Author: Kristine
Fermented Dill Pickles
The idea of fermenting anything intimidates me. I have fermented juices and pickles thus far. I haven’t perfected fermenting juice yet, but my pickles turned out great! I finally found a combination of seasonings...
Crock Pot (Grain Free) Split Pea Soup
I found this recipe for split pea soup years ago on a blog called Simple.Healthy.Tasty. This is one of my all time favorite soup recipes. Before I started watching my carb intake I would make...
Fat-a-phobe
I used to be a fat-a-phobe. Okay, I am a recovering fat-a-phobe. I say recovering because I still have a gut reaction that causes me to think full fat anything will make me… well,...
Whole Chicken in the Crock Pot
We eat a lot of chicken, and when I first switched to pasture raised chicken it was quite the shock to our wallet. One of the best ways to offset the cost of expensive...
MY Perfect Day at the Gym
I love the gym and prefer it to home workouts. I love that there are no distractions when I go to my “happy place”. The gym doesn’t have children asking me what I’m thinking...
Instant Pot or Crock Pot Chicken Soup for the Soul… and Immune System
As the cold Minnesota weather hit this month, I developed a cough that I just couldn’t get rid of for the life of me. I didn’t feel too terribly ill for the most part but I...
Crock Pot or Instand Pot Spicy Bean Soup
I love my crockpot. I honestly don’t know how I went so long without using a crock pot. It’s so great to be able to leave the house and come back to the entire house smelling...
Stovetop Popcorn
I almost feel silly posting this because it’s so amazingly simple, but I remember how frightening the thought of making stove top popcorn seemed to me before I made it for the first time....
Stuck at Home (no equipment needed) Circut Workout
It’s January in Minnesota and I kid you not, today’s high is -16. Yes, you read correctly, the highest temperature today will be negative 16. Which means it will get much much colder than that...



