The granola bar recipe I posted years ago is still my kids ABSOLUTE favorite. It’s relatively healthy, since it’s sweetened with honey and peanut butter. If I’m gonna cheat or cross over on my diet, this is my choice. Every. Time. But sometimes, I’d like to have an option that’s just for me, so that I can…
My Holistic Doctor: Meet Dr. Rob
How is a holistic doctor different from a “regular” doctor? Maybe you’ve been wondering about how they work, what to expect, where to find a holistic doctor, and even if it’s worth it. I wrote this post to answer all of the questions I first had when I was looking for naturally minded health care….
Apple Cranberry Steel Cut Oatmeal Recipe
This steel cut oatmeal recipes has restored my faith in oatmeal. I’ve never been a real big fan of plain oatmeal. Or cinnamon raisin oatmeal. Or any kind of oatmeal. Even back in the days when I’d not feel a whit of guilt loading it down with brown sugar, raisins, cinnamon, cream…anything I could think…
Goldenrod Uses
Goldenrod herb has SO many amazing uses! We talked last week about the historic uses and also what modern herbalists are doing with goldenrod. With the cold and flu season moving in, we were able to test out some goldenrod right away. My oldest was starting with the early symptoms of a cold and had a…
Low Carb Streusel Orange Muffin Recipe [FP or S]
When I was a kid, we lived less than a mile from a Big Star grocery store, and I would walk up there at least once a week with my allowance to score some treats. I usually went for the candy aisle, but one week, a 3 pack of giant streusel orange muffins caught my…
Goldenrod Herb
Goldenrod herb is a new project for us this year. It’s an herb that grows prolifically here, but we’re just now getting to know this gorgeous plant. And after reading about all that it does, I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to play with it. Today, we’ll talk about the myth of goldenrod…
Low Carb Streusel Recipe
Know what your low carb muffin needs? Streusel. This yummy, sugar free, low carb streusel is so simple, and really elevates any low carb baked good from “this is good” to “this must be a special occasion!” And did I mention simple? It only uses 3 ingredients. You’ll need: butter, protein powder, and a low carb sweetener…
Rabbit Tobacco Tincture
Rabbit tobacco is one of my favorite herbs for the cold & flu season. I’ve already written about Rabbit Tobacco a good bit here on the blog: how to ID it and how I use it. I mostly think of it as a great congestion remedy. But I recently saw herbalist Darryl Patton talking about how he…