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Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes Recipe With a Twist

July 9, 2019 by Dagmar Bleasdale 5 Comments

Need a healthy veggie dish idea for lunch or dinner? Here you go: cauliflower mashed potatoes!

This is not a recipe for “mock” mashed potatoes made with cauliflower — this recipe combines both: cauliflower and potatoes.

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes Recipe With a Twist

Mashed potatoes without potatoes? Not in my kitchen.

I love, love, love potatoes. I ate them almost every day growing up in Germany, mostly just boiled in salt water.

Combining both cauliflower and potatoes makes a yummy dish that’s also healthy because you are substituting half of the potatoes for cauliflower.

Well, substitute sounds like you are giving up something, which you aren’t here: you are adding a vegetable and cutting some calories.

Cauliflower is low in calories, and adds many vitamins, indole-3-carbinol, and sulforaphane that help prevent being overweight, diabetes and offer protection from several cancers. [Read more…]

Homeopathic Cold, Colic, and Teething Pain Relief For Kids

June 29, 2019 by Dagmar Bleasdale 1 Comment

This blog is sponsored by Boiron.

What do you do to stay healthy?

Do you like to use homeopathic medicines, or have you ever wondered about trying them?

I have been a fan of homeopathic remedies since I was a child — I grew up with them in Germany.

Homeopathy is much more prevalent over there compared to here in the U.S. My mom was all about treating colds with natural remedies, for example, and that’s how I choose to take care of my family’s and my health as well.

Homeopathic medicines work with the body to help restore balance and relieve symptoms, which is a gentler approach, and I like that a lot. It has been around for over 200 years, so many millions of people have found it to work, which makes me confident to use it for my family. [Read more…]

Things I Learned From The Amish in Lancaster

June 22, 2019 by Dagmar Bleasdale 24 Comments

What I Learned about the Amish in Lancaster, PA

After our fun day at Hershey Park in Pennsylvania a few years ago, it was time to head back home — but not before we drove another half an hour to Amish Country!

This German expat was not going to go home before I saw what my countrymen and woman were up to.

I’ve always wanted to learn more about the Amish. I’m so intrigued by their simple lifestyle. [Read more…]

7 Pretty DIY Paper Flowers and Easy Tutorials

June 18, 2019 by Dagmar Bleasdale

I have one whole Pinterest board just for paper flowers. Apparently I like paper flowers. Here are tutorials for the most stunning ones made out of seven different materials!

I bet you already have one or two at home and can start crafting right away.

DIY Paper Flowers – Easy Tutorials

I have 300+ Pinterest boards. I counted them, because I couldn’t believe the number on my Pinterest profile.

Sure enough — I have 300+ Pinterest boards.

I have one whole Pinterest board just for paper flowers.

Apparently I like them – a whole lot.

I really do, but I have never made one. But I want to.

Isn’t this beyond pretty? I want this wall decor in our house:

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Here are a few paper flower ideas and tutorials if you are interested in making your own.

They are all so pretty, and some you can make in just minutes, and from really interesting materials. Take a look!

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When I was deciding which DIY tutorials I should mention in this post, I picked the ones that looked the most impressive to me and tutorials that range from easy to more advanced, so there is something for everyone.

I also took into account that we all have different materials already at home, so hopefully you can find one or two that you don’t necessarily need to buy a lot of new materials for.

If you do, I’m linking to the needed supplies. Let’s get crafting!

DIY Paper Flowers Tutorials

Cupcake wrapper flowers
Crepe paper flowers
Tissue paper flowers
Paper doily flowers
Book pages flowers
Coffee filter flowers
Paint chip flowers

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Country Cottage Decorating Ideas With White & Brown Accents

June 8, 2019 by Dagmar Bleasdale 22 Comments

Are you wondering about the country cottage decorating style? I decorate with cottage and farmhouse decor in our Blue Cottage.

The nice thing is that decorating with white and brown decor can be combined with many other styles very easily.

Country Cottage Decorating With White and Brown

I could look at pretty pictures of country cottage decor and farmhouse decor on Pinterest all day.

I recently noticed how much I pin pictures of white rooms with wood accents.

There is just something soothing about a mostly white or off-white room and brown accents from furniture, wood beams, or home decor items.

Here are a few of those pictures of cottage decor with white and brown accents. Let’s start with a super-cute cottage:

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Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes Recipe With a Twist

What I Learned about the Amish in Lancaster, PA

DIY Paper Flowers – Easy Tutorials

DIY Paper Flowers Tutorials

Country Cottage Decorating With White and Brown

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