How we got started making Sumac-ade is a funny story. It was just a couple weeks ago, my husband and I were out on our homestead (fancy name for a yard with a garden + chickens) looking for elderberries on the woods edge. We came upon some sumac and both talked about it being poisonous…
No matter your age, we all love a sweet treat once and a while. My Quick Strawberry Milk is a healthy way to have a guilt-free treat! Remember that powdered Quick milk drink mix? You don’t have to cheat on healthy eating to have a yummy Strawberry Milk – just blending together strawberries with milk…
Crisp, Cool and Refreshing, My Honey Sweetened Strawberry Limeade only takes minutes to make but will surly please the whole family. No more junky powdered drink mixes when you can whip up a pitcher of this instead! Easy enough for everyday, yet fancy enough to serve for guests. This recipe idea came to me the…
I feel totally ridiculous telling you this. Please don’t hold it against me. I’ve had a beautiful plethora of Lemon Balm growing in my herb garden for YEARS – and every year I stand around starring at it, wondering what the HECK to do with it… The leaves smell fabulous and it’s a beautiful landscape…
Long ago, in a world far-far away — I actually worked. Like really WORKED at a job away from home. Yes – total shocker, I know! I had a boss/supervisor that, well, was a complete mess. I worked in retail buying, she was the buyer and I was her assistant.. let’s just call her “Catherine”…
As a part of my healthy lifestyle, I frequently enjoy a Healthy Green Juice. The key to a Healthy vs Un-Healthy Green juice is making sure that you aren’t including too much fruit or root vegetables. If your juice contains too many fruits, it will be both higher in calories and sugar (fructose – I…
Since get up super early because we eat our Thanksgiving dinner at noon. It’s too early for wine, but I don’t feel as guilty with a breakfast Bloody Mary!
My fall favorite Apple Pie Kombucha was inspired by Jill of First Comes Health. Her amazing book Fermented opened my eyes to more flavoring options for my home-brewed kombucha. I encourage all of you to purchase her book!!
I’m addicted to Cold Brew Coffee, it’s been love at first sip! I initially started making cold brew coffee at home because I saw so many people on Facebook & Instagram enjoying purchased-bottled-cold brew coffee and their rave reviews made me super jealous 🙁 Unfortunately, we didn’t have any available locally so I did some research…
Sometimes I really p*ss myself off.. I mean really. I’ve been buying canned coconut milk for the past couple years, but was never completely happy with the thickening additives.. Then I started testing out cheap & easy ways to make Coconut Milk at home! Damn! I wish I would have figured this out sooner, I’ve…
I was running a few errands today and noticed the infamous Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is back!! Yes fall officially has arrived! Ok, now before you grab your wallet and keys…. you don’t have to sacrifice your health to enjoy your favorite fall treat! In fact, my homemade version is so healthy, you can enjoy…
I don’t know about you, but some days I crave a glass of sweet tea.. However, I don’t want to flood my body with processed sugar! Here’s a quick and easy recipe to make Sweet Tea with Honey & Lemon in just 15 minutes. In a Quart Jar combine: 4T Honey, preferably local and raw…