Hello there! Ever since I’ve discovered food-grade diatomaceous earth, it has served so many purposes around our home. Have you ever heard of it or used it? (You can read more about it in my guest post for The Prairie Homestead.) One of the ways I love to use diatomaceous earth is by adding it … Read more
Some of the easiest things I know how to do around the kitchen revolve around coconut. Making coconut butter? As simple as tossing coconut into the high-speed blender. Making coconut milk? Again, with the blender. Making coconut flour? Into the oven and it’s made. So is it any wonder homemade coconut milk yogurt is no … Read more
Hello! Remember how we recently learned how to make our own coconut milk? Guess what is a natural, free byproduct of that simple process? Homemade coconut flour! Exciting, am I right? This process is even easier than the coconut milk. You’ll love it. But first, I’d love to tell you more about coconut flour. Goodness, … Read more
Our Search For a Tummy-Friendly Milk Hello again. So, as you may or may not know, we found out when our oldest child was just a baby that he couldn’t tolerate dairy milk, even if I was nursing him and I ate or drank any dairy. Then children #2, 3, and 4 came along, and … Read more
In our family, our favorite “tradition” is movie night. The first night of every weekend, we all gather in the living room and pick a movie to watch together. We usually make homemade pizza (dairy-free), and follow up with the absolute best snack for movie-watching. You guessed it – healthy, homemade popcorn. But I … Read more
We’ve discovered lately that we really enjoy grilled fish. I know – what took us so long? My husband has never really cared much for fish, and I never really cared much for touching it. (Still don’t. Ew.) But one day on a whim he bought some from the meat market and decided to grill … Read more
Time for a quick do-it-yourself recipe. This one is for homemade glass cleaner, and let me tell you – this stuff works! I’ll NEVER buy any other window cleaner again. It’s frugal- the total bottle (not including the cost of the plastic spray bottle) of this homemade glass cleaner will probably cost you less than … Read more
Question: Did you know you can easily make homemade powdered sugar at home? No kidding. I didn’t know this until very recently. Actually, it’s one of the easiest things you can do! O, how do I love making my own powdered sugar? Let me count the ways. . . 1. Sugar Selection I can use … Read more
With this homemade applesauce tutorial in tow, it is now time for me to start posting about my blender. I love my dehydrator, no doubt, but I will use my high-speed blender on an almost-daily basis. There are so many things you can do with it! What is a High-Speed Blender? It’s a blender on … Read more
If you’re anything like me, you LOVE the taste and goodness of homemade jelly and jam….and if you’re also like me, maybe the whole process sounds pretty intimidating to you. Or maybe it just sounds like too much work. Maybe you have four children and …you know… making homemade jelly sounds pretty insane when you … Read more