Note from Mommypotamus: Today's guest post comes from Dr. Meghan, who is a chiropractor and also the founder of Just Enjoy Food. Thank you, Dr. Meghan! When I say pecan pie, doesn't your brain instantly go to the fall and Thanksgiving dinner? For our family, Thanksgiving was the only time that we had pecan pie. It was tradition. But I missed pecan [...] Continue Reading
Archives for June 2014
Should My Newborn Get A Vitamin K Shot?
So, you have a plan... and maybe it involves a hot rock massage as you sway back and forth on your birth ball, or fresh, clean sheets made up just for you at a mother-friendly hospital. You've decided whether to delay cord clamping and who gets to catch the baby, but you're stuck on the vitamin K shot. On the one hand, you have a feeling that [...] Continue Reading
How to Make Watermelon Agua Fresca
During the sultry afternoons of summer, nothing is more appreciated than a cool and refreshing drink, like this lavender lemonade. Agua fresca is another one of those perfect summer drinks. Sometimes it seems like there are artificially colored, high-fructose corn syrup laden beverages everywhere we go in the summer. It’s nice to have a few [...] Continue Reading
Homemade Mint Extract Recipe
Want to add a cool, minty twist . . . To your favorite brownies AND save your family money, too? With this two-ingredient mint extract recipe, those goals are done and DONE. Just five minutes of hands-on time plus a little time for the extract to "ripen," and you 'll be be stirring it into hot chocolate, tea, chocolate mousse, ice cream, [...] Continue Reading
DIY Dry Shampoo Spray
It's alchemy for your hair. Okay, not exactly, but DIY dry shampoo spray - or dry shampoo powder for that matter - does feel pretty magical on days you need a quick way to "wash" your hair without, er, washing it. Now, if you're thinking that a dry spray doesn't quite make sense, here's the deal: Your hair is dry, the spray is [...] Continue Reading
Paleo Chicken Fajita Burgers
Note from Heather: Today I'm thrilled to welcome Kelly Bejelly, author of the Paleo Eats cookbook the scrumptious food blog, A Girl Worth Saving. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us, Kelly! There is just something about the ceremony of getting chicken fajitas at a Mexican restaurant. The loud sizzling hot pan and the cloud of smoke just make [...] Continue Reading
Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
It's not quite as exotic walking on hot coals... but I used to chase the neighborhood ice cream truck barefoot. If you've ever heard asphalt sizzle on a blistery Texas day, though, you know it's pretty much the same thing. These days I still love ice cream, but not all the weird additives and non-food ingredients in most commercial brands. After [...] Continue Reading