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Archives for March 2014

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How to Plan Your Garden 6

How to Plan Your Garden

March 31, 2014     Keeper of the Home

This post was originally published in March of 2011, but we’re sharing it today because it’s gardening season once again! Use these tips to plan your own garden and discover how fun and easy it can be to grow your own food! In our Gardening 101 series, we’ve talked about a lot of different things …

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Category: Homemaking

Nourish Before You Drain

March 28, 2014     Keeper of the Home

Somewhere during the past year or two, my enjoyable morning cup of coffee turned into just the start of that day’s addiction. Round one, to pump me up for the day ahead. By just after lunchtime, I would find myself looking for round two, another hit of caffeine to keep me going. My husband lovingly …

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Category: Natural Living

7-Day Real Food Menu Plan {20-Minute Meals Version} 1

7-Day Real Food Menu Plan {20-Minute Meals Version}

March 26, 2014     Keeper of the Home

; By Leigh Ann Dutton, Contributing Writer Do you want to eat real food but feel like it just takes too much time to cook from scratch? Do you resort to prepackaged convenience foods or carry-out meals because you’re exhausted and just need something quick? I have been there. Wait, I AM there! I have …

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Category: Homemaking, Real Food, Recipes

A 2-Week Aldi Meal Plan 1

A 2-Week Aldi Meal Plan

March 24, 2014     Keeper of the Home

I don’t keep it a secret: I love Aldi. My love affair with the discount grocery chain began during my newlywed days. My husband and I were struggling to figure out how to make our budget work, and a friend tipped me off on how much she saved by shopping at Aldi. Aldi? “Get real”, …

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Category: Homemaking

One-Pot Wonders: 23 Quick Dinners with Fewer Dishes 3

One-Pot Wonders: 23 Quick Dinners with Fewer Dishes

March 21, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Emily McClements, Contributing Writer It’s 4:30 pm. Your stove is covered with the remains of pots and pans from last night’s dinner, and the kitchen sink is bursting with the day’s dishes because you forgot to empty the dishwasher this morning. You’ve been feeling overwhelmed and exhausted lately and don’t have a plan. So, what do you …

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Category: Real Food

Cranberry Apple Kale Salad Recipe with Lemon Vinaigrette

Cranberry Apple Kale Salad Recipe with Lemon Vinaigrette

March 19, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Andrea Green, Contributing Writer Does your family enjoy kale salads? Try serving them this family friendly recipe for Cranberry Apple Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette and I bet they will! Kale seems to be the “hot” superfood of the day, doesn’t it? My family’s love affair with kale has grown over the years. We …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

Getting Your Healthy Kitchen Under Control with Freezer Cooking {65+ Recipes}

Getting Your Healthy Kitchen Under Control with Freezer Cooking {65+ Recipes}

March 17, 2014     Keeper of the Home

I don’t know about you, but I just feel overwhelmed sometimes when it comes to making healthy meals for my family. After a long day of blogging, cleaning, housework, laundry, bills, and chasing down my very active twin boys, I just don’t have the energy (or the time) to put into making delicious and healthy …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

Savory Enchilada Pot Pie (GF, DF) 4

Savory Enchilada Pot Pie (GF, DF)

March 14, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Kelly Smith, Contributing Writer Enchiladas were a real favorite of mine before I went grain-free and recently, after a little whining about how much I missed them, my brilliant 11-year-old son asked a simple question, which eventually led to this awesome recipe. “Mom, why not just make them without the corn tortillas, like a …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

Menu-Planning Made Easy! (Plan to Eat Review & Giveaway)

March 13, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Jessica Smartt, Contributing Writer Maybe you’re like me, and the Plan to Eat logo is a familiar friendly ad from your visits here to Keeper of the Home. I’ve been curious what Plan to Eat is actually about, and jumped at the chance to review it. I was pleasantly surprised! I knew Plan to …

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The Wonderful World of Herbs (Herbal Academy Review & Giveaway!)

The Wonderful World of Herbs (Herbal Academy Review & Giveaway!)

March 12, 2014     Keeper of the Home

I’ve loved herbs ever since I first started learning about them. We try to avoid pharmaceuticals as much as possible in our family, and beyond eating real, whole, nourishing foods and avoiding toxins and chemicals as much as possible, we use herbs (and other supplements) to boost our health and treat illnesses, as much as …

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Category: Homemaking

The All-Natural, Eco-Friendly Way to Dry Laundry (Homestead Drying Racks Review & Giveaway!)

March 12, 2014     Keeper of the Home

One of the most delightful things about living life abroad this past year was that, almost everywhere we traveled, I had to line dry my laundry. How is that delightful, you ask? What sounded somewhat like a chore at first quickly became a cherished, ritual, liturgical part of the day. Walking outside and breathing in …

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3 Easy Ways to Make a House a Home (Urban Tickle Review & Giveaway!)

3 Easy Ways to Make a House a Home (Urban Tickle Review & Giveaway!)

March 11, 2014     Keeper of the Home

image credit By Beth Ricci, Contributing Writer  We’ve spent the entire eleven years of our marriage traipsing around the country (and even the globe). We started out in a tiny bachelor basement apartment, with a white bed sheet hanging from the ceiling to divide our “bedroom” from the “living room.” Since then we have lived in …

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Category: Homemaking

Making it Easier to Take Healthy Snacks On the Go! (Win a0 Gift Certificate to Sweetbottoms Baby)

Making it Easier to Take Healthy Snacks On the Go! (Win a$100 Gift Certificate to Sweetbottoms Baby)

March 11, 2014     Keeper of the Home

I think every mom has her reasons behind the products she chooses for her home, but here are a few of mine: Avoiding toxins, as much as possible, for healthier development of little bodies. Choosing responsibly-made products our family can buy with a clean conscience Opting for quality reusable products over disposables to reduce our …

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Category: Real Deals

Organize Your Life With a ListPlanIt Subscription (Review + Giveaway!)

March 10, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Jessica Smartt, Contributing Writer I love organization, but my life is seldom organized. I’m an orderly person who’s not very orderly. Can anyone else relate? Needless to say, it can be frustrating sometimes. I have plenty of excuses: “I keep up with it in my head.” (Hmmm.) “I’m too busy to be organized.” (Tyranny …

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Maple-Walnut Pie Recipe (MightyNest Review + Giveaway)

Maple-Walnut Pie Recipe (MightyNest Review + Giveaway)

March 10, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer It’s Spring Giveaway Week! Mighty Nest is a favorite go-to for healthy bakeware, cookware, kids lunch gear, and much, much more for your family and home. Plus, their Mighty Nest for Schools program generously supports the school of your choice when you buy any of their high quality, eco friendly, …

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Category: Homemaking

Pear and Ginger Slow Cooker Oatmeal

Pear and Ginger Slow Cooker Oatmeal

March 7, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Kresha Faber, Contributing Writer If breakfast time in your house is anything like mine, there’s a prerequisite that it be quick and easy. Even on our “slow” mornings, making breakfast just isn’t something I want to take the time to do, despite the fact that I love sitting down and sharing breakfast with our …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

How to Deal with Sugar Cravings 5

How to Deal with Sugar Cravings

March 5, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer It’s 4 p.m. and you find yourself in the kitchen pantry, rummaging through the baking supplies, trying to find that half used bag of chocolate chips. You know they must be somewhere. And you must find them right now! Is this you? It’s certainly been me on more occasions than …

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Category: Homemaking, Natural Living, Real Food

20 Nourishing, Whole-Foods Dinners That Kids Will Eat! 1

20 Nourishing, Whole-Foods Dinners That Kids Will Eat!

March 3, 2014     Keeper of the Home

By Jessica Smartt, Contributing Writer Y’all, I am far from being the perfect parent. I yell more than I should. At times, I’m addicted to my iPhone. Sometimes, anxiety just plain gets the best of me. And, I’m not spending time reading the Bible nearly as much as I’d like – the perpetual struggle (sigh). …

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Category: Family Life, Natural Living, Real Food, Recipes

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