Moroccan Stir Fry

moroccan chicken  stir fry

This is an easy and fast stir-fry that I often make on busy nights. It has a lot of contrasting flavors and colors and we’re especially enjoying it now that our Broccoli is in season in the garden. If your family isn’t used to these types of spices, start with half and work up from there Ingredients: 3-4 [...]

Homemade Makeup Recipes

homemade makeup recipes natural

I get a lot of questions about natural makeup options, and this was definitely one of the tougher things for me to find natural alternatives for. In college, I practically collected makeup, and had endless tubes and compacts of makeup that never even got half used. While there are some good natural alternatives that you [...]

Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie

sweet potato shepard pie

This is a similar recipe to my Meatloaf Cupcakes, but with more vegetables… My kids absolutely love sweet potatoes and will eat them any way I fix them, so this is a good way to add in the extra veggies. This recipe also freezes well and re-heats well so it can be prepared ahead for [...]

Deodorant Bar Recipe

homemade deodorant bar recipe

Since we’ve been on the topic of homemade lotion bars the past couple of weeks, I figured I’d share the recipe for deodorant bars (or homemade deodorant sticks!) This is similar to homemade sunscreen bars but without the zinc oxide for sun protection and with baking soda and arrowroot added in. These are slightly thicker [...]

Shrimp and Cucumber Appetizers

shrimp

OK, so I was just trying to make these sound fancy by calling them “Appetizers” but these are one of my favorite (and super easy) snacks. They also make great appetizers for parties though! You could probably figure them out just by looking at the picture, but here’s what you need: Ingredients: 1 cucumber (organic [...]

Slow Cooker Boston Butt

pork barbecue

Being from the South, I’m pretty familiar with pork barbecue. I’m also familiar with the fact that most commercially available versions from barbecue places have high fructose corn syrup or other non-foods in their sauce. Boston Butt is one of the easiest cuts of pork to cut and it is also one of the cheapest [...]

Breakfast Pizzas

breakfast pizzas

This was a fun recipe that was born one morning when the kids couldn’t decide if they’d rather have bacon or sausage, and they were tired of our basic scrambled eggs and veggies. This has become a Saturday morning favorite, and there are endless ways to mix it up. It’s easy to make and a [...]