August 2014

Homemade Pore Strips For DIY Blackhead Removal

These homemade pore strips will make your DIY blackhead removal much less expensive! All you need is a bit of gelatin, milk, and essential oil. Easy peasy!

Healthy Seasoned Salt Recipe with Spirulina & More

This healthy seasoned salt recipe–made with spirulina–is my favorite way to eat spirulina. You get all the great benefits without the yucky spirulina taste!

A Delicious Apple Butter Recipe for Your Crock Pot

This crock pot apple butter recipe takes some prep, but it’s easy with the right tools. Did I mention how delicious and aromatic it is? Apple butter rocks!

Gluten Free Baking with Coconut Flour And a Bread Recipe

Gluten free baking is all the rage these days and baking with coconut flour yields gluten free baked goods. We discuss that and give a coconut flour bread recipe!

How To Use Fresh Basil in Four Surprising Ways

Learn how to use fresh basil in ways you never have! Had your fill of pesto? Enjoy that basil harvest creatively this year by trying one of these 4 recipes!

Homemade St. John’s Wort Oil for Simple Burns

St. John’s Wort side effects? Like many herbs it has been cast into suspicion. We consider this, its benefits, and give a homemade St. John’s Wort oil recipe.

Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe & The Health Benefits

This sauerkraut recipe will rock your world. For a food traditionally used as a simple hot dog topping, sauerkraut has some pretty amazing health benefits!

How to Make an Herbal Body Cream

This homemade body lotion recipe is primarily a hand cream, but with a little imagination and a few simple tweaks, it can be used for most all things.

Using Plantain Weed for Skin Irritations & Even Food

You can use plantain weed in a poultice for bug bites, splinters, and other skin irritations. You can also put it in your salad and eat it for dinner!