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Natural Cosmetics- Why I'm Wearing Makeup Again

Natural Cosmetics - Why I'm wearing Makeup Again-This is me with makeup on ~ a rare sight since my first was born nearly 4 years ago. ...

Fish jerky! A slab of wild tuna, marinated with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and dill for 24 hours. Dried on high 8 hours- fish jerky! Free...

I was so excited to hear about Kristin's Traditional Food Textbook when it first came out, what a great idea! Well, I've now read ...

Traditional Food -If I'm avoiding preparing foods during 'working hours' ( more about that here) I need to have meals that bu...

Simple summer food. These are store bought croissants ( I have made croissants before though! ) but they are made with real butter. Topped...

Since we're in a bigger place now we finally have enough wall space for a play kitchen area! The kids receive money for gifts from rel...

I've wanted to give up coffee for, well, over 4 years now (since I got pregnant the first time) and it hasn't happened for longer th...

The Local Cook is having a "Cookin' Across America" contest, to showcase different food from different states in the US. Isn...

I tried Donielle from Naturally Knocked Up's black bean brownies . Yummy guiltless chocolate , and they passed the kid and husband test ...

Wrapped in lettuce, eaten justwith a fork, or in a bun- barbecued grass fed beef burger, topped with guacamole, cheese, and fresh veggies i...

I got a chance to try an Excalibur dehydrator after using my friend's garage sale dehydrator for the past few months. Oh wow what a di...

Real Food for Mother and Baby by Nina Planck is such a fun encouraging book to read. Nina explains what nutrients are needed to grow a hea...

Homemade beef jerky is something I'm loving bringing along when we're out this summer. I have a bunch of grassfed hamburger in my f...