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3 Creative Mason Jar Gifts: Recipes & Free Printable
I have received so many compliments on the Mason Jar Gifts that I gave out around Christmas last year. It was so fun to receive pictures of my friends and their kiddos baking these cookies and brownies together. I’ll be making these super easy gifts again next year and adding in my Oatmeal Cookie Mason Jar Recipe to the mix!…
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How to Make Homemade Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling
I don’t know about you but my family LOVES strawberry rhubarb pie and crumble. We usually have a lot of it during spring and summertime and then when rhubarb season is over all the fun stops. A few years ago I learned about Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling. Since then I started making these delicious summer homemade pies all year…
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Upper Michigan Pasty: The Ultimate Recipe for Authentic Flavor
My husband’s family has some roots in Upper Michigan (check out our thimbleberry jam recipe if you don’t believe me
) so I knew it was in my future to make a pasty. Pasties are like a Yooper delicacy that became popular in the 1800s. If you’re unfamiliar with a Pasty (pronounced pass-tee), it is like a big meat… -
Unlock the Incredible Benefits of Tallow for Soaps and Skincare
If you’re like me, you were a little weirded out when you first learned about Tallow in Soaps or maybe even tallow in general. You want me to put what on my hands and face?
When I started learning about all its benefits, I quickly got used to the idea and started really appreciating the knowledge. If you struggle with dry… -
How Discovering Hidden Toxic Ingredients Led Me to Embrace Natural Soaps
Several years ago I started learning more about healthy living. This can mean a lot of different things depending on who you are. For me, it started with eating a little better to lose weight after having a baby (my first baby, who is 9 now
). As I was learning to look at labels I realized that there are… -
My Scheduled C-Section Story-Thanks to My Breech Baby
This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but helps us to offset the cost of running the blog. We only share products we are using and are items we would recommend to a friend. Thank you for your support! Click ‘HERE’ for more info. First of all, I went into this pregnancy NOT wanting to have a C-Section,…
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Review of GroVia All in One Newborn Cloth Diapers
We’ve been using the Newborn All-In-One Grovia Cloth Diapers for 6 weeks now and we love them! My daughter was born at 8lbs 14oz but by the time we got home she had lost almost a whole pound (yeah, we had a slight weight issue), so she wore them as a 7lb 14oz baby and is about 9lbs and is…
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How to Make a Chocolate Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle is something we study in the Montessori curriculum pretty much every year, especially in the lower elementary years because if you’re 6-9 year old is anything like mine (or any of my students) they are all pretty much obsessed with geology! This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but will help us offset…
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How to Make Cran-Raspberry Jam using Cranberry Juice
I searched and searched to find a Cran-Raspberry Jam using Cranberry Juice and I had a really hard time finding one so I created my own! This raspberry jam with a little tart cranberry juice flavor in there is so good and just what I was looking for. I used to drink cran-raspberry juice when I was a kid so…
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Black Raspberry Pie with the Best Crumble Top Recipe
It’s no secret that one of my favorite parts of summer is being able to pick fresh black raspberries and make Black Raspberry Pie. Last summer I discovered that not only could we enjoy fresh black raspberry recipes, but I could also waterbath can Black Raspberry Jam, Black Raspberry Currant Jam, and pie fillings to enjoy that flavor all year…
