Reading the Little House books as an adult has reminded me that simple living isn’t about aesthetics — it’s about gratitude, resilience, family culture, and perspective. The Ingalls family didn’t have abundance, but they had contentment. And that might be the greater wealth.
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A Cozy Sourdough Cinnamon Bundt Cake for El Día de los Reyes
Bilingual Children’s Picture Book Recommendations *This blog post may contain affiliate links* This year I’m getting REAL specific and niche with my blog. My goal is to combine all parts of me and share them with you all. I am:• 1 part homeschool mom• 1 part bilingual Spanish language nerd• 1 part teacher heart• 1…
Simplifying Chore Charts for Kids: A System That Works
Tired of complicated chore charts? Our simple system teaches kids responsibility, money management, and cheerful attitudes with daily, weekly, and as-needed tasks. Plus, get a free editable chore chart template to customize for your family!
Honey-Sweetened Strawberry Blackberry Galette (with Cardamom)
A rustic, honey-sweetened strawberry and blackberry galette with a hint of cardamom, wrapped in a buttery crust and topped with homemade vanilla sugar.
Homemade Vanilla Sugar Recipe (+ Where to Buy It Ready-Made)
Learn how to make easy homemade vanilla sugar using leftover vanilla beans—perfect for coffee, baking, and gifting. I’m sharing my favorite method using raw sugar, plus a tip on what to do with those vanilla pods. Don’t feel like making it? You can also grab a jar of my small-batch vanilla sugar!
Cranberry Bread (or muffins) – with Freshly Milled Wheat and Sourdough
I’m working on a book list for books for each holiday, and since we’re currently in the midst of Thanksgiving I figured I’d share at least one of our favorites right now! We love Cranberry Thanksgiving (and all the other cranberry holidays!) and every year we make grandmas secret recipe found in the back of…
Sourdough Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies with Fresh Milled Flour
*this post may contain affiliate links* I’m not sure if you’ve tried my sourdough fresh milled cookie recipe, but it’s a staple in this household. However, with the change in weather and the abundance of roasted pumpkin I have in my freezer, I decided to try and pumpkinify my recipe. And it worked!! Of course…
Handmade Tallow Soap Bar – Cold Process Soap
An easy, simple method for making an almost off-grid soap with 3 simple ingredients: tallow, water and lye.
Creating A Life You Don’t Have To Escape From
*this post may contain affiliate links*I ran into someone not that long ago at the library, and she had recognized me and she looked vaguely familiar, but I wasn’t really really sure if I knew her or just seen her. She came up to me and we started talking and turns out we did know…
Fresh Milled Sourdough Banana Bread
*this post may contain affiliate links*We all know how popular banana bread is. I mean, surely we’ve all see that reel “dude I got some banana bread at work today dude”. Well I wonder what he would think if he had THIS banana bread. I fermented at 48 hours but 24 is plenty! It adds such…