Edit: Wardeh just sent me a link to watch a video sneak peak! Learn how to make Soaked Muffins and get a feel for what this eCourse will be like. Let Wardeh show you how to make soaked muffins! Image by Elena Ho All those who read Nourishing Traditions for the first time and felt entirely overwhelmed, ...

Originally Published December 2008Imagine taking a chocolate-loving woman (so, that would be pretty much any woman) to some incredible chocolate store, perhaps in, say, Belgium. The shelves and counters are lined with incredibly decadent, melt in your mouth, sweet perfection and goodness. Chocolate truffles, chocolate covered cherries, chocolate toffee, hazelnut chocolate pralines. As she stands ...

As Christians who desire to live more healthfully, naturally, sustainably, you-fill-in-the-blank, I think our motivation is such an important area to discuss. I would definitely agree with this guest poster and her conclusion as to why we should even care about or do any of these things at all. But I'll let her tell you ...

For those who are baby-stepping your way towards learning to make more foods from scratch, rather than packages, here are some great ideas for making that process easier in this guest post! ******* Guest Post by AllysonAs a stay-at-home mama to our highly active 2 year-old daughter, Emahry, and our “coming into his own” and very mobile ...

I'm writing because I'm feeling rather overwhelmed by my desire to have a 'natural home'. I've certainly made some headway (mostly natural cleaning products, healthy foods), but I feel like there is so much more that I want to do (better home management, sprouting, have cleaner indoor air--I'm really sensitive to everything, possibly container gardening--all I can do, since ...

Image by Wordridden Baby Step 12- Homemade Condiments What this baby step is about: Try your hand at making a homemade condiment of your choice. Why this step is important: Have you read the back of a condiment label lately? Enough said! ☺ Seriously though, there are so many unnecessary ingredients. Sugar (which tops the list and ...

Image by jspatchwork Baby Step 8- Meal Planning PrimerWhat this baby step is all about: To make a meal plan of your dinners for the next week (if you already do this, you could try planning breakfasts or lunches if you don't already). Why this step is important: I think that most women, if asked ...

 Image by wwworks Baby Step 7- A Good Egg    What this baby step is all about: To consider buying a higher quality of eggs than you are currently buying. Why this step is important: Eggs are powerhouses of nutrition; they are considered by many to be one of the most nutritionally dense foods out ...

Taken from Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time... Baby Step 14- Creative RepurposingWhat this baby step is all about: What? Repurposing? Okay, so it’s just a fancy word for reusing, but you have to admit, it sounds a bit sophisticated, doesn’t it? The goal is to find a way to repurpose an item that ...

Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a TimeA 52 Week Journey of Baby Steps to Help You Move Towards More Natural, Nutritious and Sustainable LivingHooray! After a year of brainstorming, spending afternoons in various local coffee shops with my husband's laptop, researching like crazy, writing some more, editing, editing, editing, and then pulling all of ...