Frank’s Fantastical Smoothie is about to get more fantastic because tonight I made made use of all our extra eggshells. I’ve been meaning to bake this delicious recipe for butternut cupcakes for about a week, and I finally got to it! The recipe calls for six eggs, which means I had plenty of shells left…
For those of you who don’t know (and by the end of this, you’ll wish you’d have known sooner), the Mooncup is a brand of menstrual cup made from medical grade silicone that is worn during a menstrual period. It is reusable and awesome for SOOO many reasons. I first heard of the Mooncup from…
Have you ever cooked beef heart? I hadn’t before tonight, but earlier this week, I was able to procure a grass fed beef heart and kidney from a local farmer! Beef heart is one of the purest cuts of muscle, and there is no definite grain, so it is really dense and tender. The heart…
So we went to Whole Foods recently in search of banana leaves. Wait? Did I hear you right? Yes, I said banana leaves. Recently through switching to cast iron, Frank and I discovered that I am highly sensitive and possibly allergic to aluminum. I stopped using aluminum deodorant long ago, but I didn’t think to…
I kept seeing a recipe for homemade ginger ale on Facebook, and I had lots of fresh ginger on hand, so I decided to make it! There are two pretty obvious reasons why you should make homemade ginger ale. One, it’s made with ginger, which has numerous health benefits. And two, it’s fermented, which, as…
I’ll never forget a story I read about a group of 2nd graders who went on a field trip to a farm. Although I can’t remember where I read it originally, I will tell you that the story is true, which is why it has remained so memorable to me. On their tour of the…