These unique ceramic hearts serve as lasting wedding favors that your guests will treasure. Measuring approximately three inches across, they can be hung as a meaningful keepsake, symbolizing the love celebrated on your special day.
Vinegar has long been a humble staple in kitchens and homes, valued for both its flavor and function. But vinegar doesn’t have to come in a bottle to do its work. Vinegar powder—especially apple cider vinegar powder—offers the same bright, balancing tang in a simple, dry form that fits beautifully into everyday cooking.
For families seeking nourishing food made with intention, this pantry ingredient is a quiet helper. It brings depth to meals, balance to rich dishes, and ease to recipes without extra liquid or fuss. Whether sprinkled into a seasoning blend, stirred into a marinade, or used to brighten a fresh slaw, vinegar powder is a small addition that can make a meaningful difference at the family table.
✵ Sometimes the simplest ingredients are the ones that help us cook—and live—with more purpose.
Don’t ask me to go into Walmart.
What used to feel like a simple errand now feels like an exercise in decision fatigue. Between remodeled aisles, confusing categories, and ever-changing definitions of what qualifies as a “snack,” grocery shopping has become more exhausting than helpful. Instead of wandering in hopes of finding food that meets our family’s standards, I’ve found myself craving something much simpler—clarity, consistency, and food I can trust without overthinking it.
Sometimes the biggest relief isn’t finding more options, but finding fewer, better ones.
There’s something sacred about a pan of Southern cornbread coming out of the oven — the smell of warm corn, butter, and comfort filling the kitchen. Going gluten free doesn’t mean giving that up. In fact, when you make your own cornmeal mix from simple, honest ingredients, the result is even better than the boxed version.
Instead of relying on traditional cornmeal mixes that often hide wheat flour or additives, you can blend organic cornmeal with finely ground corn flour to create a naturally gluten-free base that still bakes up golden, tender, and full of old-fashioned flavor. The cornmeal brings that familiar Southern texture, while the corn flour softens the crumb so each slice holds together beautifully.
This kind of cornbread is meant to be simple — milk, eggs, a little fat, and good corn. No fuss, no fillers, just real food baked the way it always should have been. Served warm with butter or alongside a pot of beans or chili, it’s proof that gluten-free baking can still feel like home.