Flat lay view of Winter Kale and Quinoa Salad. Salad is in a wooden serving bowl. Kale leaves, mandarin orange, metal tongs, gray kitchen towel, and small wooden bowl of pomegranate arils in partial view.

Winter Kale Quinoa Salad with Pomegranate and Orange

This Winter Kale Quinoa Salad is colorful, delicious, and healthy. It's made with dark kale leaves, tricolor quinoa, onion, pomegranate arils, mandarin orange, walnuts, feta cheese, and a simple balsamic and honey vinaigrette. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this…

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Wooden nesting box, bird feeder camera, and wreath with popcorn garland hang on the side of a shed. A few sparrows can be seen feeding from the bird feeder.

How to Help Wildlife During the Winter

Birds and other small animals may have a harder time finding plentiful food and water sources during the winter months. Help backyard wildlife thrive even when it's cold outside with these easy tips. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this…

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Top view of bowl of Thai Chicken and Mushroom Soup garnished with fresh lime slices and dried lemongrass. Bowl sits on wooden board with white mushrooms and white plastic soup spoon. Other lime slices, dried lemongrass leaves, and gray kitchen towel also in view.

Thai Chicken and Mushroom Soup

This Thai Chicken and Mushroom Soup is made with a coconut broth base, shredded chicken, mushrooms, and a medley of Thai influenced flavors. It's creamy, satisfying, and incredibly easy-to-make. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog. Every once in…

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Starling sits on top of suet basket. Basket hangs from small oak tree and is filled with a homemade suet cake.

Homemade Suet Cakes for Wild Birds

Homemade suet cakes are an easy source of food for wild birds during the winter. They're also super easy to make with simple ingredients like shortening, peanut butter, oats, bird seed, and berries. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this…

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Wellness gift basket in mint green tub filled with items like a mug, slipper socks, tissues, tea, soup cozy, elderberries, cough drops, shower steamer, face masks, and simmer pot kit.

How to Make a Wellness Gift Basket

Is someone you know feeling under the weather? Make them a wellness gift basket filled with items like tea, slipper socks, tissues, and natural supplements to help them feel better while they relax and recover. This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps…

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January Etsy Shop Update

Check out all of the new items that launched in my Etsy shop including earrings, new dream pillows, new hand warmers, a new simmer pot kit, new scented brooms, plus restocked items! This post may contain affiliate links. Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog.…

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