Allow me to be self indulgent for a moment while I make a desperate attempt at pumping myself up for the day. I figure other tired mammas might need to hear it too!
Brent and I are learning about hard work, ya’ll. I thought that I knew a definition of “exhausted” but I’m finding out I [...]
That’s your first hint in this game of “Where in the World is Cheeky Maiden?”
Notice I’m not the only Mamma selling at the famers market. The tent next door sells no-sugar-added fruit butters and they are awesome! (Don’t mind my expression, it’s HOT out there!!)
See? I smile when folks come up to chat or sniff. [...]
We were out of debt one time. It took the first three years of our marriage, but we did it. Then we immediately got back into debt. And “bought” a house… and a van.
Romans 13:8
“Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.”
We rather blissfully ignored [...]
Today I’m trying this recipe, from the A Bread A Day site:
Gluten-Free Blueberry Almond Muffins
Makes 10 muffins
1 1/2 cups almond flour**
1/4 cup corn flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
2 tablespoons sugar
1 medium banana, very ripe
2 to 4 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled slightly
2 tablespoons [...]
From Naturally Healthy Babies and Children, by Aviva Romm:
FEVERS: Fever is not an illness. It is a process occurring as a response to infection and a signal of illness. It is not the fever itself that needs to be eliminated. Rather, the task is to support and nourish the child while the body does the [...]
…with cinnamon.
…and ground flax.
That is such a long healthy sounding name, isn’t it. I came up with the recipe myself! Ready?
Preheat oven to 375 and put a bit of oil in your 10 inch skillet. Stick it in the oven.
Mix up dry ingredients first:
1 c finely ground corn meal (I did mine in my Nutrimill, [...]
I love getting my latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Each issue is a bitter reminder of how lack-lustre my own flower beds are, how unorganized my closets have become, and how small my home is…
I jest. Really, I love the creative ideas it offers and usually get very inspired. However, one can’t [...]
