As I’ve told you before, this lovely fall season, we have been blessed with as many apples as we can possible handle – what a delicious blessing they have been! We’ve been canning & freezing like madmen! And by “we” I mean “me”. Luke has been busily putting up shiplap in the bathroom – it…
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Pregnancy Belly Balm Recipe
Pregnancy Belly Balm Recipe Ya know how during pregnancy your skin stretches a lot during pregnancy? Especially on your belly obviously. And thighs. And breasts. Well, when that happens, your skin can get really dry and irritated and itchy, and that’s just not a pleasant feeling. You try to scratch it to make it feel…
How To Can Dill Pickles
How To Can Dill Pickles – my all time favorite pickle recipe. This makes the most delicious crispy dill pickles we’ve ever had! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. I am a pickle addict. I will eat a whole quart of pickles a day if you let me. And then…
Making & Canning Applesauce
What do you do when your grandparents own a 24 acre heirloom apple orchard? You can jars and jars of applesauce, apple butter, apple pie filling, apple jam, and then you make a ton of apple desserts…french apple cake, apple crisp, apple pie….and then you eat some more apples. But today we are just gonna…
Spiced Mocha Coffee
The Best Ever Spiced Mocha Coffee Recipe that is perfect for the cold winters! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. It is now autumn. The time for pumpkins, and sweaters, and steaming hot cups of spiced coffee. So what better time than now to share one of my signature coffee…
DIY Turmeric Face Mask
My husband puts up with a lot of my weird ideas. Turmeric face masks, eating liver, using chicken feet to make stock, drinking kombucha, ordering chicks when I have no idea where I’ll put them, you name it. The first time I made this face mask, I happened to still have it on when Luke…
Egg Custard Recipe
Egg Custard Recipe. A super simple and yet delicious and nutrient dense dessert that utilizes plenty of pastured eggs and raw milk! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Egg Custard Recipe Ingredients: Step one: Separate the egg yolks from the whites and set aside. Step two: Fill the bottom pan…
Bulletproof Peppermint Mocha
Bulletproof Peppermint Mocha. This is a super easy and delicious winter coffee recipe packed full of healthy ingredients! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Every time the Christmas season rolls around, I start to crave peppermint mochas. Ahh, yum! Well, I do confess that I drink them year round –…
DIY Dried Orange Slices
This week we harvested our very first Christmas tree together! It’s a cute little one that won’t take up much space in our apartment. I’ve been working on making some homemade ornaments for it. One of my favorites of all the ornaments I made for it are the dried orange slices. They just add so…
Making & Canning Roasted Tomato Sauce
Hey y’all! I have found my all time favorite way to make tomato sauce! When I roast my tomatoes it gives them this amazing rich flavor that you just can’t beat! Plus, roasting the tomatoes makes the skin peel on its own without any blanching. The roasting concentrates the juices and caramelizes the sugars in…