BBQ Rub Spice Blend
Making your own BBQ rub spice blend takes just a few minutes! If you've read my post about the harmful spices in your cabinet, you probably know why making your own is such a good idea. (If not, see below). I use this rub for my Instant Pot BBQ Ribs, but it is also...
Tender and Flavorful Instant Pot BBQ Ribs
These Instant Pot BBQ Ribs are so tender and flavorful! The Instant Pot takes yet another dish that used to be a labor of love and turns it into an easy and delicious week night meal. These ribs are also great for a party because you can make them ahead of time! Use...
Bacon Wrapped Figs Stuffed with Goat Cheese and topped with Balsamic Reduction
These Bacon Wrapped Figs Stuffed with Goat Cheese and topped with Balsamic Reduction are a knock-off from a local restaurant here in the Snoqualmie valley called the Iron Duck. It is a favorite one for girls night out, and we always get the "figlets" as they are...
Grain-free Waffles: Delicious, Nutrient-packed (no gums!)
You won't even notice that these nutrient-packed, grain-free waffles are gluten-free and grain-free! The recipe is very simple to make which is why these were my go-to breakfast while I went three months without a kitchen (dishwasher flood forced an impromptu kitchen...
Chamomile: Uses and Benefits (plus 10 recipes and why your garden needs it!)
Something awesome is happening in my yard right now! There is chamomile growing, and I didn't even plant it this year! This is year two of "back-to-Eden" gardening for me, or as I like to call it "busy-woman-gardening". If you have never heard of back to Eden...
Instant Pot Risotto with Tomatoes, Basil, and Goat Cheese
This recipe for Instant Pot risotto takes a labor of love and turns it into an easy dinner! It is almost as easy as throwing all of the ingredients into the instant pot and then working on the rest of your dinner. This risotto is so delicious! No one will ever know...
Your Lymphatic System: Fountain of Youth?
This post was updated on 3/6/23. Do you have dull skin, thinning hair, PMS, aching knees, mood swings, forgetfulness, food sensitivities, or those hard-to-lose last 10 pounds? All of these symptoms can be caused or exacerbated by a sluggish lymphatic system....
Using Essential Oils for Cleaning
I am passionate about using essential oils for cleaning, so I am so excited to have my friend and fellow blogger, Kelly, here for a guest post this week to help convince you to make the switch. Her blog, The Oily life, is a great essential oil resource with...
DIY Flower Oils for Healing Salves and Creams
Spring is finally in the air. Just around the corner, flowers will be popping up in my garden. One of my favorite uses for flowers like calendula, chamomile, and rose, is to make flower oils. Flower oils are a way to add amazing healing properties to the oils you use...
Blueberry-Raspberry Shrub (aka drinking vinegar)
I'm sure you have seen all the posts about the 101 uses for raw apple cider vinegar (ACV). Maybe those articles have even convinced you to try adding ACV to your routine. After a few mornings of choking down some vinegar and water before your breakfast, maybe you gave...
