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a SIMPLE merry christmas from renee
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organic, hand-printed onesies :: mason J.A.R. apparel :: review
By the time baby #3 of the same gender rolls around, baby clothes have sorta seen their day 🙂 I have been on the hunt for some unique clothing to throw in the mix of hand-me-downs for Caitlyn, and I was so excited when I was contacted by Mason J.A.R. Apparel. Not only are…
a simple real food recipe :: gluten free sugar cookies
This is such a fun time of the year to get into the kitchen with your family and create some memories! I have so many memories of Christmas cookie decorating as a kid. Over the last year I committed to a completely gluten free diet for my family for various reasons, and so this Christmas…
SIMPLE new year changes :: real easy, real food changes to make a real difference this year
So you are committed to making real food changes for the New Year, but you have no idea where to start? My motto has always been baby steps. Don’t make a bunch of changes all at once that you can’t keep up on. Try one thing every couple weeks – or even one thing a…
a simple real food recipe :: butternut squash cream sauce :: dairy free option
I am pretty sure that this recipe will be able to be used by just about everyone. Squash is so rich in nutrients, very easily digested, and is a wonderful way to get a nourishing carbohydrate into your meal. I have been batching up this squash cream sauce for a couple years now around this…
simple christmas recipes :: a christmas recipe round up!
There are so many things to enjoy during the month of December. Being with family. The first snowfalls, sledding, and snowmen. Fires in the fireplace and warm cozy blankets. And, being the food enthusiast that I am, the seasonal food gets me every time too 🙂 Please, please get into the kitchen with your family…
a simple real food recipe :: delicious sprouted lentil soup
I know it is no secret that I *love* soup season. It is one of my secrets to getting nutrient dense, homemade chicken stock into my family on almost a daily basis during cold and flu season. But lentil soup? I mean, come on. Can we say BOR-ING. Yep – usually it is a pretty…
a simple real food recipe :: cranberry sauce
Over the last couple years I have tried taking Thanksgiving staples that I love, and making them more “real food friendly” so that I can feel good about serving it to my kids. Here’s the thing. I WANT my kids to crave all the flavors of Thanksgiving! I WANT them to enjoy food, and look…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} happy goat soaps :: review + giveaway
Happy Goat Milk Soaps have become a bathtime staple in our house ever since I had the chance to introduce them to you during last year’s Christmas Event! (Read that review HERE) I love that I can feel good about every ingredient on my girls’ skin, and on my skin (especially while I had been…
{a SIMPLE Christmas} pretending to be mama or daddy with sew and steady baby doll carriers :: review + giveaway
A few weeks into having baby #3 home with us, I would round the corner daily to my 4 year old wearing my baby carrier with one of her baby dolls! Completely adorable! She was so into it so I just had to find her something for herself! I started searching around and actually…
a simple real food recipe :: gluten free apple harvest muffins
So how was apple season where you live? It was bountiful here in Michigan, to say the least! I was pretty tied up with my newest baby addition during picking, but my husband was able to take my big girls apple picking a couple times this October, and we have been enjoy bushels of beautiful…











