Oh, spices. Heaven-sent flavorful goodness. Birthed on the third day, when God created the plants and trees and herbs and all the living vegetation. And God said it was GOOD. Mmmm… And then the story gets better. For then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and…
A little update on the no shampoo front! It’s been a little over a week, and my hair already feels and looks so different! It’s fuller and more voluminous, softer, shinier, and it just feels cleaner. Frank really likes his hair, too. About once a day, he’ll feel his curls and exclaim, “Wow! It’s so…
It’s another okra recipe to help you figure out what to do with all that extra summer harvest! This one is “spicier” than my other okra recipe, Bhindi Bhaji. And by spicier, I don’t mean hotter. I mean that the flavors are different and stronger. The other dish is more mild due to the tomato.…
For months now, we’ve been wanting to make brownies but balked because the gluten makes my stomach hurt and get all bloaty, and the gluten-free recipes we’ve found seem too complicated or involve buying flours we would use for only that purpose and nothing else. However, today we found a gluten-free brownie recipe that finally…
What’s funny about this post is that it was actually an accident. Only a few days ago, I had read Shaye Elliott’s post on Yogurt Cheese, and I thought Oh, that’s cool. I’ll have to make it sometime. But I didn’t expect to make it by accident a week or so later! Frank and I…
There’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…