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Clean Your Entire Home With These All-Natural Supplies

This last weekend I was inspired to air out the rugs and do a deep clean of the floors in our home. I took each rug outside, shook it out...

TMD Podcast, S3 E1: Art Parts Creative Reuse Center

Season 3 of the podcast kicks off with an interview with Denise Perreault, the founder and executive director of Art Parts Creative Reuse...

How To Peel Ginger // Video

From cookies to stir-fry chicken, a lot of recipes use ginger. When I first started cooking with ginger, I would roll my eyes when a...

Lavender and Lemon Infused Sugar

In my last post, I wrote about making donuts with a friend. The sugar infusion I made to top the donuts was especially good, so I wanted...

Finding Community Through Home Cooking

A couple of weeks ago, a friend invited me over to make donuts with her. I had actually never made donuts before, so I was excited to...

Tangy Raw Beet & Cabbage Salad

Last week I was invited to a small going-away party for a friend. The host of the party was making a soup, and I offered to bring a...

Amazingly Green Soup To Help The Winter Blues

Winter in Colorado is actually not as bad as a lot of other places. It'll snow but within a day or two the snow has melted and the sun is...

How To Clean A Blender // Video

Today's post is a quick and easy way to clean your blender. Blender blades can be tough (and dangerous) to clean, so I wanted to share a...

DIY Lotion

A few weeks ago, I posted a picture on Instagram showing some supplies I was using while making my homemade lotion and I got quite a few...

Quick Tip: My Go-To Tool For Deseeding Squash

Winter squash. Such a delicious treat, but also can be intimidating to prepare. But, as always, having the right tools can make a world...