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Chicken Salad Wrap
Chicken Salad Wrap This month with The Recipe Redux Challenge June was to upgrade a traditional Sandwich Upgrades. I love chicken salad and this time I tried to switch it up a bit and used some horseradish leaves from our property. It turned out amazing. The horseradish leaves taste a lot like kale. I have never grown horseradish before it came up all on its own. The previous owners planted two different big patches of horseradish, I wasn’t sure what to with it besides make horseradish sauce so I went to one of the homesteading facebook groups I’m a member of for some ideas and a couple people suggested…
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DIY After Sun Spray
DIY After Sun Spray! It’s summertime which means more outdoors time! Long hikes, camping, swimming, gardening and more. I love summertime but that also brings on more chance of getting sunburned. Which we all don’t want. In the case you do get burned you will love this spay. It’s soothing and calming. Recently, my daughter was at the neighbor’s house swimming and forgot to reapply sunscreen. So she came home a lobster! Poor baby! That evening I applied the Aloe I had but it hurt her for me to rub it in. So the next day I just whipped up a batch of this DIY skin soothing spray. See recipe below. The…
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Building Our Raised Beds
Building Our Raised Beds Building Our Raised Beds was so much fun! Do you garden? I love gardening and love learning more and more each year. I am particularly excited for this year’s vegetable garden because it’s at our new house! We have decided to build raised beds because the location we want to plant our garden holds the water and is like a lake after a rain or snow storm. It would be too wet and would drown the garden if we just planted in the ground. I can not tell you how excited I am for my raised beds! I have been wanting to build them since we bought…
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Gut Healthy Probiotic Cocktail
Gut Healthy Probiotic Cocktails Say what?! A Gut Healthy Probiotic Cocktail! Yep, that’s right. Today I will show you how to make this delicious concoction. This month for The Recipe Redux Monthly Challenge was to make a Probiotic Cocktails and Gut-Health Mocktails! We’re seeing probiotic cocktails and gut-health mocktails popping up on trendy drink menus. Our Gut Health is truly an important factor in our overall health. If we have poor gut health it will show up in other areas affecting our overall health. We’ve all heard the saying, “listen to your gut.” And while that advice often refers to our intuition, it should also speak to our digestion. One way I…
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Hugelkultur: German-style Raised Garden Beds
Hugelkultur: German-style Raised Garden Beds Since I now have 7 raised beds 5 of them are 8X4X2 and two of them are 4X4X2 which means they need a lot of fill. Check out how we built them here: In the past when we had raised beds we ordered a big load of soil. I have since learned so much about gardening. For the last 3/4 years, we have been lucky enough to be able to grow a large vegetable garden at my Father-in-Laws he has a beautiful piece of property. Hugelkultur is essentially making raised garden beds using wood logs as a base. The word Hugelkultur roughly translates to “hill culture.” The…
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Sabra Hummus Chicken Quesadilla
Sabra Hummus Quesadilla “I received free samples of Sabra mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Sabra and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.” Do you love hummus? If you haven’t tried Sabra’s Hummus, you are missing out on all their delicious great flavored spread. With Summer just around the corner, that means BBQ’s parties and more. This delicious plant-based hummus is a perfect addition to your meal. When the hummus arrived I had a hard time keeping my family from eating them before I have a chance to make a few…
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Picnic Season
Its that time of year! Picnic Season! Did you know that April 23rd is National Picnic Day?! I am hoping the weather will be nice so we can have a picnic dinner on National Picnic Day! I have always enjoyed a good picnic from driving up to the mountains to a backyard picnic with my kids. When my husband and first started dating we went on a lot of fun picnics, we would drive somewhere preferably in the mountains and where there was a lake, river or stream so Ryan could get a little fishing in. What are your favorite picnic dishes you like to make? Here is a quick and…
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What is Collagen?
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links from which I will earn a commission. What is Collagen? You have heard me talk about collagen and probably seen me add it to my coffee of my InstaStories . I started to use collagen for a couple reasons. It adds a great source of protein to whatever you add it too, it helps promote healthy hair. My hair was falling out like crazy! It was all over the house, I never had any bald spots but if I would comb my hair with my hands I would have a handful of hair. Since I’vestartedd using Collagen mainly in my morning coffee I have seen…
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What Could Losing 15 Pounds do for your Health?
What Could Losing 15 Pounds do for your Health? Increase energy A decrease in high blood pressure Blood sugar and insulin levels can drop within 3-5 days Free-Floating fats (triglycerides) can drop C-Reactive protein, the maker inflammation, can drop HDL (the healthy cholesterol) can rise Diabetes risks can drop by half Decreased sleep apnea Reduced symptoms of joint disease-easier to move Decrease risk of heart disease Decreased incidence of GERD and Acid Reflux Decrease the risk of several cancers Decreased stress Increased self-esteem Clothes fit better Related posts:Ultimate Grocery Shopping Guide 2026: Simple Tips to Save Money, Eat Healthier, and Shop Smarter
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Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Easter is almost here! What are your plans and traditions for Easter? We usually do Easter brunch with the family and then we go for a hike if the weather is nice. Decorate easter eggs and look for eggs around the house an yard. This year shoud be super fun with hidding all the eggs throughout the property! If you still have to make some Easter baskets, check out my Candy-Free Easter Basket ideas or my Healthy Easter Recipe Blog Post For this months Recipe Redux, we were challenged to share our favorite family recipes for springtime celebrations. My Mom makes an amazing Carrot Cake! My kids…
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Carport Remodel
We turned out carport into a garage and shop! www.livesimplywithkristin.com
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Happy St. Patty’s Day
Happy St. Patty’s Day! I love St. Patty’s day! Do you wear GREEN? Last year my family and I were in Mexico on Spring Break! Wishing we were there right now but enjoying some time at home with the family. Here’s a new twist on a green smoothie for you, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. I love a good green smoothie made with fresh greens, and fruit. You really can get creative with your smoothies and add different greens, fruits, and nuts. Just don’t add sugar or overdo it with the fruit. Plus, it’s so pretty and delicious! I’ve also been adding a scoop of collagen powder…
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Greenhouse Demo
Greenhouse Demo Greenhouse Before Lot so fun things have been going on around the new house! We started to demo the old greenhouse! I really wanted to save it! The idea of having a greenhouse just excites me so much! But unfortunately, the greenhouse that was here was not savable. We considered fixing it up or even turning it into a chicken coop but the wood was just too rotten. So it had to come down! This was a fun family filled day! And let me tell you a fantastic workout!! I was feeling it the next day! We tried to save and recycle as much as we could but…
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Keto Brownie Cookies
Keto Brownies Cookies “I received free samples of Swerve mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Swerve and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.” Keto Brownie Cookies! Over the weekend I was recipe testing. And, not just any recipe I was testing Brownies!! Yep, My kids were in Heaven! I made a batch and it was good but they were a bit crummy. My goal was to make these Paleo, Keto and gluten-free as well as use this new sugar that I received Swerve. Swerve is a delicious natural sweetener that measures cup-for-cup just like…
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March, the month of renewal!
Welcome to the month of March, the month of renewal! The dandelions and the early buds of spring are a welcomed sign this month. Winter, the season that forces us to slow down and rest, is coming to a close and many of us are feeling the beginning signs of new life all around. Limited Time Offers: Aspire & One Essential Oils It seems that everyone, including the doTERRA Leprechaun who added in his special green oil, is celebrating the surprise arrival of 2 limited time oils that you can purchase this month! For a limited time only, you can get Aspire blend and One blend through your membership…
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Today’s BOGO! Buy a bottle of Cardamom and get Cilantro for FREE!!!
DAY THREE of BOGO Week and with today’s BOGO oils, you can whip up a Chai Latte or some homemade guacamole!! Today’s BOGO is available until midnight MST tonight! How to Use Today’s BOGO oils: THURSDAY’S BOGO! Buy CARDAMOM (5ml) for $26 and get CILANTRO (15mL) for $26 for free!!!!! (SKU #49350001) That’s two amazing oils for just $26.00 wholesale. This offer will be available until midnight (MST) tonight! How to Use Today’s BOGO oils: 1) CARDAMOM is a close relative to Ginger and known as an expensive cooking spice and for being beneficial to the digestive system in a variety of ways. Cardamom is commonly used internally to…
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Today’s BOGO! Buy a bottle of AromaTouch and get Marjoram for FREE!!!
Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having an amazing day I got my IHF Fit Club Love You Body Workout In this morning! Have you worked out yet?? DAY TWO of BOGO Week! Today, February 21st, you can snag this amazing deal until midnight MST tonight! How to Use Today’s BOGO oils: 1) AROMATOUCH AromaTouch, doTERRA’s proprietary massage blend, combines the unique benefits of oils known to provide relaxing and comforting effects. AromaTouch combines our essential oils of Cypress, Peppermint, Marjoram, Basil, Grapefruit, and Lavender essential oils in a perfect blend that adds many important benefits to various massage techniques. This popular blend is a vital part of the doTERRA AromaTouch…
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Paleo Zucchini Bread
Paleo Zucchini Bread I love zucchini bread but traditionally made it can have up to 3 cups of sugar! Yikes!!! For this months February The Recipe Redux Challenge we were challenged to make some bread! I went to my freezer to see what I had on hand to use to make some delicious bread. I found several frozen packages of zucchini from our garden! Score! I love zucchini bread and so does my family. The next challenge was banana I was all out of fresh bananas and then I remembered I have frozen a few for my morning smoothies. I quickly defrosted them. I place the bags of zucchini and banana into…
