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Make Your Own Yogurt and Kefir

July 4, 2011

Yogurt and Kefir are very good for you.  They spur your metabolism, add precious calcium to your diet, assist your body in fighting yeast overgrowth by encouraging a healthy ph balance in your body, and they’re delicious.  Supplementing your families’ diet with these two power foods is a no-brainer.  Use them in desserts, smoothies and as dips [...]

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Quick House Cleaning Tip: Keep Moving!

Becoming An Efficient Housekeeper - House Cleaning Tips June 26, 2011

It’s been more than a decade since I’ve struggled to keep my house clean. I find that if my house is messy, I can’t concentrate on anything that requires brain power, so I have to keep it clean. Over the years, especially during particularly busy times, I’ll lower my standards a bit, but for the [...]

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Homemade Pizza

homemade pizza March 19, 2011

  I’m a bit of a nut about making things from scratch. Sometimes I get too busy to do it all from scratch, but I do enjoy learning how to make something just the way it should be made. While I often order out for pizza, I really wanted to make it by hand, and [...]

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Homemade Paint for Kids

homemade paint March 19, 2011

Recently, I was hard at work and my 6 year old wanted to paint.  I didn’t have time to run to the store, but I did really need something to occupy her time, so I decided to give making my own non-toxic paint a try.  Worked out better than I thought, took only 5 minutes, [...]

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Beans and Rice

beans and rice January 26, 2011

I never thought I could get my kids to eat beans and rice (a fav of mine), but last night they did and I thought I’d share the recipe. 2 cans organic black beans 1 onion Beef bouillon or beef broth Braggs Nutritional Yeast Flakes 3 Squash 4 Zucchini Whole grain rice With this one, [...]

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Family Friendly Pasta – Vegetarian

vegetarian pasta recipe January 26, 2011

Thought I’d share tonights meal with you all, as my four kids, aged 13-5 agreed that is was delish (very rarely do I hear this). 1 portabello mushroom 2 small peeled zucchini (smaller ones taste better) 2 green onions 2 cloves garlic handful fresh Italian Parsley (roughly 2 Tb) Braggs Liquid Aminos (or low sodium [...]

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A Week of Meals From Around The World

September 3, 2007

By Robyn Tippins I’ve been thinking of writing an e-book of a month of meal plans (w/recipes with a shopping list) for a long time. I started today with these first 5 meals. They consist of: 1 American Dish – Salmon With Hollandaise Sauce (from scratch) 1 Mexican Dish – Enchiladas With Salsa (scratch), Gaucamole [...]

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Shoes.com Is Having A Sale

August 22, 2007

By Robyn Tippins I just got this in my email. I’m a shoes.com affiliate, via my duzins.com store, and they let me know when sales are coming. Thought it might be of interest to those of you getting ready for school to start back Shop Shoes.com for an Additional 20% off Clearance items! Here’s the [...]

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Works For Me Wednesday – 7/11/2007

July 11, 2007

Arnica for Bruises A few years ago, while preparing for the birth of my 2nd child, my midwife suggested I take two herbs in the weeks preceding the birth; Chlorophyll for the excessive bleeding I experience at birth, and Arnica to keep my cervix from swelling. I’d heard of Chlorophyll, but Arnica was a new [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – 7/9/2007

July 9, 2007

Click the banner above to see all of the menu plans that the other participants are doing this week. Monday – Barbeque Chicken, corn and rice-a-roni Tuesday – Asian Stirfry and sushi Wednesday – Mexican Food – Fajitas, cheese dip, refried beans, guacamole and chips/salsa Thursday – Pizza Friday – Grill Steaks and Twice Baked [...]

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