Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe- Sugar Free

 I made this really awesome chocolate ice cream last week. Totally vegan, chemical free, soy free, and sugar free. Oh, and did I mention it doesn’t require an ice cream maker? I’m still recovering from Anneliese’s hospital stay, so I’m going to keep this short and share a recipe instead of a longer post. P.S. […]

Back Home

After 5 really annoying and frustrating days in the hospital with Anneliese, I’m home. Right now I’m spending time with my other kids to make up for the time apart, and wiped out on top of everything else… Soon as I recover from that lack of sleep and ordeal, I’ll post about it some more…

Baby in hospital

(NoISorry this is so short. I’m typing on a cell phone. Onv Thursday night my baby was breathing funny and wasn’t nursing properly. In the morning she woke up with a dry diaper, I was engorged, and she still wasn’t interested in nursing. On top of that she was wheezing, breathing quickly, and coughing funny. […]

Gazpacho Recipe- Made From Scratch

My teacher once told us a story about when he once tried to make gazpacho. He’d heard that gezpacho is simply “blended salad”, so when his wife was away he put all the vegetables in the fridge in the food processor and ended up with a disgusting mess… No, gazpacho isn’t made by blending up every […]

My Kitchen-Cleaning Frenzy

This is a guest post by Nancy Evans, a freelance writer who enjoys writing on the topic of health and cooking.  This post brought a smile to my face, as I frequently make a mess in the kitchen while cooking, but its my husband who cleans up after me. Its when I decide to tackle […]

Hearth and Soul Blog Hop

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop, where each week, cooks from around the globe share their most delicious, nourishing, and heart warming recipes. The cooking carnival where you come to share your best kept cooking secrets, those recipes with the magic ingredient in it called “Soul Spice”-  the made […]

Homemade Healthy Grain Free Tortilla Chips Recipe

 Do you like chips? I know I do… but when I see them being sold in the store, either fried in an unhealthy oil, or made out of ingredients I know are unhealthy or that I am sensitive to, I have second thoughts about buying them, not to mention the expense. I also use these […]

How to Save Money with Life Insurance

This is a guest post by Lynette Argent at Million Dollar Woman, Million Dollar Woman offers both Life Insurance and Death Insurance all designed to meet the unique needs of women. I’m happy to share this article with you on life insurance because honestly, life insurance is something I know nothing about, but I’ve been […]

Gluten Free Grain Free Crepes Recipe

Grain free crepes with mashed potato filling and mushroom sauce  I like crepes. They can be used to make a variety of dishes, both sweet and savory, both fancy and less so. And they are pretty frugal too. You can make sweet crepes filled with chocolate, whipped cream, caramel, and/or fruit, or you can fill […]

From Storage Room to Kids Bedroom- Sneak Peak Into My House

In our teeny tiny 484 square foot apartment we have 1 bedroom, and one “half bedroom”, approximately 9 feet by 6 feet. Until not so long ago, my husband, Mike, kids, Lee and Ike, and I all co-slept in the big bedroom, but with a little baby on the way, I decided to move the […]