peppermint sugar scrub

peppermint sugar scrub

In October I did a 20 day yoga challenge at my favorite local studio. The most challenging part? Getting to the 6 am class as the days were growing darker and colder. One of my favorite parts of the session was a reintroduction to essential oils. Back in my hippier...
blank canvas granola

blank canvas granola

I call this homemade granola recipe “blank canvas granola” because really it’s just a suggestion and totally adaptable to your tastes…or what you have in the cupboard. Really you don’t even need a recipe for it. All you really need What...
diy ginger beer

diy ginger beer

Apparently I’m on a fermentation kick. My last post was on homemade sauerkraut for those homemade bratwursts my hubbie had made and what else is a crucial part of summer? Well, for me, that would be an icy cold Dark & Stormy. Like I also mentioned in my last post,...
diy sauerkraut

diy sauerkraut

My husband, Devin, and his buddies got together a few weeks ago to make homemade bratwurst and with summer season upon us now, I see plenty of weekends with the dogs on the grill. For me, the perfect accompaniment is stone-ground mustard and sauerkraut. These days I’m...
say {goat} cheese

say {goat} cheese

I love cheese. It’s that simple. Really, what isn’t better with a little cheese? And I know I won’t hear any arguments on that from my cheesehead husband. But while loving cheese is simple, making it seemed anything but. Ricotta appeared to be the...