real moms {sharing} all things fabulous
Below zero temps, Polar Vortexes, blizzards galore…By this time of year I think just about everyone could use some skin pampering. And I’m not just going to put anything on myself – or my family. Taproot Farms exceeded my expectations for skin care, handcrafting all of their skin care right on their own farm….
Ok friends. For real. It’s almost over. You know…winter. We are *so* close to spring! Can you feel it?! Thought I would give you a taste of impending warmer weather with a salad dressing. It is wonderfully Mexican in flavor, perfectly creamy in texture, and also makes for a great sandwich spread or chicken salad…
We have *long* winters here in the Midwest. So about halfway through our cold season, we have outgrown pajamas and need a fresh round to get us through til May! I am a little late to the party in learning about fire retardants (PBDE’s) in children’s sleepwear. I was shocked to learn about how toxic…
My big girls got baby dolls this Christmas, and they just *adore* them! I had also found some (cheap) plastic diapers that I added to their baby diaper bags, and within 3 days of Christmas they were already torn – big thumbs down! I hopped on the magical crafty super store of endless possibilities (etsy)…
What is it about my babies turning 4 and 5 months old that turns on their drool faucets and makes them want to bite *everything*?! The Nawgum teether from Mello & Company couldn’t have come at a better time! Caitlyn has become very fond of her thumb…and chewing on just about her whole fist!…
Born and bred in the Midwest…casseroles are just sort of indoctrinated in you from childhood. There is just something about them that gets you through the winter I think 😉 A couple years ago, I took my mom’s chicken divan recipe that I grew up loving, and tweaked some things to make it more real…
Quick lunches. Fast snacks. On the go dinners. Those terms have some people thinking drive through or the frozen food section. Which usually means nothing but junk on the food label. Most of you know me as quite a stickler on ingredient labels. So you know if I am doing a review on a food…
How about changing up breakfast this weekend a little? This time of year most people are looking to lower their grain intake. And if you are bread crazy, that is probably a great idea to promote weight loss. It is important, however, not to take it too far the other extreme and lower your carbohydrate…
Happy winter to YOU! So if we have to deal with all this cold (and it is frigid here!), we might as well enjoy some warming and comforting meals for dinner, right? And since we are making these meals from real food, there is *no* guilt! You can still keep your new year resolution and…
About 5 years ago I came across some reading material on chemicals in skin care. I had spent so many years working on getting chemicals out of the diet I ate, but hadn’t given much thought to what I was putting on my skin! Learning that 70-80% of the products we put on our skin…
Colds and flu sort of come with the territory of being in the middle of winter in Michigan. And probably most places for that matter. We are so sun deprived here, that a few months into fall/winter everyone is so vitamin D deficient, holiday overloaded, and schedule crazed, that at some point – crash. I…
I was really stumped on what to post during New Year’s week this year! I polled our SIMPLE moms on what might be a great recipe to real foodify for New Years week, and it was mentioned that black eyed pea dishes were a common around the New Year! I had never heard of this…