Low Carb Zucchini Muffins – Keto Friendly – Grain, Gluten and Nut Free

A while back I created a recipe for grain free, gluten free and nut free zucchini muffins. Recently, I reworked the recipe to make them low carb and keto friendly as well. I’ve been able to reduce the number of carbs in each muffin from 23 grams to 5 grams of net carbs per muffin and…

12 in 12 Project

This year I’m going to step out of my comfort zone and set some some monthly goals for myself. I’m calling it the 12 in 12 Project (#12in12project) come read about my goals and create some of your own. Share your goals on social media using the #12in12project hashtag!

Reading, Writing, and Texting

Homeschooling in our house looks more like unschooling so reading and writing, along with the learning of other subjects, is largely unstructured. As the kids get older though we are trying to add a little bit of structure in and hold them accountable for some work. Reading has been slow going for my oldest and although…

Zucchini Muffins – Grain, Gluten & Nut Free

Zucchini muffins are the perfect way to use up the thousands of pounds of zucchini that we get from our CSA every summer. This year though we’re trying to limit our consumption of various grains, wheat in particular, and I have a tree nut allergy, so it was a bit of a challenge making our…

Autumn Leaf Lantern

I love fall. The changing of the leaves and the chill in the air make me think of cuddling up by firelight. So I started to think about making lanterns, like my decoupage lanterns, using beautiful, coloful, autumn leaves. In the end I was mildly successful. To get started we needed leaves, lots of them….

DIY Popsicle Stick & Wooden Bead Trivet

  NEW!  Buy the kit! I’m now offering this project in a craft kit! No tools needed, just you and some time! Recently this photo of my popsicle stick trivet appeared on DIYLife. I was blown away by this and it has inspired me to finally write a tutorial for it. I originally made a trivet like…

Moist and Fluffy Chocolate Espresso Muffins

  Frequently I make up my own dinner recipes, marinades etc. but I have never been able to make up a recipe that involved baking until now. I recently got a kitchen scale and started researching about ratios in baking. I’ve learned that for muffins you should combine 2 parts flower with 2 parts liquid with 1…