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As for the two ingredients, look for milk and yogurt sourced from grass-fed cows that have never been treated with hormones or antibiotics. The reason you use pre-made yogurt in creating your own is because it contains good-for-you bacteria that will culture and ferment the milk. Once you’ve made your own, there’s no need to buy more yogurt to start another batch—just use ¼ cup of your homemade one to get the next going....

Amy Lins, vice president of enterprise learning at Money Management International, has pondered this issue in her personal life. She and her husband married later in life and don’t have any children. He’s self-employed, while she has an office job—but he’s six years older and will likely retire first. When it came to life insurance, Lins—whose work involves counseling people on financial planning and money management—explains that she and her partner “definitely had a lot to think about....

It’s apparently cookie week over here! All I’ve been talking about are cookies and desserts. From these sugar cookies bites to these white chocolate cranberry cookies, I’ve got cookies on the brain. While these orange sugar cookies are technically called Christmas sugar cookies, I’m honestly not sure where the name comes from. Other than the fact that they use orange, which is something I use in my Christmas punch and cranberry orange bread....

I’ve been all about the cute Halloween treats this year from my Frankenstein Halloween pretzels to my Halloween dirt cake! And I’m finishing it off with these cute Oreo cookie spiders that are perfect for Halloween parties! It’s a new recipe I hope you’ll love! The only take 4 ingredients and are as simple as can be to make! You can make an entire batch for your next Halloween party then watch the kids (and adults) devour those little spider bodies and chocolate spider legs!...

You may be familiar with eating seaweed already, thanks to delicious menu items like nori-wrapped sushi—but the world of edible algae extends well beyond your favorite spicy tuna roll to include varieties like chlorella, spirulina, and sea moss. These microplants are rich in nutrients and are thought to provide a host of health benefits when consumed. “Algae is very efficient at synthesizing and making bioactive compounds,” says Ralph Esposito, ND, LAc, naturopathic physician, functional medicine practitioner, and acupuncturist specializing in integrative urology, endocrinology, and nutrigenomics (the study of how food/nutrition impacts your genes)....

The Nuzzie Weighted Blanket is a sustainable chunky knit throw promising to deepen sleep, reduce anxiety, and mimic the comfort of being hugged. The weight ranges depending on the size of the blanket. A kids’ blanket is eight pounds, a full is 15, a queen is 20, and the king size weighs 25 pounds. Unlike models with glass beads, the Nuzzie gets its weight from its material: 100 percent brushed jersey-knit polyester on the outside, filled with 100 percent eco-friendly polyester fluff made from over 500 recycled water bottles....

Now that my youngest is in preschool, he’s getting really into doing art projects and simple crafts. And my oldest has always been into painting and fun, so we’ve started doing more simple crafts at home. This ghost craft is our new favorite one because it’s super simple and pretty hard to mess up. And as a mom of a perfectionist kiddo, crafts that are hard to mess up are sometimes the best!...

With all of my other gift exchange games, I’ve had a ton of people email me and ask for a printable left right Christmas gift exchange poem. I’ve only ever played the game two or three times so never wrote my own poem up until now. But it’s a super fun game, so I thought it was time! And you know I like to rhyme, or you should if you’ve ever seen any of my scavenger hunt ideas!...

Sponsored by: Cricut. All opinions are honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I’ve always loved the show The Amazing Race. I’ve even considered applying myself once or twice until I realized that I would get out if there were any crazy eating challenges. Picky eaters don’t do well on The Amazing Race!...

The most important part of a delicious daiquiri is the quality of ingredients: Use good rum and avoid, at all costs, a store-bought sour mix. We also added frozen strawberries—they’re naturally sweet and refreshing and allow you to skip the ice (which will water down your drink). FYI: If you love this cocktail, you’ll also love our frosé recipe.

For some, Easter is a religious holiday; for others, it’s a time for Easter Egg coloring and Easter games. Still more see Easter as a springtime holiday and celebrate the coming of a warmer, greener season. Fortunately, for every way of celebrating Easter, there’s an Easter quote, Easter message, or Easter caption to capture and share the desired sentiment. Like love quotes, there’s an Easter quote for everyone—the trick is to figure out what kind of message you want to send....

Make the streusel:

Native to Asia, ginger comes from the flowering plant of the Zingiberaceae family. Most of us are familiar with consuming its root to add a unique, zippy flavor to dishes and condiments of many cuisines. Ginger tea—steeped in boiling water or infused into herbal blends—is equally delicious, soothing, and beneficial to the body. Ginger Tea Benefits It helps alleviate nausea. Drinking ginger tea may help ease symptoms of motion sickness; such as dizziness, nausea, and cold sweats....