Making Babies Book – 34% off!

For those of you interested in Shoshanna Easling’s book, Making Babies, I noticed that it’s currently 34% off (only $23.04) on Amazon with free shipping on orders over $25. There’s only 11 in stock right now!

(this is just for the book, not the book and DVD set)

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And the Winner is…..

At almost 600 entries, the Making Babies Series has been one of the most entered giveaways we’ve had here at NKU!

Thank you all for entering and sharing with your friends.

Without further ado, the winner is……

Jamie!

An email has gone out to her and she has 48 hours to claim her prize.

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Looking for Your Input {help!}

I’m about to undergo a site redesign to freshen things up around here, and to update my now unsupported theme. Seems to be “one of those things” that happen – you get everything set and technology goes and changes on you!

Since you’re all the ones that use the site and read the blog, I’m wondering if you could tell me if you’ve found something to be lacking or what you would find helpful. We’re not talking content, but how things are laid out and arranged.

• Can you find what you’re looking for?
• What type of things do you want on the front page?
• What have you looked for that you can’t find?

Just leave a comment and let me know if there is something we can change to make it a better experience for you.

Thanks!

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Dairy-free Ranch Dressing

Here in our home, we all tolerate milk products just fine, but I don’t always have ingredients on hand to make ranch dressing. So this dairy free option is a great way to substitute when you need to and even when you just want to vary the ingredients you use.

Plus it tastes great!

In fact, my husband was the only one that wasn’t gobbling it up.

But then again, veggies and dip really aren’t his snacking preference. (I’m still working on it…..)

I found the recipe for Cashew Ranch Dressing while going through the Making Babies book by Shoshanna Easling (giveaway going on now!) and made it the very next day.

Dairy-free Ranch Dressing

Ingredients
3/4 cup cashews
1/2 cup boiling water
2 Tbsp lemon juice or apple cider vinegar (she used both, just one was enough for me)
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp onion powder
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried dill

Method of Preparation

1. Pour the boiling water over the cashews and let sit for 2 hours. (you could alternatively just use cashews that you’re soaking and dehydrating) Drain excess water.

2. Add all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

This simple dip is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

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Nourished Food Blogger Conference, the recap

A few weeks ago now I drove down to Chicago with some of my local blog friends. We went to Nourished, a conference to learn more about blogging…….food blogging to be exact.

And why would a person want to learn ‘how’ to blog?

Well, if you’ve ever tried to start a blog, you know. It’s a lot harder than you’d think it might be!

Photography, SEO, keywords, trying to write so that you don’t sound like a dufus…….

One of the biggest benefits, besides the learning, is the food. Fantastic food brought in by some of Chicago’s finest gluten free restaurants!

And yes. See that back there by the subs? That’s tofu folks, and you all know how I feel about soy!

I was to busy chatting with a new friend and fellow natural fertility enthusiast, Jennilyn from Eat a Real Meal, to notice.

Being not so lady like, I was shoveling in the fantastic food on my plate until……with food still in my mouth(again, unladylike) “Oh my gosh…that’s not chicken!”

I am sooooooo glad I do not think soy is healthy. I may just starve because of the gross texture.

So there you have it – don’t eat soy or you may gag in public.

It might actually be a good thing we don’t have a place in town that makes these yummy morsels. I might have to start blogging at “Natural Birth Control and How to Shut Down the Ovaries”.

I’ll admit it though – I had two of these mini cupcakes and enjoyed every second of them as I bonded with new blogger friends over lunch.

Speaking of friends……

I got the pleasure of spending my day with (L to R) Katie from Kitchen Stewardship, Kelly from Kelly the Kitchen Kop, (me – seriously, when am I gonna learn to keep my chin up! Though the weight that came on after the miscarriage may be affecting that double chin of mine…..) and Dara from Elysium Naturals.

In the nature of a blog conference, we also got photo bombed.

They took off before I got the chance to ask who they were.

So…..new friends that I don’t know you’re name……let’s meet officially. Hi, I’m Donielle. And you are………..?

I’m so glad I got the opportunity to go to the Nourished Food Blogger Conference this year! I was pleasantly surprised at what I took away to add to my blog, and of course how awesome the SWAG bags were, but also how friendly everyone was – even though we all had different ideals on diet and nutrition. People were very open and honest, but also very open and didn’t look down on anyone else because of the way they ate.

Just as a blog conference should be.

I’ve heard next year that’s it’s in Texas! I should go dig out my boots and cowboy hat now.

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