So, you've fallen in love with essential oils for everything from brushing your teeth and making citronella candles to relaxing tense muscles, soothing bug bites, lifting your mood and more? I totally get it. Personally, all I need now is one that washes dishes and I'm pretty much set. Figuring how to use them SAFELY, though [...] Continue Reading
Archives for May 2016
Coconut Strawberry Chia Pudding
Note from Mommypotamus: You know I'm a huge fan of recipes that take just five minutes of hands-on time - sour gummy snacks, resistant starch cookie dough bites, and chocolate pudding, to name a few. Today I'm thrilled to be sharing a delicious addition to our five minute collection from Alyssa of Everyday Maven. Thank you for sharing [...] Continue Reading
Zucchini Pasta Carbonara
Note from Heather: Last weekend my family packed up some hoodies, left our goats and chickens in good hands, and headed for the mountains. While we're gawking at the elk strolling right up to our lodge, Andrea of Forest and Fauna has graciously agreed to share her delicious recipe for zucchini pasta with us. Also, if you're looking for more ways to [...] Continue Reading
Soft Pretzel Recipe (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
Note from Mommypotamus: Goat sitters - check! The potamus clan is thankful for the capable hands caring for our homestead while we have a little adventure in the mountains. While I'm breathing in the crisp, fresh air, Jennifer of Predominantly Paleo has graciously agreed to share a sneak peek from her upcoming Paleo Kids Cookbook. You know I'm all [...] Continue Reading
Homemade Natural Bleach Alternative for Laundry
Natural bleach alternative (noun) - Various concoctions that are said to whiten and brighten clothes, but rarely work in real life. See also: Laundry unicorns. If that's how you feel after trying a few bleach alternative recipes, I get it. I've tested everything from citric acid and lemon juice to vinegar and peroxide to whiten my clothes. [...] Continue Reading
Pepper Steak Recipe (Gluten-Free, Paleo)
Fortune cookies? They're based on a traditional Japanese cracker. Crab rangoon was "first served by a French dude running a Polynesian restaurant in San Francisco in the 1950s. He also would go on to invent the Mai Tai." (source) Authentic might not be the right word for every dish served in an American Chinese restaurant, but delicious is a [...] Continue Reading
