Kathleen | Roots & Boots
How to Keep Food from Sticking to Cast Iron
I love cooking with cast iron! Have you tried it? My collection includes: (1) 5″ mini skillet (2) 10″ skillets (1) 12″ skillet (1) dutch oven (1) reversible pancake griddle I use every single piece on a regular basis in my real food, gluten-free kitchen. Cast iron can be used for fish, meat, veggies, eggs, and even for baking! Plus, there’s the…
Read MoreSuper Undies Bedwetting Pants {Review & Giveaway}
If there is a bedwetter at your house, you’ll want to read this review of Super Undies Bedwetting Pants. Be sure to enter the giveaway and take advantage of the discount provided at the end of the post, too!
Read More35 Uses for Wild Orange Essential Oil
Have you tried Wild Orange essential oil? It smells amazing!
Read MoreOvernight Leak Protection with Cloth Diapers
If you are cloth diapering or are even considering cloth diapers, I’ve got valuable information for you today: overnight leak protection. I wish I’d known it before Baby Brother arrived, but am thankful to have discovered it at all. And I’m excited to share it with you!
Read MoreSneaky Veggies: Colorful Rice
As mentioned in Project Eat More Veggies, I’m always looking for ways to make vegetable consumption more appealing to my boys–specifically Little Brother, now almost 5. Colorful Rice was a happy discovery for all of us. It’s easy for me (hooray), and for some reason Little Brother will happily eat veggies in Colorful Rice that he…
Read MoreMore Than Anything
Although Yankee Homestead is a healthy living blog with the usual topics of essential oils, natural remedies, real food / gluten-free recipes and nontoxic products, etc., sometimes I like to share here what I’m learning as a mother (wife, friend, child of God). This is one of those times.
Read MoreWishing You a Merry Christmas…
Wishing you a Merry Christmas from my Yankee Homestead family! Thank you so much for joining this journey towards a healthier life. Our Yankee Homestead fan base has grown by leaps and bounds in 2014, and I’m happy to have each of you as subscribers, Facebook fans, Pinterest followers, readers and friends. I especially love to read…
Read MoreChristmas Traditions: Family Memories on the Tree
O Christmas Tree A favorite Christmas tradition for many families is decorating the tree. I get sort of nostalgic thinking back over the evolution of my family’s collection of ornaments, hodgepodged together over the years…
Read MoreEasy Sugar Scrub Fights Winter Blues and Dry Skin
Sugar scrubs are one of my favorite gifts to make with essential oils. This multitasking recipe fights both winter blues and dry, winter skin. Plus, it smells great.
Read MoreSamaritan’s Purse: A Different Kind of Christmas Catalog
Do your kids like to look through the toy catalogs that appear en masse in the mail box at this time of the year? While most Christmas catalogs are pure commercial marketing pitches aimed at our kids, this is one catalog you’ll want your children to pour over.
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