If you're looking for an easy breakfast recipe that's full of fall flavor, this baked pumpkin oatmeal makes a delicious addition to any morning. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and drizzled with vanilla glaze, it can be pulled together with just a few minutes of hands-on time . . . or made in advance to nosh on throughout the week.Something [...] Continue Reading
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A Doctor Who “Gets You” At Your Fingertips: SteadyMD Review
It's Tuesday afternoon and I'm getting ready for a doctor's appointment. My kids are doing their afternoon chores as S-L-O-W-L-Y as possible, but it's no problem. You see, instead of schlepping them in the car, hearing "mom, I'm bored" 27 times in the waiting room, reading and rereading a year-old Parade magazine while we wait to be called, and [...] Continue Reading
How To Make Beeswax Wraps (Reusable Food Wrap)
If you're like me, there's probably no love lost between you and plastic. Most food-related plastics - including cling wrap and so-called "BPA-free" containers - can "release chemicals that act like the sex hormone estrogen," according to a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives. (1) (2) Fortunately, there are so many amazing [...] Continue Reading
Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe (Gluten-Free)
"WELCOME TO WAFFLE WEEK!" <-- This is an actual thing I said to my kids a few years ago. They'll be the first to tell you that they're much more likely to get kale chips than waffles on any given day, but every once in awhile I feel compelled to figure out healthier versions of old favorites. Homemade chicken pot pie, for example.My reason [...] Continue Reading
How To Make Pumpkin Puree From Scratch (Easy Method)
Pumpkins are the official herald of fall, even on the beach where we wear shorts to the pumpkin patch.:) A few days ago I made my first pumpkin spice latte of the season this week and - just for fun - decided to do a taste test challenge between canned pumpkin and homemade pumpkin puree.It was no contest - fresh pumpkin puree all the way. The [...] Continue Reading
Easy Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
Pumpkin Spice Lattes are the unofficial beverage of fall, and who are we to argue with that? The warm flavors in my homemade pumpkin pie spice blend pair perfectly with cooler temperatures . . . even if in my area "cooler temperatures" still mean flip flop weather. :)Although Starbucks made the pumpkin spice latte (PSL) famous, I prefer to make [...] Continue Reading
Easy Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe + 10 Ways To Use It
Five ingredients and five minutes - that's all you need to whip up this easy, flavorful pumpkin pie spice recipe. It's like Fall in a Bottle, bringing spiced goodness everywhere it's sprinkled . . . in pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice granola, pumpkin spice lattes, and more.Just opening the jar and breathing in the warm cinnamon, ginger and other [...] Continue Reading
How To Make Beeswax Candles
There's something incredibly soothing about the soft, warm glow of homemade beeswax candles, especially at night after the littles are in bed. But the golden glow and long burn time are just the beginning of a handmade beeswax candle's charm. Unlike paraffin candles - which release carcinogens like toluene and benzene into the air- they burn clean [...] Continue Reading
