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Archives for July 2015

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How to Preserve {Pretty Much} Anything: Part 2 4

How to Preserve {Pretty Much} Anything: Part 2

July 30, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Kresha Faber, Contributing Writer Did you miss Part 1 of How to Preserve {Pretty Much} Anything? Go right on over HERE to read it. It will give you some fantastic information about: Why we preserve food The 7 types of food preservation A note about safety How to choose which method of preparation to …

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Category: Homemade & DIY, Real Food, Recipes

When it comes to food preservation, there are seven options when you need to preserve your food.

How to Preserve {Pretty Much} Anything: Part 1

July 29, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Kresha Faber, Contributing Writer It’s nearly August, that time of year when zucchini show up unannounced on your doorstep, peaches are offered for sale by the bushel, and tomatoes proliferate. Needless to say, it’s a time of bounty, when everything is growing great gonzos, so it’s the time of year when every year I …

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Category: Homemade & DIY, Real Food, Recipes

Natural First Aid for Summer Ailments 4

Natural First Aid for Summer Ailments

July 27, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Elsie Callender, Contributing Writer It’s pretty much impossible to go through a summer and not come out the other end with a colorful array of scrapes, scars, burns, and bites. These things are just as much a part of the season as ice cream and paperback books. The welts on your legs from jellyfish stings …

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Category: Homemade & DIY, Natural Living, Natural Remedies

Hidden Veggie Popsicles 3

Hidden Veggie Popsicles

July 24, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Guest Post by Whitney Cornelison of Beauty in the Mess Veggies in a popsicle?! Really?! I promise they aren’t as bad as they sound. While I am sure you think I have lost my mind, let me tell you that my kids gobbled these up and asked for more. They did! Do you have a hard …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

DIY Peaches and Cream Gummies 2

DIY Peaches and Cream Gummies

July 23, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Do you like fruit snacks or gummy candy, but don’t want the yucky food dyes or preservatives that go with them? If so, you need to try these homemade gummies! Not only do homemade gummies taste good, they provide wonderful health benefits! The reason these gummies are so good for you is that they include …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cake Bars 1

Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cake Bars

July 20, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Stephanie’s note: In a week, our family will be embarking on yet another “free” diet. You know the kind – free from gluten and grain, free from dairy, free from sugar, free from our usual favorites and convenience and ease. And I know that so many of you have also turned to diets like this, …

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Category: Homemaking, Real Food, Recipes

Giveaway: Win 1 of 3  Gift Certificates to Apple Valley Natural Soaps!

Giveaway: Win 1 of 3 $50 Gift Certificates to Apple Valley Natural Soaps!

July 15, 2015     Keeper of the Home

Stephanie’s note: Today’s giveaway is from Apple Valley Natural Soap, whose soaps and skin care products I’ve been using myself for years. And let me tell you… whoever wins these gift certificates is in for a treat, but even if you don’t win, check out their site anyways! You will be hard pressed to find …

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Category: Homemaking

How to Make Honey Sweetened Summer Berry Preserves 1

How to Make Honey Sweetened Summer Berry Preserves

July 13, 2015     Keeper of the Home

  By Kelly Smith, Contributing Writer Summertime is filled with a bounty of the most amazing fresh produce. But by far, one of our favorites is berry season! First to appear are red and delicious strawberries, followed by sweet-n-tangy raspberries, plump blueberries and one of my personal favorites – blackberries. It’s no secret that we get a …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

A Two-Week Real Food Dairy-Free Meal Plan 6

A Two-Week Real Food Dairy-Free Meal Plan

July 9, 2015     Keeper of the Home

I have now nursed three babies. (By the grace of God, by the way … it never came easily to me!) And do you know that for EACH baby, I had to take dairy out of my diet for one reason or another? I’m sort of a resident “allergy” expert, because my oldest son has severe …

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Category: Real Food

Cool Down with 10 Iced Tea Recipes 2

Cool Down with 10 Iced Tea Recipes

July 6, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Hilary Bernstein, Contributing Writer By this time every summer, I’m searching for easy ways to cool down. I love iced drinks – but after drinking a lot of iced lemon water, I need a little change. Iced teas are a great way to add some variety to your summer sipping. As long as it’s unsweetened, …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

The Best Tips for Using Oils on Face and Hair 3

The Best Tips for Using Oils on Face and Hair

July 2, 2015     Keeper of the Home

By Andrea Green, Contributing Writer When I was growing up, the advice we received on skin and hair care was to avoid oil as an ingredient at all costs. This advice wasn’t all bad. Many conventional moisturizers contained mineral oil. A non-plant based oil, mineral oil can clog the pores and lead to breakouts.  To counteract the …

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Category: Homemade & DIY

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