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 …
How to Preserve {Pretty Much} Anything: Part 1
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 …
Real Deals: This Week’s Sales and Discounts on Natural Products You Really Use
This week’s top deals: Congratulations to the winners of our recent Apple Valley Natural Soap giveaway! Caressa ([email protected]) Kerrie ([email protected]) Ri ([email protected]) These lucky KOTH readers are getting $50 gift certificates to Apple Valley Natural Soap, a small, family-run business that we endorse wholeheartedly and Stephanie has personally used for years. Their products are all-natural, luxurious, and a …
Natural First Aid for Summer Ailments
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 …
Weekend Links
Links for this week: The Loss of Life Beneath Your Skin & How to Revive It @ Hands Free Mama Why I Marched My 12 Year Old Into the Police Station @ The Chaos and the Clutter Tuna Casserole @ The Domestic Man Kale is not the Problem, Pollution is @ The Nourishing Gourmet The most …
Hidden Veggie Popsicles
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 …
DIY Peaches and Cream Gummies
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 …
Real Deals: This Week’s Sales and Discounts on Natural Products You Really Use
This week’s top deals: List Price $49.00 On Sale $29.90 aden + anais rayon from bamboo fiber muslin swaddle 3-pack, azure. Get FREE shipping with qualifying order. For just $17.58 ($8.79 each) Babyganics Mineral-Based Baby Sunscreen Spray, SPF 50, 6oz Spray Bottle (Pack of 2). Now on sale for $21.98. Save 20% when you clip …
Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cake Bars
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, …
Weekend Links
Apple Valley Natural Soap Giveaway! We’re having an awesome giveaway of high-quality, luxurious, natural skin care products from Apple Valley Natural Soap! See our post this week with details about the giveaway of their wonderful products (that Stephanie has written rave reviews about in the past!) as well as a special 15% discount just for KOTH …
Giveaway: Win 1 of 3 $50 Gift Certificates to Apple Valley Natural Soaps!
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 …
Real Deals: This Week’s Sales and Discounts on Natural Products You Really Use
This week’s top deals: List Price $49.95 On Sale $17.99 Aromatherapy Top 6 – 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Basic Sampler Essential Oil Gift Set- 6/10 ml Get FREE shipping with qualifying order Lowest price to-date! List Price $159.99 On Sale $102.85 Ninja Professional Blender (BL660) Qualifies for FREE shipping. Lowest price to-date! Wrenwane Digital Kitchen …
How to Make Honey Sweetened Summer Berry Preserves
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 …
Weekend Links
Links for this week: The iPhone Is Ruining Your Summer @ Smartter Each Day I Wish Someone Would’ve Warned Me About These BIG FEELINGS @ TODAY.com Homemade & Natural Bug Bite Stick @ GNOWFGLINS Enjoy today, mama. @ Life Your Way After Seeing Photo Of Greek Man Crying Outside Bank, CEO In Australia Vows To Help …
A Two-Week Real Food Dairy-Free Meal Plan
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 …
Real Deals: This Week’s Sales and Discounts on Natural Products You Really Use
This week’s top deals: Check out the Monthly Specials at Mountain Rose Herbs 20% off Organic Willow Bark 1 lb. Bulk Regular Price: $11.00 Sale Price $8.80 15% off Organic Honeybush Tea 4 oz. Box Regular Price: $5.25 Sale Price: $4.46 20% off Organic Hazelnut Oil 4 oz. Bottle Regular Price: $14.50 Sale Price: $10.15 List …
Cool Down with 10 Iced Tea Recipes
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, …
Weekend Links
Links for this week: The Birth Story That Made Me Bawl in Panera @ Lisa-Jo Baker In Praise of the Imperfect Photograph @ Intelligent Travel Three Ingredient No Cook Banana Custard Recipe @ Kitchen Stewardship How a Devastating Diagnosis Taught me How to Really Live @ Be More With Less How to look good on the Internet. …
The Best Tips for Using Oils on Face and Hair
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 …