Iced tea, hot tea…I don’t care…I love tea!! If you are looking for a delicious tea that you can serve to friends in any season, SerendipiTea is the one! Based on a Rosemary Gladstar recipe, this is a minty, refreshing tea that will keep you coming back for more! It is a calming,...
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Sweet potatoes and yams are my favorite vegetables. We eat them in my home a lot! They are turned into sweet potato fries, mashed sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, etc. etc. A new favorite is sweet potatoes (or yams) with cinnamon and coconut sugar (I buy this brand of coconut sugar)....
Read more →Think nachos aren’t real food and can’t be healthy? Think again! Grass-fed beef, raw cheese, organic green peppers, homemade guacamole, sour cream, fresh salsa…What’s not to love?!? Most store-bought corn chips, even organic ones have rancid vegetable oils like CONola…er, I mean canola or soybean oil. Safflower is better but, eh I could do...
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A few weeks ago I was cooking dinner and didn’t have a side dish. Dinner was going to be ready in 10 minutes! My husband, the resourceful man that he is, grabbed some potatoes, cubed them, seasoned them and threw them in a pan with butter. They turned out *amazing*! They are now...
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If you’ve ever been in pain you know that it affects every part of your life. It is difficult to function if you are constantly stopping to rub a sore shoulder or knee. It can be quite tempting to reach for pain medications to get instant relief. If you are like me, you’ll...
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We all know the real food lifestyle can get expensive. We are regularly buying coconut oil, fermented cod liver oil, Real Salt, ghee, herbs and tons of other products for the betterment of our health. What if you could get all your favorite products at a discount for less than $5 a month?...
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I’m over at The Marathon Mom today talking about popsicles! Summer is a huge deal around here!!! It gets hot and humid in New Jersey so we often reach for cold popsicles to help cool us off. The ingredients in conventional popsicles make me cringe! Food dyes, high fructose corn syrup, GMO’s….not so...
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Delicate, lavender, bell-like flowers grace this magnificent plant called Comfrey. She grows quickly and fills whatever space she is planted in. She thrives under the shade of a tree. Her young leaves are slightly peppery tasting and quite enjoyable. Used medicinally for more than 2000 years, Comfrey is quite the workhorse. There seem...
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Valerian is such a lovely herb with peculiarly fragrant flowers that catch the eye and draw you in. It has been used for centuries safely as a sedative and treatment for insomnia. There are other lesser known uses for Valerian as a digestive aid and for reducing the severity of asthma attacks. It...
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Allergy season is in full swing and as the pollen count goes up so does the discomfort that goes along with it. Not everyone gets allergies. If you do it usually means your immune system isn’t really working up to par. Allergies are not a *normal* part of life, meaning you do *not*...
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My husband wanted to cut the grass in our backyard on Saturday. Since I had been so busy with my garden, I had procrastinated in collecting all of the dandelion and plantain herb leaves that are prevalent in my yard. I am glad I have a privacy fence because I was frantically running around...
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image credit I am over at The Marathon Mom today talking about “Greening” Your Bathroom. It is so important to minimize exposure to toxins and the bathroom is one of the most toxic rooms in the home. Find out how you can virtually eliminate toxic exposure in your bathroom with some simple solutions. ...
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