Visit this recipe on my food website TJsTaste.com! Check It Out This down home recipe unites the tangy, sweet, and savory notes of classic, comforting French onion soup and the hearty, filling qualities of Salisbury steak. This dish is super easy to make plus it is gluten free, THM friendly, has a sugar free {Read More}
How to Do the Vita Flex Technique
Have you ever heard how people will slather Vick’s VapoRub on their feet and rave about the benefits it has to the respiratory system? Well, the vita flex technique is basically the same thing only a bit more purposeful. This applying-to-the-feet method {whether using VapoRub or an essential oil} uses the reflex points on the {Read More}
5 Tips to Identify Fake Essential Oils
It is very important that essential oils be pure before you use them with your body. The authenticity of an essential oil can make or break how it supports your systems. Take lavender, for example. Real lavender is great for applying topically to promote skin regeneration. However, apply fake lavender and your problem might get {Read More}
Chocolate Collagen Coconut Cream Pudding {Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Dairy Free, THM}
Sometimes you just need a chocolate fix. This quick and easy coconut cream pudding definitely satiates that desire while contributing to good health. Made with creamy, fluffy coconut cream, this pudding has a gently sweet, rich chocolate and coconut flavor. It takes a mere five minutes to whip up, so it’s ready in practically no {Read More}
Healthy Homemade Crescent Rolls {THM Friendly}
This is another piece of gold for me! Every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, my mom makes these amazing butterhorn rolls {aka crescent rolls}. They taste great and go perfectly with just about any feast. However, they are made with processed white flour and one of the main ingredients is vegetable shortening. This is obviously {Read More}
Real Food Chicken Bruschetta {Gluten Free, Sugar Free, & THM Friendly}
Visit this recipe on my food website TJsTaste.com! Check It Out The tangy flavor of balsamic vinegar marries with the sweetness of ripe tomatoes, the saltiness of mozzarella cheese, and the earthiness of fresh basil in this amazing real food chicken bruschetta recipe. This dish is inspired by an equally delicious chicken {Read More}
DIY All-natural Hair Detangler
So, hair detangler. Never imagined myself making some. Oh, sure, my hair tangles. Like a LOT. But my scalp possesses super hero-strength pain resistance. I could yank my head BALD and not blink an eye. So I myself don’t really need it. But, see, there’s this ADORABLE little 2-year-old baby girl that calls me Mama. {Read More}
How to Quickly and Easily Peel Hard Boiled Eggs
If you’ve ever peeled hard boiled eggs to eat plain or to use for deviled eggs, you’ve probably run into a few complications. First, part of the egg might unevenly pull off with the peel. Or all of it will. Or it takes forever to get all of the shell off {no fun if you’re {Read More}
Real Food Cranberry Sauce {THM Friendly}
I gotta admit it. Cranberry sauce has never really been a favorite of mine. It’s never really even been a “bearable” of mine. When it was passed to me at the Thanksgiving table, I usually just kept it going without even a second thought. Of course, that could be because we were always, ALWAYS served {Read More}
The Best Turkey Gravy {THM Friendly}
Turkey would be kinda dry {depends on if it’s cooked right or not!} and mashed potatoes boring if it weren’t for the savory, delicious, comfort condiment that is turkey gravy. This warm, golden, aromatic, smooth sauce is simply a requirement for any decent Thanksgiving meal! Since my family and I aim to eat as healthfully {Read More}
Homemade Poultry Stock
Bone broth {also known as stock} used to be a staple in every home in days long gone. Our society of fast food and supermarkets made this tasty, nutritious super food all but obsolete. Why take the time to make stock when you can easily buy a can or box of pre-made broth instead? Well, {Read More}
Layered Pumpkin Pie & Cheesecake in a Jar {THM, GF, SF}
This is one of those recipes that is too tasty to be healthy. But its sweet and addicting flavor united with its wholesome real food ingredients prove otherwise. It easily reels everyone in, whether they’re attempting to eat healthfully or not. Yes, this Layered Pumpkin Pie and Cheesecake recipe seems too good to be true–but {Read More}
Homemade Real Food Whipped Cream
Updated version of this article now on TJsTaste.com! Check It Out Whipped cream is created by beating air into full fat whipping cream. This beating process causes the cream to emulsify, producing a thick, fluffy, delectable treat topping! Unfortunately, in this age of pre-made everything, the tasks of making even simple basics like {Read More}
DIY Powdered Sugar or Other Sweetener
So you want to make a recipe that calls for powdered sugar. You would like to use a healthful sweetener such as coconut sugar or xylitol. But there’s one major problem: they don’t really sell powdered versions of these sweeteners. Or maybe the powdered sugar or sweetener that you do typically use happens to be {Read More}
15 Eco-friendly, Non-food Treat Ideas for the Teal Pumpkin Project
With allergies so prevalent within today’s society, basic activities such as trick-or-treating can become deadly for some children. Even just touching a treat or even a person’s hand that had previously touched an allergen can cause these children to react with anything from slight discomfort to anaphylaxis or worse. Fortunately, you can help out these {Read More}