You will love this simple and easy cross-back apron project. Linen is great but any other fabric works well, too! Pretty much always when I bake or cook, I wear an apron. Specifically my favorite one, a cross-back apron. I love that I can just throw it over my head and it always fits. In…
It’s very easy but highly effective to clean the cast iron grate of your gas stove using only natural, non-toxic cleaners. I don’t like harsh chemicals in my home. They are bad news for your health and for the environment. But I do like to keep my home clean. Our grandparents didn’t have today’s cleaners…
In this article, I am sharing how we find and care for vintage and antique items in our home, a 1910 Victorian shingle style house. We love living in a home with history and character. Therefore, we feel that antique and vintage items fit really well. Those items have much more character and charme than…
It’s very easy to make your own herbal tinctures. Depending on what you’re looking for you can completely customize the recipe. You might have had an “Underberg” with a heavy meal. Or you might have taken some herbal tinctures for some health concern. You might be surprised, though, how easy it is to make your…
Let me show you some very simple ways how easy it is to add gut-friendly, probiotic, fermented foods to every meal of your day. These days, everyone is talking about probiotics, gut health, and fermented foods. But how can you increase them and take care of your microbiome? In this article, I’ll show you how…
These are 5+ very doable, simple swaps to create a zero-waste bathroom. You’ll love how easy it is to green your personal routine! We can all agree that plastics are bad news for our health and the environment. Therefore, I have been on a quest to create a zero-waste bathroom. In my view, zero-waste is…
This is a different version of a German classic pasta: stinging nettle adds a pop of color to easy-to-make spaetzle! Have you ever heard of spaetzle? They are tiny little German dumplings. To make them a bit more interesting, I am adding stinging nettle to the spaetzle dough. In the spring, stinging nettle spaetzle actually…
These cute pom pom chicks are a simple craft you can do in less than 30 mins. They are easy enough that you can do them with your kids, too! When we were kids we had these tiny little Easter pom pom chicks that I just couldn’t get enough of. They were store-bought. But cute!…
People have used healing clays for thousands of years; let me show you the best external and internal uses for your natural personal care! Healing clay is just a fancier word for dirt. No, really! But then what is dirt? According to Wikipedia dirt “is the mix of clay, sand, and humus which lies on…
Let me show you step-by-step how you can make delicious German pretzels. They have the distinct color and flavor you might have come to love! Have you had authentic German pretzels before? Maybe you have visited an Oktoberfest in your area. Or you have visited or lived in Germany and tried them there. When I…