Kathleen | Roots & Boots
How to Re-label Ex-Library Books for Your Personal Library
We own A LOT of children’s books. Those of you who know us personally recognize this to be, perhaps, a major understatement. I’ve often thought it would make a fun experiment to clock how long it takes first-time guests to our home to reach this casual observation. “You have a lot of books,” they say. …
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Blueberry Muffins (gluten and dairy-free)
Made with nutritious almond flour and free of refined sugar, these blueberry muffins will be a big hit at your house!
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Got Wisdom?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about wisdom. In my role as a mother, I often feel inadequate. There are situations that, on my own, I have no idea how to handle. Well, actually, I can usually think of several ways to handle those situations, but the trouble is that I’m not sure which way…
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My Favorite Sunscreens (and my large, floppy beach hat)
Yesterday, I explained why we don’t use much sunscreen around the Yankee Homestead. When we do need extra protection, this is what we like to use: When I first learned that regular sunscreens might not be such a great idea, I did all kinds of research to find a sunscreen that was as safe…
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Sunscreen: Does it Work? Is it Safe?
Did you know that regular sunscreens are carcinogenic? That’s right, the very substance we’re encouraged to slather all over ourselves in order to protect our body’s largest organ (the skin), is suspect of, at worst, causing and speeding the development of cancer and, at best, offering little real protection against skin cancer. [A] wide range…
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Sauteed Baby Mushrooms, Del Frisco’s Style
Mr. Native Texan loves a good steak. Unfortunately, he’s been unable to find one that lives up to his standards here on the east coast. Back in Texas, good steaks practically grew on trees! Del Frisco’s, located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, was one of our favorite fancy steak houses. They also have…
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11 Books I’m Reading
These are the books I’m currently reading, or have read in the past few months:
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Pack a Plastic-Free Lunch with LunchBots Stainless Steel Containers
Remember the stainless steel, divided lunch containers I mentioned in My Ongoing Household Detox Resolution, Phase Three: Kitchenware? In my efforts to pack a plastic-free lunch, we invested in a set of LunchBots containers. We’ve been using them for several months years now, so I thought I’d do a little review… The verdict: We really like…
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Real Food Q&A: Should Raw Cheese be Organic?
This is the part of the program where Kathleen answers a reader’s question about Real Food… “Just because it’s raw doesn’t mean it’s organic? The label should have both raw and organic? I have been pondering this so I thought I’d ask since you posted about cheese.” ~Teresa
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Sauteed Spinach with Bacon
Did you catch yesterday’s post Project: Eat More Veggies? This spinach recipe is on our new list… We love it with fish or chicken, or any meat really. The boys will even eat it willingly if I chop it up and mix it with brown rice, and they’ve begun to choose this spinach as…
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