Announcement… please re-read the guidelines for submission (below) so you can be sure your post matches the spirit and theme of this blog hop. Please do not submit giveaway posts. Also, please remember to link your post to one of the host blogs!
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 (for the time being, due to hosts taking breaks):
- Alicia @ Culinary Bliss
- Diana @ A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa
- 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. New to Food Preserving – Start Here by Common Sense Homesteading. A great resource on different methods of food preservation and concerns about the tattler (BPA Free) lids.
2. Is it Genetics or Lifestyle? by Ruth’s Real Food. Terry Wahl’s work is always worth watching, and this short clip helps remind us that the daily choices we make have a huge impact on our health.
3. Garlic Sesame Naan: a soaked whole grain recipe by plus other good stuff. Who doesn’t love naan?! This recipe looks fantastic and we are excited to try it!
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 three 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.
3. No giveaway away or otherwise primarily advertising oriented posts. Keep your topics to fit our simple living theme of “consume less, produce more.” We will delete posts that don’t fit.
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 so much for hosting.
I shared a post about the surprising ingredient in “not from concentrate” orange juice and a simple photo tutorial on how to make your own sourdough starter.
Have a blessed day.
Katie
Hi,
I shared my video for dripping yogurt for whey and yogurt cheese and a guest post about the science behind fermented vegetables. Also a video for making sauerkraut. Lastly, as article about the benefits of fermented cabbage juice as well as a giveaway!
Join me in my Probiotic Foods Challenge starting January 9 at Real Food Forager!
http://realfoodforager.com/28-day-probiotic-food-challenge-signup/
And link up your cultured and fermented foods here!
http://realfoodforager.com/probiotic-food-challenge-linky/
Thanks for hosting!
Jill recently posted… Guest Post: Preserving Tradition With Science
Thanks for hosting! I shared a post on how to use coconut flour.
Amanda Rose recently posted… Marrow Bones
I shared my link-up for make-ahead meals. I’m learning how to be prepared by stocking up ahead of time, and I’d love for you to share your recipes and tips!
Sarah recently posted… A great natural cleaning and cosmetics company
Thanks for hosting! I’m linking up a post with tips for bone broth, plus a recipe for an herbal infusion to add even more minerals to the bone broth.
Wendy (The Local Cook) recently posted… Bone Broth: Not as hard to make or as weird as it sounds
Hi Wardee,
This week I’m sharing a VERY simple recipe for lentils with carrots and celery that my kids will not only eat but love and request…and this from two kids who aren’t fond of carrots: http://www.lonehomeranger.com/2012/01/busy-and-tired.html
Enjoy!
The Lone Home Ranger recently posted… you found me how?!
Thanks for hosting.
Sharing our low-sugar recipe for cranberry almond muffins along with some very good reasons to enjoy more cranberries!
Lisa recently posted… On my needles…
Thanks for hosting. I’ve linked up a yummy butternut sausage soup.
http://paleorecipes.tv/recipes/paleo-butternut-sausage-soup/
Susan recently posted… Paleo Butternut Sausage Soup
Thanks for hosting! Most baking powders are full of aluminum, so here is an easy make your own recipe!
http://naturallivingsocal.blogspot.com/2012/01/make-your-own-baking-powder.html
Jessica recently posted… Make Your Own Baking Powder
Thanks for hosting again Wardee. That Naan looks AWESOME!
Stacy Makes Cents recently posted… Hospitality on a Budget
Good morning! This week I’m sharing our warming butternut squash soup recipe as well as a real food weekly menu plan, complete with recipe links. Thanks for hosing!
http://www.riddlelove.com/2011/12/warming-butternut-squash-soup-recipe.html
Katie recently posted… The Big Red Barn
Hi Wardee, I’m sharing a recipe for a waldorf salad with a yummy sour cream and blue cheese dressing (my new favorite!). Have a great week.
France recently posted… Whole Food Wednesday – Not Another Waldorf Salad Recipe!
Thanks for hosting!! I am so excited about making Nachos from Scratch!!!!
This week I am sharing a recipe for Smashed Turnips with Fresh Horseradish. An excellent side for my slow-roasted grass-fed beef sirloin tip roast. Enjoy! http://s-kakes.blogspot.com/2012/01/smashed-turnips.html
Sandra recently posted… Holistic Wellness for 2012
Hi Wardee,
This week I shared part two of my new series on Empowering Kids on Special Diets. No matter their developmental level, people need some involvement, understanding, and control over their diet in order to stick to it. This series helps you give those things to your children!
Joy
Joy at The Liberated Kitchen recently posted… I Fought the Gluten and the Gluten Won
Hi! Thank you for hosting! I shared my post about thyme and a recipe for Swede and Apple soup! Have a lovely week!
Vicky recently posted… Thyme – Swede and Apple Soup GF SCD
check out my YUMMY GAPS pancakes!http://gutsyhealth.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/gaps-pancakes/
caroline recently posted… My GAPS kitchen gadgets
This week I am sharing my recipe for GAPS Chocolate Chips (honey-sweetened), which work perfectly in chocolate chip cookies, I am happy to say!
I am also sharing my Week Two of the GAPS Challenge, and my 5 Recipe Resources for GAPS post. There’s a grain-free theme here!
http://www.ournourishingroots.com/5-recipe-resources-for-gaps/
Kendahl recently posted… Simple Honey-Sweetened Chocolate (and GAPS Chocolate Chips!)
Woo hooo! You featured my post.
I shared a really moving Jamie Oliver video, some advice on how to convince your kids to eat real food, and my story of how I transitioned to real food.
Thanks for hosting, Wardee!
Ruth recently posted… Transitioning to Real Food: Ruth’s Story
I just put up my recipe for homemade white chocolate, which I sweetened with honey to make it GAPS legal. Plus, unlike my chocolate chip recipe that contains cocoa powder, this recipe is completely GAPS-legal for even those who cannot tolerate the cocoa powder. Enjoy!
http://www.ournourishingroots.com/honey-sweetened-white-chocolate-and-gaps-white-chocolate-chips/
Kendahl recently posted… Honey-Sweetened White Chocolate (and GAPS White Chocolate Chips!)
Thanks for hosting, Wardee, and thanks so much for featuring my post on getting started with food preserving.
This week I linked up a post about getting started with gardening: http://www.commonsensehome.com/new-to-gardening-start-here-tips-for-beginning-gardeners/
I’ll be continuing the series in the coming weeks, and all the posts will be cataloged on the “Homesteading 101″ page on my site.
Laurie recently posted… Wildcrafting Wednesday – 1/25/12
I am sharing “what is the GAPS diet and why we are doing it”. Our story of how the GAPS diet is healing us and curing my sons autism!
http://ournourishingjourney.com/
Linnae recently posted… What is the GAPS diet and why we are doing it…