A few months ago, I found myself in the market for a good sturdy pair of boots. I wanted something that I could use gardening or in the rain, but that would also hold up under the rigor of homesteading activities (i.e. muck, manure, rocks, etc.). I also wanted something a bit stylish and, needless…
Yay! I got to see Lindsey again! AND I got to meet her precocious daughter, Ella, and her husband, Evan. Lindsey and I had followed each other’s blogs for a little while before getting to in person this past November at the Weston Price conference in Santa Clara, CA. I was so excited to get…
There’s nothing like a husband to give you a challenge. At least in this case, it was banana pudding!! Since the day I got back from my blogger tour, Frank has been beggin me to make banana pudding again. The problem was, the last time I made it, we both got the worst belly aches,…
It’s funny the things your brain chooses to remember. Sometimes it’s even funnier WHEN your brain chooses to remember them. Like last week. I was at Lindsey’s house for Passover Seder on my Blogger Tour, and she asked me to peel the hard-boiled eggs for the Seder plate. And I just STRUGGLED. I mean struggled…
This March, I was lucky enough to stay with Lindsey from Homemade Mommy, and she made me one of her South African hot toddies one evening. I really enjoyed it—enough to make it again. :) Today, I’ve taken her recipe and tweaked it a little to make it my own. This drink is perfect at…
This post is late in coming because I literally was driving every two days the last week and a half of March, and I was just EXHAUSTED and not in writing mode. From March 20 to March 22, I got to stay with Kristen Michaelis, who is the author of Food Renegade blog, “Real Food…