Homemade Tootsie Rolls made with Coconut Sugar

Since we don’t have children, it probably seems kind-of strange that I’m posting about how to pack a kid-approved healthy lunch, right? Well, I’m not going to tell you how to feed your kids, I can admit that it’s not my area of expertise… however I did ask an expert for help. I figured the…

                                    It’s spring and our garden if full of lovely lettuce, radish and onions. Of course, we eat lots of salad this time of the year, so as I make homemade salad dressings I’ll be sure to keep…

We grow our own potatoes and since we haven’t have the best success storing them long term.. we started canning them! There’s nothing worse than having a bunch of beautiful, homegrown, organic potatoes that rot before you can eat them, canning offers a shelf-stable way to preserve them for years to come 🙂 As always,…

Gardening by the phases of the moon is also called lunar gardening; people have been planting by the moon’s phases for centuries, in the belief that something in the changing lunar light, gravity, or water tide can effect the growth cycle of plants. Every month there are four phases, or quarters, of the moon’s cycle, with…

Here’s a quick and easy (Refined Sugar-Free) recipe for Hot Fudge Sauce! 1/2c Butter, Coconut Oil or my Whipped Cooking Oil 3T Cocoa Powder 3/4c Coconut Milk  1c Coconut Sugar  1/3c Honey 1/2t Vanilla Extract (make your own, Click HERE for my Recipe) Combine and bring to a simmer over medium heat – simmer for…

Mushrooms contain some of the most potent natural medicines on the planet. Of the 140,000 species of mushroom-forming fungi, science is familiar with only 10 percent, according to world-renown mycologist Paul Stamets, who has written six books on the topic. About 100 species of mushrooms are being studied for their health-promoting benefits. Of those hundred, about…