Ok, I have a confession. I don’t really like apricots. I don’t like the furry feeling, and I don’t love their flavor. Sounds like a great way to entice you to want to make apricot jam doesn’t it? Ha! But seriously! I happily go through a painfully long and tedious process of harvesting huckleberries. I […]
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Homemade Oreo Cookies
As a child… Oh heck.. as an adult too, I would always twist a couple of double-stuffed Oreos apart making sure to have one clean side and one side with all the cream. Then I would take the 2 plain cookies and put them back in the package. I would then smash the 2 cookies […]
DIY Whipped Body Butter
Somewhere along my journey to natural health I gave up all of my commercial personal care products. I started making a very basic lotion that worked great for everything from chapped lips, to cracked heels. Only recently have I been experimenting a little more and bringing some fun and diversity back into my bathroom cabinets, […]
Ginger Recipe Roundup
Ginger is widely used in Chinese and Indian cuisine. And is one of the oldest and most popular natural remedies, especially in these regions. Lucky for us, ginger is versatile and can be easily found in most places. Ginger is known for its ability to soothe upset stomachs, and give aid to both respiratory issues […]
10 Health Benefits of Ginger During Pregnancy
Ah pregnancy… that special time when you are supposed to be ecstatic about having a baby, but you really just want to hurl, and sleep, and soak in the bath. All because of a very special root it doesn’t have to be that way. There are many health benefits of ginger during pregnancy, so many […]
Soaked Huckleberry Muffins
In my family we have a tradition of picking huckleberries each year. It is a tradition that has now spanned generations. We just got back from our annual camping trip where we stock up on as many huckleberries as we can to use in huckleberry muffins, huckleberry jams and syrups, and to just pop […]
