As we fire up our grills for steak, chicken, and vegetables, and pour ourselves tall glasses of iced peach and lavender tea, I can’t help but think about my grandma’s summer cookout spread. Deviled eggs and green beans cooked with bacon grace the table, but the real star of the show is always her potato salad. […]
Archives for 2015
How to Make Whey
For a long time, the only thing I knew about whey is that Little Miss Muffet ate it alongside her curds while sitting on her tuffet. What I eventually learned is that Little Miss Muffet was supporting her gut with beneficial bacteria and enzymes from the whey. Whey is a central ingredient in many delicious, […]
30 Workouts for Traveling
My sister-in-law is my hero and prime example when it comes to consistent exercise. Despite her busy schedule, she always finds a way to fit in some sort of exercise or movement during the day. Even while traveling, she takes advantage of the hotel gym or takes in the beauty of her new surroundings by […]
8 Tips to Curb Carb Cravings
Withdrawal. It’s quite the beast to overcome. Usually used when referring to someone coming off addictive substances like drugs or alcohol, it can also be used in reference to transitioning to a real food lifestyle. For someone who has been surviving on a high carb and high processed sugar diet, with minimal good fats, grass-fed meats, […]
Natural Tips for Healing from C-Section
As the elective c-section rate rises, there is a movement, especially in natural living circles, to refuse common birth interventions like c-sections and opt for a natural birth. However, there are moments, mostly unexpected, when c-sections are necessary even for mamas who desire otherwise. If that be the case, there are still many ways to […]
Italian Sausage Paleo Flatbread Pizza (AIP)
Do you ever wish you hadn’t eaten certain foods before you discovered the benefits of a real food diet? Sometimes I wonder if I would occasionally miss things like pasta, ice cream, or fried chicken if I’d never had them. Even so, I’m grateful for real food versions of these awesome dishes that satisfy the […]
Balsamic Banana Berry Skillet
As we enter prime crop season, I cannot contain my excitement for the bundles of fresh produce that will come our way. We have some small container gardens in our own yard full of fresh herbs and some of our most frequently eaten veggies. We have many friends that have bigger gardens, bee hives, and […]
How to Make Citronella Candles
Our family loves the great outdoors. Once the weather warms up, we spend our evenings exploring the local parks, tending our herb garden, taking family walks, and playing baseball in the backyard. What we don’t love, however, is the increase of mosquitos that accompanies the toastier days. We don’t use store-bought bug spray due to […]
Anxiety and Breathing for Relaxation
We all know that stress and, more seriously, anxiety, can have major negative effects on us both emotionally and physically. While there are various techniques for reducing these effects, there remains a typically unspoken solution for anxiety. Breathing methods can seriously reduce the difficulties and trials of anxiety when done properly. This post explores anxiety and breathing […]
Paleo Chicken Tocino
When it comes to meal planning, we like to keep things simple around here. Over time, we have discovered our family’s favorite real food meals and pretty much keep those on rotation over the course of two or three weeks. We typically gravitate toward easy, basic, and delicious meals like stuffed peppers or crock pot […]
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