4 Eco-Friendly Packaging Materials
Check out these great options for sustainable packaging I do a lot of shipping - both products and gifts, and I'm always looking for better ways to package items in environmentally friendly ways. Ideally, I want to use anything that can: a.) Be recycled...
The Many Benefits of Coconut Oil
Coconut oil isn't just for your skin and hair. Considered one of the new super foods, coconut oil is known to have hundreds of uses: in the kitchen, for your skin, your hair, and even your pets! The Benefits of Coconut Oil Studies have shown that people...
Fragrance for a Peaceful Atmosphere and Happy Vibe
Creating different moods in your home is easy with carefully chosen scents. Whether it's in a candle, incense, or aroma sticks, scents can have invigorating or calming effects on the entire household. When deciding what type of atmosphere you're looking to...
5 Calming Herbal Teas
The Stress of daily life sure can take a toll. Sometimes I just need to take a break and reboot my mind back to factory settings. Whether it’s taking a mental break, calming my frazzled nerves, or getting some much needed sleep, a nice cup of the right tea can...
Yummy Chocolate, Coconut, Almond Candy Recipe
Make this Yummy Chocolate, Coconut, Almond Candy with Health Benefits to Boot. While traditional candy bars are tempting and satisfying, they are too often filled with artificial flavors and preservatives. Here's a chocolate, coconut, almond recipe that sure to...
My Quick Gluten-Free Cookie Experiment
Are Gluten-Free Cookies Any Good? I had a cookie craving the other night and decided to try a gluten-free sugar cookie recipe. They turned out great and were really easy to make! Here's the recipe: Preheat Oven: 350 degrees Fahrenheit Dry Ingredients: As you can...
5 Foods to Fight Stress and Boost the Immune System
Help Reduce your Stress with Everyday Foods If you have a busy schedule, work deadlines, and other factors that are causing stress you can help increase the natural defenses of your body by eating everyday foods. Healthy eating has a positive effect in reducing...
12 Edible Flowers to Try
Try Edible Flowers in Your Next Culinary Creation. Cooking with flowers is a fun way to add a touch of fun and flair to your recipes. You can create exciting, flavorful and visual experiences when you add lavender to bread or dandelions to salad. There are a...
Get Rid of Slugs and Snails Naturally
How to Get Rid of Slugs and Snails without Poison or Salt! Snails and slugs are pretty much everywhere but if left unchecked they can become more than just a slimy nuisance, especially in the garden. I grew up in a very dry climate, and while there I had very...
Crazy Halloween Fruit – Scary Goblin Fingers
Just in time for Halloween! I was in the produce department the other day and came across these: "Goblin Fingers" - Yikes! It turns out that this cleverly marketed and rare fruit is really called "Buddha's Hand Citron". This wild looking fruit is actually a...
Quickly Change Scented Wax Melts
Scented wax melts are one of my favorite ways to change the energy in the room. Scents can pick me up or calm me down depending on the fragrance. However, something that's bugged me for years is how to quickly change out the scent in a warmer without much...
Drunken Cherry Chocolate Recipe
Chocolate is great for soothing stress. These cherry chocolates will put a smile on your face - with or without liquor! They are easy to make and fun to eat. Ingredients 1. Cherries: Large, pitted sweet cherries - frozen or fresh (10-12 cherries per tiny...
Which Straw is Better: Bamboo, Paper, Metal, or Silicone?
There are a lot of options for straws these days, but how do you choose? I grew up with paper straws in the 1960's and can attest to the fact that they could be a tricky proposition. They were great fun at the start of the drink but there was always the...
Easy Hummingbird Food Recipe
Here's an easy Hummingbird Food Recipe Warmer weather has finally arrived (yay!) and with it comes the annual migration of hummingbirds zipping about. The hummers start arriving as early as late April and into early May. They head south again around September....
Best Hummingbird Feeders to Attract More Birds
What Features Make the Best Hummingbird Feeders? Interestingly, the feeders that hummingbirds are most attracted to happen to be the same inexpensive feeders that are sold everywhere. They're popular with the birds for a couple of very specific reasons: 1.)...
Overlooked Remedy for Itchy Mosquito Bites
Summer is in Full Swing and so are the Mosquitos! Mosquitos have always been the norm here in the upper Midwest due to the thousands of lakes and thick, lush plant life. It truly IS a paradise for these annoying little bloodsuckers. The old joke around here is...
7 Culinary Mushrooms You Need to Try
Add a touch of elegance to everyday meals with culinary mushrooms I absolutely love cooking with mushrooms and I'm not the only one. Mushrooms have been prized for their flavors, textures, and versatility in cooking for thousands of years. Since there are so...
Best Flowers to Plant for Bees and Butterflies
When searching for the best flowers to plant for bees and butterflies... Keep in mind that the best flowers have bright colors and easy access, but they also need to provide ample nectar and pollen. Here are some suggestions that...
Giant Hay Bee in Minnesota
With the countless agricultural farms in the midwest producing food for the country and the world, it takes a lot of bees to keep up with the demand of pollenating it all. While I was driving through the back roads of Minnesota, I came across the biggest bee ever! I...
My Favorite Vanilla Incense
Finally, a vanilla incense that smells lovely. Being a fragrance nut, I'm super picky about what I allow to pass through my olfactory senses. And boring as it may sound, my favorite scent and flavor is vanilla. To me, vanilla is the base note of everything...
8 Bees That Pollinate Plants
What Other Kinds of Bees Pollinate Plants? Although honeybees are the world’s sweethearts, they're not the only ones that carry pollen from flower to flower. There are many species of bees that pollinate flowers, trees and crops, so I decided to explore a few...
Honey, Ginger, Lime Dressing
An Easy Honey, Ginger and Lime Dressing Add a zesty change of pace to your next salad with sweet honey, sassy ginger and a touch of tangy lime. I decided to try this dressing on one of my favorite salads: an Organic Spring Mix lettuce, chopped walnuts, apple...
5 Single-Flower Honeys
These 5 single-flower honeys are at the very top of my favorite honey list. The proper name for honey that comes from one type of flower is called “mono-floral” honey. It comes from a single flower source such as only clover blossoms, or only orange blossoms,...
Easy Honey Cornbread
Cornbread is an easy and satisfying side. Add some honey and you've got a quick breakfast bread. The Recipe Prep: 10 minutes. Cook: 20-25 minutes. Ready: 36 minutes Great With:. Salad, Soups, Breakfast Ingredients 1 cup yellow...
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