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Cowboy Caviar (a gluten-free, dairy-free recipe)

Shared on May 7, 2015

Cowboy Caviar The first time I ate Cowboy Caviar was with Herman the Sturgeon. My friend Rebecca and I had just finished hiking back to Wahclella Falls with our crew of little people. We drove over to Bonneville Dam and spread our picnic blanket under the trees next to Herman's tank. The kids bounced around on the grass while we ate lunch together. I quickly ditched my trusty pb&j's and started shoveling Rebecca's Cowboy Caviar in my mouth instead. It was the perfect lunch for hungry hikers and a sunny afternoon. You can whip this delicious concoction together in less than 10 minutes. Pop the lid on the container, grab a bag of tortilla chips, Keep Reading

All About Coconut Oil: Using coconut oil in health and beauty products

Shared on April 29, 2015

Coconut Oil Personal Care Products Now that we know what coconut oil is and how to bake with it, it's time to look at how you can use it for personal care products. For those that have sensitive skin to commercial beauty products, coconut oil is almost a miracle. It allows them to use products without the worry of how it will react to their skin. Here are the most common homemade health and beauty products using coconut oil: Coconut lime deodorant Coconut oil skin polish Orange coconut oil body scrub Key lime whipped coconut oil body butter Coconut & beeswax lip balm Aftershave Sunscreen Diaper rash cream Hair mask What Keep Reading

All About Coconut Oil: Baking with coconut oil

Shared on April 24, 2015

Baking with Coconut Oil Now that we know how awesome coconut oil is and the benefits it holds for our body we can dive into how to bake with it. Coconut Oil vs. Butter In baked goods coconut oil acts just like butter. In fact, some people even spread it on their morning toast. Coconut oil can be substituted for butter at a 1:1 ratio. It melts the same at a temperature of 76 degrees. It does have a slight coconutty taste so that will come through in your baking. If you can't handle the taste Expeller Pressed coconut oil has gone through a gentle deodorizing process to remove the scent and taste. Coconut oil should be stored in a cool, dark Keep Reading

Ultimate Homemaking Bundle with 99 ebooks, courses, printables + more for just $29.97 (97% off)

Shared on April 20, 2015

I'm excited to share the launch of the 2015 Ultimate Homemaking Bundle! More than 100 widely-known bloggers and authors in the homemaking sphere have joined together to offer 99 of their most popular eBooks, eCourses, printables, and more, valued at almost $1000, for just $29.97. This bundle was designed to help you nurture the beauty and productivity in your home and family relationships with proven, simple, and effective tools to give you help, inspiration, tips, encouragement, resources at your fingertips… … the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle is just for you. It is a complete library of carefully selected eBooks, eCourses, audios, online Keep Reading

FREE online Stress-Free Homemaking video course

Shared on April 19, 2015

Are you tired of having piles and piles of laundry, both clean and dirty, strewn about your house? Are you sick of dirty dishes stacking up on your counters? The team at Ultimate Bundles has created an awesome and FREE 4-part eCourse on Stress-Free Homemaking that will give you some great principles and tips to keeping on top of home management. I watched the first video on laundry and it's really good -- several great tips to keep becoming overwhelmed with all your family's clothing. The mini-course is free and you could watch all four videos in less than an hour (each one is 8-15 minutes). Head here to get the Stress-Free Homemaking Keep Reading

All About Coconut Oil: Coconut Oil 101

Shared on April 17, 2015

Coconut oil is becoming more and more popular. With that popularity comes sweeping health claims and big promises to cure all sorts of aliments, big and small. Actually, coconut oil is fairly normal and exciting to those who are vegan, dairy sensitive, or just looking for alternatives to traditional fat in cooking, baking, and personal care. So what is coconut oil and what can you do with it? Over the next couple of posts we're going to answer these questions. You'll probably come away with just enough knowledge to share at a dinner party. And possibly some recipes too. What is coconut oil? From Wikipedia: Coconut oil is an edible oil Keep Reading

What’s for dinner? This week’s menu plan (4/13)

Shared on April 13, 2015

Guest Menu Plan by Bethany Bethany Weathersby lives in Woodburn, Oregon, with the other 5 Ws. She's involved in her church and local homeschool group, enjoys reading and running, avoids crafts, and has a tendency to get crabby when things don't go as planned. The recipes linked in this post are from her blog, For the Love of Grub, which is basically an online file for great recipes she gets from other people. I got a screamin' deal on sweet potatoes, so I worked them into a couple dinners this week. Most of these dinners are simple to prepare, which makes them perfect for a busy week. Not that any of you would ever have a busy week. Keep Reading