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When you’re spending time cooking a meal for friends and family, you want it to be enjoyable. You want to hear what a good job you did, how delicious the food was, and if you’ll share the recipe. You also want the food you’re preparing to be healthy and nourishing to the body. Am I […]

When it comes to planning my weekly meals, coming up with main dish ideas is not a problem. It’s the side dishes that get me. Am I the only one that wants my side dishes to go with my main dish? Thankfully, having some go-to side dish recipes that are simple and delicious has really come […]

The sweet smells of holiday baking tantalize the senses and remind us of family and seasonal traditions. Unfortunately, though, we don’t all have time to fill the house with olfactory stimulating baked goods, and seeing how artificially scented fragrances can cause neurological damage among other issues, we natural mamas must resort to other methods of […]

I’m a sucker for making and trying homemade skincare products for myself. Seriously. Like, girly-girl obsessed with it. Mild foaming facial soap – check. Cleansing grains – check. Facial serum – check. Face mask – check. Spot treatment – check. Oil cleansing blend – check. Herbal facial toner – check. Should I keep going? Probably […]

Fall is quite glorious for many reasons, and October is no exception. It is the intersection between cool temperatures and sunny days; the perfect weather to spend the entire day outside. My kids have certainly answered October’s invitation to fritter away these magnificent days in the garden. I sometimes don’t hear from my little ones […]

The month of October is full of parties and snacks, but unfortunately, the vast majority of these holiday season treats are storebought and full of unhealthy ingredients like processed sugar. Now that I’m a natural mama, I don’t want to be feeding my little guy all the same junk I grew up on. Here are […]