We have noticed that quite a few blogs are not linking back to one of the Simple Lives Thursday host blogs (see guideline #2, below). If this is you, please realize that this prevents us from choosing you as a featured blog. Thank you for linking back to us!
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:
- Diana at A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa
- Alicia at Culinary Bliss
- Anette at Sustainable Eats
- 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. 40 Ingenious Uses For Salt Around The Home by Natural Mothers Network. ”As salt is such an abundant and sustainable resource, it makes sense to use it in preference to toxic cleaners and preservatives where and when we can.”
2. Nata by mossgrownstone. “Nata is candied mother (or SCOBY or jun)- something I never thought of until I saw it in The Art of Fermentation”
3. Elderflower Water: A Homemade Hydrosol by Our Heritage of Health. ”I was snowed-in this past weekend with a blizzard, so I finally did something I’ve been wanting to try for a little while-making my own elderflower water.”
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!
About Wardee Harmon
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Thanks for hosting!
Today I shared Lentil Soup – Middle Eastern Style which is a nutritious, economical and yummy soup!
Have a great week!
http://myculturedpalate.com/blog/2013/02/19/lentil-soup-middle-eastern-style/
Dina-Marie recently posted… Tasty Traditions
Hi Wardee! Today I linked up Burger Assistant, a scratch-made version of that popular boxed pantry staple.
http://www.stealthymom.com/2013/02/burger-assistant-gluten-free.html
Thank you for hosting! I look forward to coming back to see what all is shared this week.
Laura recently posted… Thirty Minute Pizza (from scratch!)
Thanks for hosting again. This week, I shared 2 articles (1) The hows & whys of bone broth, including photos of marrow bones and oxtail for those new to sourcing bones.(2) Another dietary healing success story by Robyn, who put her Lupus into remission through the paleo protocol. Food is powerful!
Thanks for hosting!
Wendy (the Local Cook) recently posted… 40 Days of Nourishing Mind, Body, Soul
Thanks so much for hosting! Always so much to learn here!
Little Sis recently posted… Plant Your Own!
Thanks for hosting Wardeh! This morning I’m sharing my little learning experiment called The Granny Plan. Everyone is welcome to join me for this 12 week series where every week we’ll be working on a new real food routine for our kitchens … it’s gonna be a lot of fun! I’m also sharing the third part of my series What Makes a Diet Good? Have a great week
Kathy at Granny’s Vital Vittles recently posted… Getting Started – The Granny Plan
Thank you for hosting and have a wonderful day!
Jenny recently posted… Let’s Make A Gathered Dust Ruffle
Wardeh thank you very much for featuring my salt post! hope you enjoy a wonderful weekend. Rebecca x
Rebecca recently posted… Natural Antibiotics
Thanks for hosting, and thank you so much for the feature!
This week I’ve shared a recipe for homemade dark chocolate maple cream truffles.
http://www.ourheritageofhealth.com/2013/02/dark-chocolate-maple-cream-truffles.html
Lori recently posted… Dark Chocolate Maple Cream Truffles