Canning can appear daunting until you actually do it. JES has collected in one spot everything you need to know about canning. You’ll find information about: Supplies Terminology Step By Step Procedures A Planning Checklist 6 Canning Recipes Canning Labels Keeping Track of Canned Goods in Your Pantry Excellent and helpful article! Click on the […]
Make Your Own Easy & Healthy Homemade Doggie Treats
I found this recipe for healthy, homemade dog treats on Jillee’s One Good Thing website. I liked the recipe because it’s simple. It calls for flour, pumpkin, honey and other healthy ingredients. The process is really like making homemade cookies – mix ingredients, roll out the dough, cut the treats,and bake. You can see some […]
Cleansing & Detoxing with Juice: 3 Delicious Homemade Juice Recipes
Juice fasts are an increasingly popular way to cleanse or detox your body. Emily of Simple Homemade shares some of the juice recipes that she and her husband have used in their cleanses. Emily’s husband did a 10-day juice fast to kickstart a weight-loss plan. He lost 14 pounds in 10 days. After that they […]
Increase Your Energy With This Popular Russian Remedy
Lydia is a nutritional therapist. In this article she shares an herbal remedy that’s popular in Russia. It uses an herb that used to be called Siberian Gingseng. This herb helps to provide energy, stamina, strength and mental alertness. Lydia explains how to make a tincture, the dosage, and how to take the remedy. She […]
How to Make Swimmer’s Water Resistant Lip Balm
If you like to swim during the summer, you know how the water can dry out your lips. Regular lip balm isn’t water resistant. Shannon decided to make a water-resistant lip balm that swimmers could use. The recipe uses a wonderful variety of oils, beeswax, another wax, and several other ingredients. One of the additional […]
Homemade Coconut Rose Body Butter Recipe
Body butters are wonderful any time of the year. In the winter they help to soften dry skin and in the summer they can be wonderfully cooling after being outside in the hot weather. This is Shannon’s recipe for coconut rose body butter. It uses coconut oil, rose essential oil, and three other ingredients. There […]
40 Uses For Jillee’s Top Four Favorite Essential Oils
In the first part of this post, Jillee of One Good Thing shares a new provider of essential oils that she is very excited about. So you can read the details about that. Then at the bottom of this post there is a wonderful chart with 10 different uses for Lavender Oil Lemon Oil Peppermint […]
How to Make Medicinal Pickled Garlic
I have two neighbors in their 90’s who remember their mothers making homemade medicinal garlic and serving it up at the first signs of colds, flu, or digestive problems. One woman related a spicy version that used peppercorns and spices. Using garlic medicinally makes sense. Garlic contains the Big 3 of medicinal properties: antiseptic, antibacterial, […]
5 Herbs That Naturally Repel Flies
Spring brings warmer weather, sunny days and rain showers. Spring also brings out bugs. Suddenly mosquitoes, bees and flies are out in full force. Flies are especially annoying. There are herbs that will naturally repel flies and keep them away from your home. They do an effective job and don’t use any harsh chemical ingredients. […]
DIY Dry Shampoo Recipes
Dry shampoo is a powder that you sprinkle on your hair and scalp. It absorbs excess oils and leaves your hair looking and smelling clean and fresh. It’s great when you travel or go camping. Heather’s recipe for homemade dry shampoo uses just 3 ingredients. She actually provides one recipe for dark hair and a […]
Best Homemade Nontoxic Sunscreen Recipe Ever
This is Nathalie’s recipe for a homemade, nontoxic sunscreen. It ’s more of a balm with a beeswax base. She adds a variety of base oils, the essential oil of your choice, and several other ingredients. The recipe is pretty easy to make and the balm consistency makes it easy to apply. Nathalie is candid […]
Three Old-Fashioned Home-Brewed Soda Recipes
Amie shares her recipe for making old-fashioned, home-brewed soda. You’ll learn how to make: Ginger Ale Cream Soda Sarsaparilla or Root Beer Amie’s recipes for homemade soda are surprisingly easy to make. These are all-natural sodas that use sugar, baker’s yeast, natural flavoring and one additional ingredient. The recipe produces a carbonated, full-flavored drink. Because […]