Made with a scrumptious crisp topping layered over a filling similar to apple pie, this easy apple crisp recipe is one of my family's favorite cool weather desserts. Just like my blueberry crisp recipe, the filling can be mixed up right in your baking dish, which means you'll be able to skip washing an extra bowl. This recipe is [...] Continue Reading
Creamy Homemade Caesar Dressing Recipe
If you ask my husband, the essentials of life are family, coffee, and homemade ranch dressing. I definitely agree with him on the family part (and the coffee!), but I prefer to mix things up in the kitchen with homemade Thousand Island, Copycat Olive Garden vinaigrette, and this creamy caesar dressing recipe served over crisp romaine lettuce, [...] Continue Reading
What Is Moon Milk? + 4 Moon Milk Recipes
If you've never replied "I. AM. ALCHEMIST." to a text question about the grocery ingredients you requested, get ready. These relaxing moon milk recipes are full of familiar, comforting flavors blended together with a few out-of-the-ordinary twists. You might have noticed from my library that I'm very much a research nerd, with titles [...] Continue Reading
DIY Stain Remover Recipe
I've been using the same tried-and-true homemade powdered laundry detergent and DIY stain remover for years, but as my kids have grown, so have the size of their grass, oil and ketchup stains. My old stain remover recipe just wasn't up to the task - especially when it came to oil stains - so I awhile ago I tested a few variations with ingredients [...] Continue Reading
Easy Fermented Carrot Sticks Recipe
Tangy and crunchy, these easy fermented carrots make a delicious snack or side dish for meals. I love them plain, but my kids prefer them dipped in creamy homemade ranch dressing, bleu cheese dressing or onion dip. Like sauerkraut, pickles, or kimchi, fermented carrots are rich in gut-healthy probiotics thanks to the process of [...] Continue Reading
Strawberry Whip Recipe
This strawberry whip is similar to Dole whip, but with plump berry goodness and a superfruit infusion of baobab fruit powder. If you've never tasted it before, baobab has a tropical tartness that balances the sweetness of the strawberries, and it's also rich in vitamin C (7-10 times more than oranges) and prebiotic fiber (which nourishes [...] Continue Reading
6 Benefits of Baobab Fruit Powder & How To Use It
I've never had the pleasure of sitting in the shade of a thousand-year old baobab tree, but my kids and I absolutely love to make creamy frozen yogurt with it's highly nutritious fruit pulp. Pronounced "BEY-oh-bab," this majestic tree is actually a collection of nine species that grow throughout Africa, Madagascar and Australia. Popularly known [...] Continue Reading
Best Affordable Blue Light Blocking Glasses for Kids
Kids are spending more time on screens than usual these days - mine included. With so many social activities on hold right now, I've given my little ones more screen time for video chats with friends, an online book club, and educational games. Now as the school year begins, a lot of families are trying to navigate online remote [...] Continue Reading
