Posts by artemis33

I love the Picardie tumblers.  They are pretty and durable and the smaller ones stack pretty well.  They come in many sizes and I've seen them at Williams-Sonoma and even have some from thrift...

Anyone want to join me in meal planning and striving to minimize purchases for the next few weeks (or months!)?   I want to save money and I want to plan my meals primarily from what I have in the freezer and pantry.  I...

I sometimes make warm milk with blackstrap for myself and my girls for the iron, but haven't done it regularly.  Thanks for the reminder, it is a nice winter beverage.  

This is probably too late for you, but my ND said it was safe for me while pregnant/nursing and also OK to give to my children.    You may want to ask for yourself, but I am comfortable with using it.  

I've been planning to do a pantry challenge for the next month or two at least.  By that I mean making meal plans to use what I have on hand and minimizing grocery shopping.  I'm not planning to do a full on inventory at...

I agree - just soak and dehydrate the nuts first and then use them in a recipe!    I like to make these and my girls love them.  There are many...

I love the one from my CI cookbook.  I've been making it for years and it is a family favorite.   I did a quick search and found it on this blog (and for the record, I have no affiliation, I was just looking to see if I...

I second nettle tea - I make it for myself mixed with peppermint.  For my girls, I add a little honey, too.  When I was pregnant, I also added some RRL and oatstraw to the mixture.

Yes, I have!    A few years ago I bought a natural latex, wool topped and organic cotton wrapped children's mattress (crib/toddler size) from Dax online.  I was very happy with the mattress quality and had no...

For the hearts.....I recently made a batch of creamed chicken over biscuits and was able to 'sneak' in some very finely chopped chicken hearts  :)  I chopped them in little bits about the size of my veggies (I used red...