Healthy Wife, Healthy Life
Hopefully cold and flu won’t strike at your home this year, but this is a good remedy to have on hand in case it does. For babies and small children especially, treatment options are limited, but congestion and coughing can really interfere with their ability to sleep well. We used to keep regular Vicks Vapor Rub and [...]
Liquid stevia extract is a relatively easy tincture to make at home, and it is a much cheaper alternative to the store bought versions. If you grow your own stevia, you can preserve the leaves while still fresh to make the most potent extract. This is my basic stevia recipe, and it is suitable for kids and pregnant women [...]
As we wrap up Crocktoberfest this week, I thought this easy recipe was appropriate. If you haven’t roasted a chicken in your crock pot yet… try it! Not only is it the cheapest and easiest way I’ve found to make chicken, but you get a couple quarts of chicken broth from it too! Ingredients [...]
With flu season around the corner and signs for “flu shots” in every store, this is a natural alternative that is inexpensive and effective. It can be made easily at home. If you or your child has ever had a bad case of the flu, you know how miserable it can be. Especially for moms, [...]
I’m a huge fan of Caprese Salad, especially right now when tomatoes and basil are literally growing like weeds in the garden, but it isn’t very high in protein or fat and doesn’t make a good meal by itself. No worries, eggs fix everything! Enter the Caprese Omelet! This omelet is very similar to the [...]
Now that we are just on the verge of Tomato and Pepper season, I wanted to share this recipe for cultured salsa. Fermenting salsa is an easy way to make it last longer without canning and it adds a probiotic boost. We eat and drink a lot of fermented foods, from Water Kefir Soda to [...]
This is another of my favorite homemade tincture recipes. We don’t have to use it often, but when one of the kids is sick, or we are traveling and their schedules are crazy, this natural tincture helps them sleep peacefully. This recipe is good for adults too, if you struggle with insomnia or anxiety. It [...]
Supposedly the only one without lead in the ceramic pot
Glass water bottle with sustainable bamboo insulation/protection. I've been looking for a water bottle like this forever!
