you are sacred
The mud is deep here on the homestead. The frost reluctant to release it’s hold on the depths of soil beneath dormant grasses, beneath feet. The top layers of the earth have given into the sun’s relentless boldness and softened to accommodate the new found warmth, but below, deep within the frost still holds tightly to it’s grip on…
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Morning dawned bright and crisp, a day promising to blossom into a beautiful gift. I woke, like several other mornings this week, craving my favorite green drink. Listening to the wisdom of my body, I rose to get out the blender and greens to prepare the smooth and tangy breakfast beverage. Nurturing one’s self with a green drink is…
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As frost permeates both air and earth on our little homestead, I take inventory on the stacks of baskets, heaps of buckets, and enamelware burgeoning with garden glory. I never can quite seem to let the green tomatoes go to frost. I think maybe I am holding on to the hope in the green, the…
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If you are looking for a way to share the bounty of the season, this recipe from Marisa over at Food in Jars, is a fabulous way to do just that. It is different from many pickle recipes, in the use of both mint and cilantro, which combine to become a dynamic duo. With a…
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Fall is ripe for adventure. There are football games and tailgating, extra friends home after the big game, bonfires under starlit skies, last minute sunny afternoon picnics, bike rides down winding gravel roads, apple picking, and hiking through fall colors. All this activity calls for a little something to keep everyone well fed and…
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Zucchini + Noodles = Zoodles! Really. Fresh raw pasta, adorned with summertime flavors paints a new picture of zucchini. One splashed with vibrant flavors, rich smooth oils, mingling with tantalizing tomatoes, all on a zucchini canvas. Which as you know, if you have ever delt with summer’s most abundant vegetable, is ripe with opportunity to…
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Otherwise known as easy overnight oats. YUM! Bircher-Muesli is a simple, traditional, soaked & cultured, overnight oatmeal that takes just a few moments before bedtime to be ready upon your rising in the morning. It is worth those moments, you are worthy of those moments. Making this muesli in a mason jar makes it…
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I choose to elevate both my mind and body through beautiful nourishing whole foods. Natural homemade coconut milk is a refreshingly light, dreamy milk that pairs beautifully with fresh herbs and the tastes of summer. Whether imbibing in coconut milk straight up, or on the rocks with fresh chocolate mint muddled into a fabulous summer…
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I choose joy. I choose to gently nourish my body. Since the loss of my beloved Miss Coco, I have chosen to once again embrace plant based milk. Without my beautiful raw milk, I am in a position to either let go of milk completely, or plow fully head on into the wonderfully wide world of…
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There is something about chocolate that soothes the soul. Perhaps it’s all those gorgeous antioxidants flooding your system, or yet more likely, the sweet release of endorphins into your bloodstream as you bite, that makes chocolate that much better. Whatever the case may be, these double chocolate zucchini muffins will bring deep and imminent satisfaction…
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wendy snobl 