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Ambrosia with Maple Whipped Cream, Mixed Fruit and Coconut

02.09.2021 by simplysustainablefamily //

A traditional Fruit Ambrosia with a Maple Twist. This Fruit Ambrosia with Maple Whipped Cream is a versatile dish that makes a delicious dessert, can be used as a fresh side dish with dinner, or paired with almost any breakfast. Plus, my kids love it and call it “Ice Cream”. So, it is an awesome way to get your picky eaters to enjoy some fruit and healthy fats from the coconut.

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Raspberry, Blueberry, Pineapple Fruit Ambrosia with Coconut Chips and Maple Syrup in an old fashioned ice cream soda glass on a black granite cutting board.  There is an antique silvery spoon lifting some of the ambrosia up out of the glass.
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How to Make a Pre-Baby Minimalist Shopping List

01.30.2021 by simplysustainablefamily //

Learn how to make a Pre-Baby Minimalist Shopping List for 0-6 months. This list is full of items and tips that will help preserve your sanity, are inexpensive, and minimal. I will show you my purchases over the years, and why I kept or purged certain popular items.

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Mom outside in the snow with a baby in a Ring Sling.  Baby is wearing a gray knitted hat with pompoms.

For 40 weeks, our babies live in the warmth and safety of our wombs. They are naked, have no toys, bathe in their own pee, and food is supplied on demand. Then, suddenly, at 40+1 (or whenever your nugget decides to enter the world), we have been trained to turn this upside down. Suddenly, they need extravagant clothes, a variety of creams and soaps, a rigid schedule, and toys that will help them get into college someday (okay, maybe I am exaggerating a little). My point is, why this sudden change in how we view our babies? Yes, they will have more material needs now than when in the womb. But, it can be kept to a minimum with a little thought and preparation.

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Mustard Egg Salad with Herbed Salt and Tinted Eggs

01.24.2021 by simplysustainablefamily //

This Mustard Egg Salad with Herbed Salt is delicious and full of protein and good fats. Whether served as a sandwich on some sourdough bread, or eaten as a dip on crackers, it is sure to please the whole family!

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Egg salad in a yellow scalloped bowl with 3 tinted eggs on an embroidered linen napkin

Especially on a warm summer day, there is little that can beat Egg Salad for lunch. It is cool, light, delicious, and yet filling at the same time. In the past, even though it was a consistent favorite for my family, I rarely made it. There was no kitchen chore I disliked quite as much as peeling eggs (except maybe peeling garlic). The entrance of my Instapot cured this dilemma. It turns out that boiling eggs cooks the eggs without loosening the shells. Steaming eggs, however, almost entirely separates the shell from the egg. So, now when we have a hankering for a fluffy egg salad sandwich or egg salad dip for crackers, the job is quick and easy.

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Hi, our names are Ruth and Warren, and we live on our family homestead with our 3 sidekicks. We are committed to a sustainable and healthy farm family lifestyle, and we want to take you on that journey with us every single week. We are just crazy enough to find it enjoyable, and we think you may too! You can read more about us here.

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