• My Water Birth Experience

    It’s not easy deciding on a photo for a post about water birth.  Most photos show… more than I’m comfortable with.  So, enjoy this picture of my new precious little man!  🙂  Look at those awesome lips.  And enjoy the story about my water birth experience!  🙂 I have a history of quick deliveries.  I was in active labor with my daughter for only a few hours before she arrived.  No time for pain medication of any sort!  I remember asking the nurse for Tylenol (or something!), and she just laughed at me.  I delivered her completely unmedicated, but also completely unprepared for delivering ‘naturally’.  It was not a pleasant…

  • Recipe: Petite Vanilla Scones

    I love picking up a petite vanilla scone at Starbucks as the occasional treat, and decided to play with creating a slightly healthier version, not to mention cheaper! I’m really happy with how it turned out.   Check out the Petite Vanilla Scones recipe, posted as part of the WonderMill Grain Mill Wagon Challenge and made with freshly milled flour! Also shared at Tasty Tuesday!

  • Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Perfection

    There is a special place in my heart for chocolate chip cookies.  Especially ones that don’t contain too much sugar and therefore don’t send my blood sugar levels into outer space. My awesome kid helpers and I used freshly ground wheat berries for our flour for this recipe, ground to perfection by our new WonderMill!  Hop on over to the Grain Mill Wagon blog to get the recipe! Also shared at Tasty Tuesday!

  • How To Make Your Own Vanilla Extract

    When you do a lot of baking (or making water kefir!), you tend to go through a LOT of vanilla.  That can get expensive very quickly, and it’s easy to make your own.  Procurring the ingredients will take you the most time – setting up your vanilla takes only a minute! What You Need 1 bottle of vodka (750ml) 10 organic vanilla beans I had never purchased vodka before, and felt a little silly wandering around in the liquor section of the grocery store, staring at vodka bottles.  (It didn’t help that I was pregnant and obviously showing!  Maybe this lady needs an intervention… doesn’t she know that alcohol and…