There are many reasons you might want to cook more foods from scratch – saving money, controlling ingredients, not being able to source certain foods in your area.
Many people find it intimidating to start making foods at home. Sometimes, it's because of the equipment they see other people using. Many of us slowly build our arsenal of kitchen tools and gadgets as we get more involved in cooking from scratch, but you don't need much to start. In fact, I'm somewhat of a minimalist when if comes to kitchen items, even after years of scratch cooking.
Here are five items I highly recommend for a versatile cook-from-scratch kitchen.
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Have you decided it's time to swap out the toxic products in your home but aren't sure where to start?
When you start looking into going toxin-free, you'll quickly run into a very long list of toxic items in your home – everything from your soap to your flooring. Some swaps are easy, and some are more complicated. Some are an investment, while others are more affordable. Plus, some have larger impacts than others.
So if you're just getting started, where is the best place to begin? Here are my recommendations of the first five items to swap out for the most impact without too much effort or expense.
With more people becoming aware of their health all the time – and more people not wanting to poison their family and friends for Christmas – gift giving can be a bit more complicated. Where once a scented candle or Bath & Body Works lotion was an easy gift to grab, knowing how toxic those items are makes it difficult to inflict them upon your loved ones.
What can you do to keep your gift giving healthy and non-toxic this year? Here are some ideas! (And remember, you can treat yourself with these, too!)
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Essential oils are one of the easiest tools for naturally dealing with a wide variety of health ailments. However, so many people never get started because they just don't know which oils to begin with. I'm here to change that.
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If you pay attention to ingredient labels, you'll see "fragrance" a lot! It's in everything from cleaners to laundry soap to skin care. While a lot of other ingredients may sound more dangerous than fragrance, it is an important one to know about and can actually simplify your non-toxic journey quite a bit!
