How to Make Distilled Water
I use distilled water to dilute my homemade cleaners and in my humidifier . It costs under 90 cents per gallon. I use roughly a gallon every two weeks. The cost isn’t much, but I would like to stop buying …
Category: Be Magnolia Green
Follow this Mississippi heroine as she embarks on transforming her day to day life of consumption to becoming more environmentally aware.
May Recipes!
This May I plan to share recipes from my favorite cookbooks or online sources as well as a few originals created by me! Here is a sneak peak of the topics I’ll cover this month: In the Laundry Room – …
Is Going Green Worth It?
I love Seventh Generation products and I follow their blog. On my temporarily green journey I can certainly relate to this blog post and felt I couldn’t have said it better myself. Check it out. http://www.seventhgeneration.com/learn/blog/are-all-my-natural-efforts-worth-it?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Are+All+of+My+Natural+Efforts+Worth+It%3F&utm_content=emilyadamshester%40gmail.com&utm_campaign=7Gen+-+March+28%2C+2013 Here are my favorite …
Roasted Chicken
I pull the bird out of my zipper plastic bag and set it on the counter. There are dark shards sticking out of it’s skin. After closer inspection I realize they were residual feathers from plucking. Oh fun, my husband …
My Week Cooking From Scratch
Spring Break in the Hester household was a week of trial and error. I began the week off with a plan to be processed food free. I avoided buying toaster tarts, crackers, bread, lunch meat, chips, etc and prepared homemade …
Personal Care Products
Alright, I think I’m ready to discuss my personal care habits and the toiletries I use daily. Being a homemaker affords me the privilege of daily dressing comfortably, wearing no makeup, with my hair in a ponytail and a pair …
This Will Make Great French Toast!
“This will make great French Toast! ” is a response I’ve received from my husband often over the past few weeks. I’ve been on a making homemade bread kick. I’ve tried Challah, French, Banana, 100 % Whole Wheat, and numerous …
Pickin’ A Chicken
As I mentioned in my previous entry, I also picked up a roasting chicken at the Farmer’s Market. When I arrived at the market, I felt uneasy for some reason. I’m not sure I know how to shop without pushing …
Recycle, Reuse, and Refuse Update
My recycle, reuse, and refuse adventures have been a learning experience. Here are a few pros and cons I’ve experienced so far. Pros 1. Less at curbside! My family is down to only two 13 gallon bags of trash a …
Sowing Seeds and GMOs
Let me say, I love, love sowing seeds. It is so rewarding to plant a little seed, water it and watch it spring up and grow almost in front of my eyes. It’s amazing. Not only do I enjoy seeing …