Courtney Alina is passionate about birthing rights, fertility, real food, raw milk, holistic living, upper cervical chiropractic, and trying to figure out who she wants to be when she grows up.
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TwitterThere’s a trend going around a lot of the natural family/organic living circles. This trend is to STOP using shampoo (or conditioner) in order to avoid all the chemical ingredients. I’ve heard about it. I’ve read about it. I’ve THOUGHT about it. And I finally decided that there were too many crunchy mamas blogging about…
This recipe is really simple, takes about 40 MINUTES with both prep and cook time, and is delicious! Frank specifically requested this one this week, and I’m glad because I had honestly forgotten about it, since the last few times we’ve eaten red meat, I’ve wanted steak! Anyway, first CHOP up the following: 1 large…
Since childhood, I’ve lived with the constant bane of eczema, other various skin rashes, and hives. Through the years, I’ve gotten rashes all over my body—under my eyes as a toddler, moving to under my knees, armpits, and in that crease where your elbow bends. As a teenager, it moved to my hands and feet,…
When Frank and I married a little over two years ago, we received a variety of cookware as gifts. Among these gifts were two skillets. One was a Le Creuset iron handle skillet. And one was a Calphalon jumbo hard-anodized frying pan. For some reason, I must have read the label wrong, or perhaps I…
This salad recipe is simple, summery and to die for! I purchased four fat ripe tomatoes and a bag of basil at our local farmers market, and then we bought a 10oz(ish?) thing of mozzarella cheese at Kroger. Fresh mozzarella is soft in consistency, white and luxurious. First, I chopped up the tomatoes and mozzarella…
It’s official. I no longer like fried okra. When I was a kid, I used to eat fried okra like candy. But compared to the Indian way to cook okra, it just isn’t the same! I only wish I’d discovered it sooner! Last week, I bought two pounds of okra, but had run out of…