Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bar Recipe {Video Tutorial}

Lotions. Potions. Elixirs. Oh my! Do you love the idea of homemade spa goodies but think they are “too much trouble” to make? Or maybe it worries you that the exact form of sodium laurel sulphate in your bottle of suds is used to degrease car engines. (Don’t see it listed? It has about 150 …

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Blueberry Almond Crumb Muffins

Hey ya’ll! These little bursts of indigo-flavored joy are all wrapped up in moist, cakey goodness topped with crunchy, crumbly bits. And even though we are one of those families, I promise no one will ever suspect you didn’t use grains or refined sugar. Blueberry bliss, guaranteed. Want the recipe? I am sharing it over …

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Honey Sweetened Jam {GAPS, Paleo & SCD}

Note from Heather: This is a guest post from Jenni at The Urban Poser- one of my favorite bloggers! Ya’ll, this girl can COOK. Daddypotamus literally gets giddy when she stops by with one of her creations of for us to taste test. You are in for such a treat! YES! My Favorite Time Of …

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How To Soak And Dehydrate Nuts (Nourishing Traditions Method)

Traditional Nut and Seed Preparation Methods In her book, Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon explains how soaking nuts/seeds in a saltwater solution reduces the naturally occurring enzyme inhibitors and phytates in nuts and seeds. This is called making “crispy nuts,” a reference you will find often in my recipes. Soaking and dehydrating times can be found …

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Cowboys & Gauchos {Chimichurri Sauce Recipe}

The Legend of Jimmy Curry An Englishman and his gauchos, what better way to begin a story? Hey hey, I hear you snickering! He’s not wearing the gauchos, silly, he’s riding with them. They’re Argentinian cowboys – grandsons of Spanish conquistadors and local women who roast cimarron steaks over open pits and dance the malambo …

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Stocking The Dream Kitchen

When I first started my real food journey I was overwhelmed by how understocked I was on kitchen appliances and gadgets. Now that I’m getting married I’m trying to register for my *reasonable* dream real food kitchen. Suggestions?? If you could start fresh from the beginning what would you start with? I often come across …

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How To Spot Tongue/Lip Ties & Get FREE Expert Advice

  “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” ~ Mary Anne Radmacher Yesterday I smiled at a a green-eyed blonde in gorgeous leather riding boots while wiping a Charlie Chaplin-style snot mustache from Micah’s lip. Wait! I forgot to tell …

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Why Our Mothers Shouldn’t Have Listened To Theirs

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ~ Dr. Benjamin Spock I don’t know about you, but I think this quote is a tad more compelling than a 1950′s era Similac Ash tray touting the disease preventing capabilities of formula. But maybe you had to be there. Indeed, if you were you’d …

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