The Simple Lives Thursday Blog Hop
Welcome to Simple Lives Thursday, a blog hop dedicated to simple living. “Consume less, produce more. ” So many topics fit: Gardening, raising animals, cooking from scratch, real food, natural cleaners, sewing, recycling, thrifting, a mindset of simplicity, saving a buck…
This blog hop is hosted by (a shortened list due to hosts taking much-needed breaks):
- Annette @ Sustainable Eats
- Alicia @ Culinary Bliss
- And me!
Featured Posts from Last Week’s Submissions
We really enjoy reading your posts each week! Featured post bloggers, please grab the badge above and display it on your site! Link it to one of the host blogs’ posts for the specific week that you were featured.
Here are our picks from last week’s submissions. Thanks to all who participated — it is always hard to choose!
1. Top 5 Easy Homemade Cheeses by The Crunchy Chicken. You don’t need special cultures to dabble in the world of cheesemaking. This blogger shares her top five easy cheeses you can make right now.
2. Raspberry Leaf by a Traditional Foods. Raspberry leaf is an important medicinal herb – and yours for the saving right now. Check out these steps for preserving some raspberry leaf for your medicine chest.
3. Making Soap Without Lye by Moss Grown Stone. This blogger shares how she makes soap from ready made soap bases (no lye required). Her soap gets rid of strong smells like onions, garlic… and buck (goat). 
Share Your Simple Lives Thursday Post
Bloggers, make a “Simple Lives Thursday” post on your own blog, then come back here to add your post to the linky box below the featured posts. If you don’t have a picture, feel free to download the Simple Lives Thursday banner (at top of post) and upload it using the script’s prompts (it is easy). Your post will appear on all host blogs!
Non-bloggers, feel free to add a comment here with any ideas or thoughts about simple living.
These are two simple guidelines for participation:
1. If linking real, traditional and simple recipes, please make sure all ingredients used are whole — such as whole grains, vegetables, legumes, meats, even sugar. In order to keep the integrity of “nourishing” food, we will delete any recipes that utilize processed, boxed foods. We are definitely not going to be ingredient policemen! But, please note that this is a hop hosted by advocates of the real, local and sustainable food movements.
2. Please link your posts back to one of the hosting blogs. This is a common blog hop courtesy. This link helps build the Simple Lives Thursday community by sending your readers to all of the other participants’ posts. We all end up sharing and learning from each other.
What will you share this week? We all look forward to your submissions!
If reading this via email, visit this post to see the list of linked blogs.
About Wardee Harmon
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Thanks for hosting Wardee!
Katie recently posted… Pumpkin Pie Latte
Thanks for hosting this link up. I always enjoy it. I’m talking about the products we use on our skin, how to find out if they are safe, and making homemade products instead of using commercial stuff.
I look forward to seeing some great ideas here this week.
carmen recently posted… Are Your Products Safe?
Hello again! ‘Tis the season to put up pumpkin puree and enjoy some yummy pepitas (pumpkin seeds), and this week I’m sharing my method to do so. I also compare 2 methods for roasting pumpkins: using the oven and using the slow cooker. I share the results and my personal preference. Have a great week!
Katie Riddle recently posted… Garlic in the Ground
Thanks for hosting! Today I’m linking up instructions for baking squash in a slow cooker – it’s super easy and frees up the oven for other things.
Wendy (The Local Cook) recently posted… Frig Air Purifier {Review & Giveaway}
Thank you for hosting. I linked a post that links to several different topics including a farm raid, a good book and some blogs I just discovered. Hope people find it interesting and informative as well.
suzyhomemaker recently posted… Real Food Bites
Thanks for hosting!
This week I shared a post about cooking soup on a wood stove. Hope everyone is keeping warm!
http://www.clickclackgorilla.com/2010/12/26/soup-season/
Cheers.
I’m sharing a beet borscht recipe and on growing cold hardy greens! Thanks for hosting!
Good Morning Wardee! Today I have shared posts on our weekly $2 dinner plate, a recipe for homemade disinfecting spray, and a post on herbal healing clay. Thank you as always for hosting! I am off now to explore all of these great ideas:)
Andrea recently posted… The $2 Dinner Plate
Thank you for hosting. I’m posting a series of recipes for millet for the Wholesome Whole food Cooking Event I was hosting. I hope you enjoy these delicious gluten free recipes.
France recently posted… Millet for Lunch Roundup – Wholesome Wholegrain Cooking Event
I am loving your blog! So wonderful to ‘find’ kindred spirits out there, sometimes it can feel like you are on an island! My and my kiddos dug up some fresh potatoes and created this soup to enjoy them!
http://tessadomesticdiva.blogspot.com/2011/11/creamy-ham-potato-chowder-dairy-free.html
Thank you, ladies, for featuring my post on raspberry leaf. This week I posted a vegetable juice recipe idea, combining fresh vegetable juice and bone broth. I also posted a review of probiotic chocolate — I am feeling a bit lukewarm about it.
Amanda Rose recently posted… Ajwain Seed: A Digestion Aid
Thanks for hosting. I can’t wait to try making some of those cheeses!
Yum! The recipes today are making me salivate:)
Thanks for hosting again. I’m sharing what I’ve learned having to go Egg, Butter and Gluten Free for the food sensitivities my kids have. I only use real food!
Holli recently posted… Getting ready to show off.
Hi, Wardee. Your features this week look great — especially homemade cheeses! I shared an apple strudel recipe today. Thank you for hosting us and have a great week!
Christy recently posted… The Fresh Apple Flavor Of Apple Strudel
I also compare 2 methods for roasting pumpkins: using the oven and using the slow cooker. Thanks for hosting! I linked a post that links to several different topics including a farm raid, a good book and some blogs I just discovered. Yum!