May has been a pretty great month. Here’s what’s been making me happy at home this month:
Finally enjoying some consistently warm weather after our very cold and snowy April.
Experimenting with some recipes for my upcoming e-book. Pineapple coconut ice cream is a definite winner!
Picking up our first local pastured chicken and local organic veggies of the season. The chicken, in particular has been a very welcome change. It tastes so much better than the organic chicken I had been buying at the health food store.
Starting our Hypnobabies class, in preparation for having our first baby at the end of August.
Seeing our green beans come up in the garden, plus watching the lettuce and sugar snap peas grow by leaps and bounds.
Making several batches of my homemade Cheez-its–and then consistently feeling happy about how tasty they are.
Making a super delicious recipe for apple clove muffins out of Empowered Sustenance’s grain-free e-book Indulge and Heal. Probably one of the best coconut flour recipes I’ve ever had.
Finally getting around to trying a Coobie bra–and falling totally in love with it. And then ordering two more. 🙂
Links I Loved from Around the Real Food/Natural Health Blogosphere
I also discovered some great content from around the blogosphere this month. Here were a few of my favorites:
This tutorial teaches you how to make your own dairy-free, eggshell calcium supplement. I thought this was an awesome idea.
Making your own homemade vanilla extract isn’t hard, and it saves you a lot of money. The Creative Simple Life shares her tutorial.
Yummy Inspirations had a great post on 40 ideas for healthy kids snacks. Most of these would be good for adults, too!
If you’ve been considering making your own sunscreen, you should definitely check out the Homemade Mommy’s recipe for homemade sunscreen lotion bars. These are good for your skin and non-toxic–plus they’re easy to take on the go.
Egg labels are pretty confusing when you’re new to real food, so I loved this post from the Sprouting Seed on which types of eggs are really the healthiest eggs–and which kinds you should ideally avoid.
Making your own homemade chocolate means that you have complete control over all of your ingredients. Healy Real Food Vegetarian shares her easy and tasty recipe.
Do you eat fermented foods? If not, I’d recommend trying to get them into your diet. This post from Cheeseslave shares eight reasons for eating fermented foods.
Thank Your Body explains why vegetable oils are unhealthy. (With the exception of olive oil and coconut oil, of course!) This is a great post on why you should avoid industrial oils and instead stick to traditional fats like butter, lard, and coconut oil.
In search of soft hands? Try the Nourished Life’s homemade hand scrub recipe. It’s the perfect non-toxic solution for cracked, rough hands.
What was great about your May?
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