By Amanda Rose | Rosemary
We have a lot of projects going on around the house, leading me to transplant about a dozen rosemary plants. We are in the middle of a massive redesign of our front entry area, mainly because the front deck was so completely rotten that you could lose a leg in it. I helped my dad […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Mint
Frederick is very proud of this drink because, first, it’s fantastic, and second, the “secret ingredient” was his idea. We were driving back from a Labor Day breakfast and planning to make a pineapple drink. “It needs more than pineapple,” I said. We brainstormed. I had a number of suggestions but when Frederick mentioned his […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Liver
The poor Half Pints! They started a “Mystery Food Tasting” category of videos on YouTube and they were LOVING it. The first four videos were candy! What a job! As they mentioned in their first tasting, they have never eaten Mounds bars, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, or (drumroll…) McDonalds. They are tasting some foods for […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Sardines
Sardines are associated with Mediterranean cuisine and are, in fact, named for the Italian island Sardinia where large schools of sardines were found. In the U.S. there are schools of herring as well, often labeled “sardines” or “herring” and filling that same need we all have for a fatty fish. Whether in the Mediterranean or […]
Continue readingBy Amanda Rose | Natural Home , Tips
We are living right here in the belly of the beast and there probably isn’t a topic more discussed right now than this one, particularly with daily speculation about the likelihood and size of El Nino, the storm front that could provide some drought relief in the winter of 2015-16. Things are so dry here […]
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By Amanda Rose | Aloe Vera
Amanda’s note: Here is another wonderful contribution from Ramya Venkateshwaran who writes from her home in India. Ramya describes her homemade aloe vera lipstick for chapped lips. Find her on her website WildTurmeric.net for more ideas on healthy living. ~~~I love lip balm but the problem is I love it way too much and, when […]
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