cleaning products that we use to do the job. Buying or making your own natural and healthy cleaners is great, but don’t forget that green and eco-friendly cleaning also means using the most environmentally friendly tools that you [...]

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Easy Homemade Sausage Gravy

July 20, 2011

It’s been too long since I shared a recipe and I decided to try out this awesome one this morning. It is so easy that I can’t believe I once thought that in order to make homemade sausage gravy at home I would need a pre-made seasoning packet from the store. This is simply not [...]

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Refusing, Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling

July 6, 2011

So it wasn’t until recently that I realized that there is another “R” when it comes to reducing waste. We all know the big three- reduce, reuse, and recycle, but I also recognize now that refuse is another one- and potentially it’s even the most important! I think this is the case because you can [...]

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Preserving Food

June 29, 2011

I’ve had a running list going since the winter of the fruits and vegetables that I want to preserve most this summer. So far, I’ve frozen a good amount of fresh-picked strawberries and made a slew of homemade freezer strawberry jam as a gift for father’s day. There will be plenty more to preserve this [...]

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Clean Start E-Book – Almost Finished!

June 27, 2011

I’m so excited to announce that my Clean Start e-Book featuring the most natural home cleaning tips and recipes possible is almost finished and should be available within the next couple of weeks! I’ve been busy carefully tweaking the last details and need only to get the rest of the online logistics finalized to make it [...]

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Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken w/ Avocado Dip

June 21, 2011

It’s been a little while since the last recipe so hopefully I can make it up to you by sharing this extra good one. :) Unfortunately, I don’t have a specific source for this recipe and only know that it was shared at a local Nourishing Ways meeting last year. The recipe is pretty easy [...]

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Dandelions Not Just Weeds

June 15, 2011

So you may have a few of these yellow beauties (yes, hear me out! :) ) popping up in your lawn or field so I thought I’d share a few things that you might not know about dandelions. First, and foremost, my grandmother used to make an amazing dandelion jelly. Who would have thought, right? [...]

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Tiny Produce Labels Actually Meaningful

June 10, 2011

So I was amazed to find out from this super informative post that those tiny, sticky little produce labels actually contain surprisingly valuable information. Normally, all they do is annoy me because sometimes they are hard to peel off, not to mention I don’t really want to eat any remaining adhesive, but now I have [...]

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