One of the girls had a birthday recently and wanted a chocolate unicorn cake. I decided to go ahead and try my hand at a sourdough chocolate cake recipe. This cake isn’t overly sweet but was still delicious. I only wish we could have shared this deliciousness with more people! This cake did take some…
5 Handmade Christmas Soap Bars (Natural Gift Ideas)
Are you in need of a new bar of soap? If so, today is a post for you! I wanted to share with ya’ll how to make an easy handmade bar soap to give to your family or your best friends as a Christmas present. These don’t require any fancy equipment or skills as you…
Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipe
This homemade sugar scrub recipe helps to pamper tired feet, scrub scaly elbows, or just provide all around exfoliation. You only need three ingredients to whip this up and there are ideas for essential oils to add to this sugar scrub. Give yourself a spa day by using this sugar scrub recipe and go make…
Thick & Chewy Gingerbread Cookie (Sourdough Discard Recipe)
December 4 was National Cookie Day so the girls and we decided to make these thick and chewy sourdough gingerbread cookies (yes, they’re sourdough!) These classic cookies are a family fave and I was super happy with how they turned out (my grandma’s powdered sugar icing on them was a bit of a flop though)….
Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe
When I shared my sourdough chocolate cake recipe, I wanted to make sure I shared an icing recipe too. This recipe is super easy to make so don’t be intimidated by the fancy sounding name! If I can make this swiss meringue buttercream recipe, you can too friend. notes about this swiss meringue buttercream recipe…
How to Sew Pajama Pants Without a Pattern
These easy pajama pants can be whipped up in about an hour once you get the hang of it. Instead of a pattern, you’ll use a pair of pajama pants you already own. Let’s jump in on how to sew pajama pants without a pattern (I jumped in and finally made a video too!) This…
How to Can Oranges
We’ve been finding oranges on sale here and I wanted to preserve them for later. The girls love to snack on mandarin oranges and I enjoy them on my salads, so I wanted to share how to can oranges with ya’ll! You don’t need fancy canning equipment for water bath canning – canning bands and…
Sourdough Discard Tortillas (Recipe)
Sourdough discard tortillas are an adaptation of all purpose flour tortillas I use to make. These will up your taco night! All you need are 5 ingredients: sourdough starter, flour, salt, water, and olive oil. The older I get, the more I realize that things I thought I had to buy at the store are…
Pumpkin Overnight Oats Recipe (with chia seeds)
Pumpkin overnight oats is a delicious and filling breakfast option in the fall. Simply cook and purée your pumpkin, then add it to these oats. Of course, you can used canned pumpkin if that’s your style. Also, I’ve even forgotten to add the maple syrup and my kids still love these! Pumpkin overnight oats…
DIY Dishwasher Pods (without citric acid)
These DIY dishwasher pods are a greener and cleaner alternative that work surprisingly well! These homemade dishwasher pods are fairly cheap to make as they only have washing soda, epsom salt, borax, lemon essential oil, and vinegar. Your water hardness matters When we lived in Arizona we had hard water and these didn’t work well…