Kathleen | Roots & Boots
Sauteed Green Beans with Bacon
Plain, steamed vegetables do not taste good. I recently ordered sauteed spinach at a restaurant, with no butter, please. Guess what they brought me: steamed spinach without a hint of oil, seasonings or flavors of any kind. Guess how it tasted: absolutely terrible! Note: In my experience, the chef at any decent restaurant will know…
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Easy Gift Idea: Homemade Air Freshener (and the dangers of regular air fresheners)
I live in a house with three boys and a dog. Let’s just say there are times when I could use some air freshener.
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Make Your Own Chocolate Chips (and my favorite brand of chocolate)
Making these chocolate chips is not exactly rocket science, but I thought it might be helpful for those who are anything like I was at the beginning of our Strange New Dietary Journey: needing all the help I could get!
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32 Favorite Christmas Books for Children
I may have a slight addiction to wonderful Christmas books for children.
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The Nutcracker for Kids
Last December we enjoyed our first experience with The Nutcracker. Older Brother was five and Little Brother not quite two, so we haven’t yet ventured out to a live performance. [I should also point out that Mr. Native Texan is not quite convinced of the value in watching leotard-clad dancers pirouetting around a stage, especially in…
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World’s Easiest Guacamole
I love guacamole. Until Little Brother arrived on the scene, I was, alas, the only avocado-lover at the Yankee Homestead. So sad. I made guacamole only for guests, because I was incapable of eating a whole batch on my own. Now I can whip up a small batch and even Mr. Native Texan will pitch in and…
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Free nature journal resources for kids
We do lots of nature study here at the Yankee Homestead. Older Brother (6 yrs. old) works daily on his Nature Folder, which includes a Nature Observation Calendar and a Clouds & Weather Tracker. We also have blank Nature Journal pages that we use from time to time, especially after a more formalized nature excursion…
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Pumpkin Nut Butter Brownies
One of my favorite easy recipes for a healthy treat, these yummy Pumpkin Nut Butter Brownies are gluten-free, dairy-free, and Paleo. They’re a staple at my house!
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Gingerbread Cookies (Babycakes Graham Crackers)
This recipe is adapted from BabyCakes Covers the Classics: Gluten-Free Vegan Recipes from Donuts to Snickerdoodles. (Clicking on the book’s title, above, will take you to googlebooks where you can view the contents of the book online, purchase the e-book or click through to a variety of online retailers to buy a hard copy. You can…
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Christmas Carols for a Kid’s Heart (for a parent’s heart, too)
Christmas Carols for a Kid’s Heart is the third volume of a series called Hymns for a Kid’s Heart. The Christmas volume is the only one we own, although I’d love to add more to our collection.
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