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. Edible Flowers as Natural Pest Control by This Chick Cooks. Great suggestions on edible flowers that also serve to attract beneficial insects to the garden.
2. Bee Pollen by The Elliott Homestead. Did you know you can buy bee pollen and that it’s the most nutritionally complete natural substance found on Earth? Yeah?! It’s time to find a local source!
3. Resources for a Natural Pregnancy from The Humbled Homemaker. A great list of resources to help you prepare for a natural birth.
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 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!
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About Wardee Harmon
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New follower and first time link-up! Great info here… can’t wait to read through it all
Jen recently posted… The Changes Have Been Made
Thanks for hosting. I linked up my latest homemade dressing recipe – cilantro lime vinaigrette.
suzyhomemaker recently posted… Homemade Cilantro Lime dressing
Thanks for hosting! I posted my lacto-fermented lemonade, which is a new family favorite!
http://naturallivingsocal.blogspot.com/2012/04/cultured-mondays-lacto-fermented.html
Jessica recently posted… Essential Oil Cleansing, Hormone Balancing Blend…
Hi Wardee, Thanks for hosting! I linked up a couple of in depth articles on medicinal herbs- how to grwo and use them and my healthy protein energy balls recipe! Rebecca @ Natural Mothers Network ( Seasonal Celebration) x
Rebecca recently posted… Seasonal Celebration Sunday #11
Wardee, cool article on bee pollen. Thanks for highlighting it!
I’m sharing a video on How To Save 4 Hours a Week and Still Eat Real, a Vegan Cauliflower “Steak” Sandwich with Chimichurri Sauce, and Baked Ricotta w/ Roasted Tomato Parsley Salad.
http://www.beyondthepeel.net/2012/04/whole-food-wednesday-baked-ricotta-with-roasted-tomato-parsley-salad.html
Have a wonderful day!
France recently posted… Whole Food Wednesday: Baked Ricotta with Roasted Tomato Parsley Salad
I’m deviating from my usual recipe posts and sharing how I came to embrace real food completely, which was when my son was born with a cleft lip and palate (and other health issues).
Kendahl recently posted… Cleft Lip and Palate: How I Came to Embrace Real Food
Good Morning,
I’m new to your blog hop, so thought I would share some of my recent favorite recipes!
(1) Strawberry Almond Ice Cream (SCD friendly, cane-sugar free, dairy free, soy free)
http://www.thetastyalternative.com/2012/04/strawberry-almond-ice-cream-scd.html
(2) Baked Apple and Cranberry Breakfast Crumble (SCD friendly, grain free, dairy free, cane-sugar free)
http://www.thetastyalternative.com/2012/04/baked-apple-with-cranberries-crisp-my.html
(3) Homemade Walnut Milk (great dairy-free alternative)
http://www.thetastyalternative.com/2012/03/homemade-walnut-milk.html
(4) Homemade Cocoa and Shea Body Butter, an excellent lotion for dry skin and eczema…and SOOO easy to make! I save a TON of money making my own lotions…let me show you how!
http://www.thetastyalternative.com/2012/04/cocoa-and-shea-body-butter-for-dry-skin.html
Have a great rest of your week,
–Amber
I am so honored you featured my pregnancy resources post! Thank you!!!
Erin recently posted… Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil Review & Giveaway!
I’m sharing two posts: a recipe for a simple salmon salad and planning for our first garden. Thanks for hosting!
Meghan recently posted… Packing, Musings on the Contents of My Freezer and Our Weekly Meal Plan (April 11-17)
Do you have a button somewhere we can put on our blog? (Not the big banner, just a small button?)
The Provision Room recently posted… Daja’s Pantry After Three Months
We have loads of buttons and banners of all sizes here:
http://gnowfglins.com/ecourse/banners
If you don’t find something that works, let me know what you need and I’ll be happy to provide it.
Thanks for asking!
This week I’m sharing my Carrot and Cardamom Soup w/ Coconut Milk and Roasted Asparagus w/ Garlic and Ghee. Have a wonderful week!
Thank you for hosting! Hope you had a good holiday weekend!
Today I’ve shared my grain and dairy free sponge cake recipe!
Have a lovely week!
Vicky recently posted… Grain Free Plain Sponge Cake SCD GF DF
This week I’m sharing my lazy method for making beef stock. It’s super easy to do! Also, I’m sharing about my local GAPS get together with my suggestions for getting your own get together up and going. It’s great to get support from others who are doing something similar!
Mindy recently posted… My Lazy Method for Making Beef Stock
I’ve linked up to two posts this week: 5 Simple Tips to Green Your Backyard and a post on why a Vegan diet is NOT a healthy one.
Thanks for hosting!
Lori recently posted… A Vegan Diet is Not Healthy
Thanks for hosting Wardee! The article from The Humbled Homemaker is fabulous!
I’ve linked up two:
1. Crock Pot Hoppin’ John
2. Cleaning Ceiling Fans without ANY effort….you might want to check it out.
Stacy Makes Cents recently posted… Why I Don’t Soak Grains
You’re the sweetest, friend! Love that ceiling fan post! You have me rolling!
Erin recently posted… Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil Review & Giveaway!
My post this week is all about some small bloggers who inspire me. They write about food and family and sometimes both at the same time. There are a lot of big bloggers out there and we know all about them. These are some smaller bloggers who deserve to be better known. Thanks for letting me share them with you!
Melissa recently posted… Getting some recognition!
Thank you again, for hosting. I’ve shared two posts – one on nourishing one another, and another on using hay vs straw in the garden.
Susan recently posted… Homemade Yogurt, Ready to Pack in a Lunch, Made in a Picnic Cooler
I’m so excited about your new book! My doctor has told me I need to eat fermented foods, and I’ve just been dragging on that project. Now, with a book, it may be easier.
Thanks for that and for hosting.
Annie Kate
Annie Kate recently posted… Farm Books for the Ordinary Person
I’m always trying beef type recipes with venison to see which ones work the best. And this one is quite amazing. I have yet to try it with beef, but I’m sure it would be just as amazing.
http://delicious-nutritious.blogspot.com/2012/04/grilled-carne-asada.html
Jamie recently posted… Menu Monday 4/9/2012
Wardee,
Thanks for featuring my post about edible flowers.
Today I shared a post about how to make refried beans in the crock pot and a delicious recipe for coconut berry breakfast bars (grain free and gluten free)
Have a blessed day!
Today I’m sharing a recipe and the start to my first series. “Myth: Cooking Real Food Takes a Long Time”.
Thanks for hosting this Wardee!
Holly recently posted… Myth: Cooking Real Food Takes a Long Time
When your life has become an endless quest to check items off of your to-do list and your home is overgrown with clutter, it’s time to simplify your life. Read on to find out how to live simply and enjoy a relaxed and peaceful lifestyle..
Hi and thanks for hosting! This week I’m sharing my post on Lemon Socks for a Fever. Looking to nature for the cures we need, it turns out lemon is an ideal tool for navigating a fever.
Have a great weekend!
Emily recently posted… Floral Cream Cheese
Sharing our recipe for molasses apple-nut muffins along with a post about the flower bulbs we planted last fall.
Thanks for hosting! ~Lisa
Lisa recently posted… Faith plants flowers… {Gratituesday}