40+ Homemade Food Gifts
This holiday season, consider giving the gift of homemade food! Food gifts are delicious, most importantly, yet also a frugal way to show your family and friends how much you love them! Food gifts are...
View ArticleHerbal Fertility Tea (with 5 pre-conception, fertility-enhancing herbs!)
Did you know that it's just as important to nourish your body with healthy foods prior to conception as it is to eat healthily during pregnancy? One easy way to do that is to consume herbs that support...
View Article2-Minute Easy Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix
Once you know, you know: the BEST taco seasoning is homemade! Make this earthy, spicy, smoky homemade taco seasoning mix in less than 2 minutes. No sugar, fillers, or preservatives! Tacos are king in...
View ArticleWarming Turmeric Ginger Latte (Golden Milk Latte)
Creamy, sweet, and gently spiced, this easy turmeric latte recipe with ginger, cinnamon, and coconut milk is the perfect cozy drink for bedtime or chilly days! Similar to golden milk, you'll love its...
View ArticleDIY Whole-Herb Stevia Extract (+ 4 tips for using it!)
We know that refined sugar is not an ideal food for us… Is there anything we can use instead? Honey and maple syrup come to mind first. They are so delicious and far better choices than refined sugars...
View ArticleCajun Catfish + Homemade Cajun Seasoning
Acadian to Cajun The Acadians began as French settlers of a region called Acadia — in eastern Canada and northern Maine — but they eventually traveled down the Mississippi River in the 1750s to escape...
View ArticleAvoid Additives with 45 Homemade Dressings, Sauces, and Seasonings
Years ago, when my husband found out he was allergic to gluten, my first naive thought was, “Well, he's not much of a bread eater anyway…” But it quickly dawned on me that gluten wasn't just in our...
View Article5 Ways to Preserve Your Herbs (including easy pesto recipe)
Fall is just about here and many of us are busy preserving the summer harvest. While you are freezing, canning, and dehydrating fruits and veggies, don’t forget to preserve your herbs, too! Both...
View ArticleHow to Make (and Use) Herbal Vinegar
Herbal vinegar is easy to make and provides a simple way to add flavor to salad dressings, marinades, and every day meals. This project does require some pre-planning, since the herbs must steep for...
View ArticleZatar — Za’atar
Zatar, or za'atar, is the Middle Eastern name for a family of herbs that includes oregano, thyme and marjoram. The way I know za'atar, though, is as a spice mixture that starts with those herbs —...
View ArticleHomemade Herb Seasoning Salt (Similar To Herbamare)
This homemade herb seasoning is delicious and packed with nutrition! It includes nutritional yeast for chromium and B vitamins (though whether or not it provides B12 is definitely controversial). I...
View ArticleDrying Bay Leaves
Jeff's god-parents visited us last weekend from California. They brought us three branches of bay leaves from their yard. I already made chicken soup with three of them. They are so fragrant. Did you...
View ArticleCajun Catfish + Homemade Cajun Seasoning
Acadian to Cajun The Acadians began as French settlers of a region called Acadia — in eastern Canada and northern Maine — but they eventually traveled down the Mississippi River in the 1750s to escape...
View ArticleAvoid Additives with 45 Homemade Dressings, Sauces, and Seasonings
Years ago, when my husband found out he was allergic to gluten, my first naive thought was, “Well, he’s not much of a bread eater anyway…” But it quickly dawned on me that gluten wasn’t just in our...
View Article5 Ways to Preserve Your Herbs (including easy pesto recipe)
Fall is just about here and many of us are busy preserving the summer harvest. While you are freezing, canning, and dehydrating fruits and veggies, don’t forget to preserve your herbs, too! Both...
View ArticleHow to Make (and Use) Herbal Vinegar
Herbal vinegar is easy to make and provides a simple way to add flavor to salad dressings, marinades, and every day meals. This project does require some pre-planning, since the herbs must steep for...
View ArticleZatar — Za’atar
Zatar, or za’atar, is the Middle Eastern name for a family of herbs that includes oregano, thyme and marjoram. The way I know za’atar, though, is as a spice mixture that starts with those herbs —...
View ArticleHomemade Herb Seasoning Salt (Similar to Herbamare)
I revisited my old Herb Seasoning Salt recipe, to make it even better. I realized the other day that I haven’t made any in awhile. This morning, I made a batch to re-stock the cupboard, but it is even...
View ArticleDrying Bay Leaves
Jeff’s god-parents visited us last weekend from California. They brought us three branches of bay leaves from their yard. I already made chicken soup with three of them. They are so fragrant. Did you...
View ArticleGF Cracker Mix in a Jar — Make Ahead or Gift
When measuring out the ingredients to make a double-batch of Cheezy Gluten-Free Crackers, I fill a quart size jar with all the dry ingredients for another double-batch of crackers. I store it on the...
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