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We Made Butter Today
Ordinarily we use mostly coconut oil or olive oil for our cooking and dressings respectively, but after doing some investigation of Nourishing Traditions and all the benefits we are missing out on, I...
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What is all the hype about Kefir?
Water Kefir? (Traditionally pronounced ke-feer, but often spoken as kee-fer in the West.) What language are you speaking? It is said the word Kefir comes from the Turkish word Keif describing a state...
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Kombucha
A while back I mentioned making Kombucha. I have made this a few times, but the flavor is a little too much like vinegar for me. I know I could brew it for a little less time to take out some of the...
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Koffucha
What in the world is that? A friend of mine mentioned it to me, it sounded interesting, so I tried it! And let’s say, well, it definitely turned out very interesting! I have a love affair with coffee...
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Ginger Honey Elixir
This is one of our favorite winter cold remedies. If you have a cough or sore throat this is just heavenly! The heat and steam coming off of the warm tea will also help with the cough and congestion...
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Cough and Cold Symptoms
EVERY child with no exception contracts this before the age of 12 months! Sometimes it is very mild and more a nuisance than anything. However, there are other times where the mamas and papas are...
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Sugar Substitutes
I’ve had this topic on my ‘to blog about’ list for a long time. I just keep putting it off because there is so much to say that I have no idea where to start! I think a lot of my followers and...
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Old Fashioned Cottage Cheese
Unfortunately I had an entire ½ gallon of raw milk that went sour. I really didn’t want to dump it out, didn’t have the cultures to try making cheese and a few of my kids can’t have it at all, so I...
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Chili Five Spice Chicken Drumsticks
Last night I was lacking in inspiration, but was in NEED of a good dinner. Being prego I have no desire to be in the kitchen, but I REALLY want something good to eat and am always on the quest to find...
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Rendering Lard
Lard!!! LARD!!! You may say… that’s what most people say when they hear we cook with lard. “Don’t you know that stuff ‘ll kill ya’!” “That’s what my mama cooked with back in the day.” “Your a nurse and...
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My Yellow Drink
Lately my posts have been deeper, more philosophical and not super joyful.. Time for a bit of a change. I’m certainly not always in that frame of mind,although it does seem to be more of a new norm for...
View ArticleVaccinated vs Unvaccinated
Do I dare even open this can of worms? Why yes, I do!… I will start off to say that we have chosen NOT to vaccinate our children. As the parents of the wonderful kids we’ve been given, we are given the...
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Paronychia
It’s been a while since I’ve had one of these infections. My daughter however, gets them way too often. She is a ‘picker’ and is always pulling off scabs, peeling fingernails and the list could go on!...
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Stomach Aches revisited This post was originally written in late 2011. As I was reviewing some of the older information on my blog I realized it needed some changing and I had more information and help...
View ArticleDiaper Rash Revisited
Since this post in June 2013 I’ve added two more babies to the crew! I don’t have a ton of new things to add, but I had a few minor changes to make. And I wanted to repost is for those who hadn’t seen...
View ArticleEczema
Eczema… oh how I really really dislike that word! The photo with this post is of Xanthie’s legs about two years ago. It hurts me to look at that photo and remember how much pain she was in. That was an...
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