Rooted in Nature

05/19/2025

Do you cook your shrimp with the heads on or the heads off? Which way is better? And what's the best way to remove the heads - by hand, knife, or scissors? Find answers to all your burning shrimp head questions here!

https://rootedinnature.blog/shrimp-head-on-vs-head-off/

05/19/2025

When you ask your 7 year old kid what he wants for dinner and he asks if you can make your homemade pad thai recipe, you know you've gotten it right! 💪

Grab the recipe here-> https://rootedinnature.blog/gluten-free-pad-thai-with-paleo-option/

Peanut sauce is here -> https://rootedinnature.blog/pad-thai-peanut-sauce/

05/11/2025

I'm not saying I wish someone would bake me cupcakes for Mother's Day...but if they did I would definitely want these Lemon Lavender cupcakes! 🧁

Bright and lightly sweet lemon lavender cupcakes are frosted to cupcake perfection. These cupcakes make the perfect springtime treat!

05/10/2025

The perfect Saturday night no-cook meal that is always a whole family hit!

This simple Whole30 charcuterie board is the answer to your Whole30 prayers. No cooking, no cleaning dishes. Delicious flavors and vibrant colors, and the opportunity to include only tastes you love.

05/09/2025

An oldie but goodie, still a favorite on a hot day - and sooo easy to make!

These two ingredient coconut milk berry popsicles are the perfect treat! Dairy free, sugar free, and kid friendly, and incredibly easy to make.

05/08/2025

When the weather is as perfect as it is right now, we live most of our day outside, and cooking is no exception. This Traeger grill pork tenderloin is on regular rotation in the springtime!

A low-and-slow cook results in a tender and juicy piece of meat ready for a dinner party or a backyard BBQ.

04/24/2025

I use these kitchen shears probably daily. From herbs to veggies to even protein (spatchcock chicken!) they are a workhorse. And they're 50% off!

The Taskmaster Shears are the ideal coverall tool in the kitchen, office, yard or garage. Whether preparing food, opening packages, trimming flowers or cutting cord, these more-than-scissors are the highly functional, multi-purpose tools of choice. The handles feature a built-in nutcracker, jar o...

04/20/2025

This. So much of this. Just sink your hands in. You’ll be surprised how therapeutic it is. 🌱

Go on, grab a handful of soil or hike a muddy trail: It can benefit everything from your mood to your microbiome.

04/18/2025

One of my most searched posts - radish vs. turnip! With radishes coming ripe any day now, which one of these roots rules? Here's everything you need to know about both.

Which root rules the kitchen? Get the lowdown on radishes vs turnips, including flavor, texture, cooking tips, and best dishes to use them in.

04/17/2025

These lemon lavender cupcakes are a springtime favorite! Bright lemon with a hint of lavender, they are perfect for a light Easter dessert.

Bright and lightly sweet lemon lavender cupcakes are frosted to cupcake perfection. These cupcakes make the perfect springtime treat!

04/11/2025

When my niece reached out and said she had to create a video for a college course about someone making a difference in the community, I was skeptical when she said she wanted to use me. Me? I'm just living my everyday life, doing the things I love, and sharing it with the people that are in the deepest corners of my heart.

This video is a testament to her talent. What an incredible snapshot of this time in our lives that I will cherish forever. It brings tears now; I can't imagine watching it after 20 years have gone by.

Sometimes seeing yourself through someone else's eyes is...well, eye opening. 💕

https://zoeorechwa.photography

Who are we at Rooted in Nature? What are we about? From homesteading to homeschooling, here's what keeps us going day after day.

02/27/2025

I took the loppers to the one way overgrown blueberry bush last week. (I took off even more than this, but didn’t remember to take another photo.)

If you want your blueberries to be productive year after year, you have to take out the older growth. The fruit grows on the canes that came in the year before. If it’s allowed to over-produce like this one has been, it will stress it out and drop production in following years.

The hardest part is cutting off the flower buds. They’re already going to be on your plant when you go to prune, and when you see them getting cut off and tossed away, all you can think about is how they would have been berries. 😭

But for the long term health of your bushes, this is what has to happen. And when they make you those blueberries year after year, you will no longer regret it. 🫐