I’ve always been a fan of a great at-home bar. I strongly believe it’s a must-learn life skill to mix up classic cocktails, and as an avid host, it’s important to provide an array...
Looking back on Easter as a child, I remember how excited I was to dig through my Easter basket. Full of chocolate bunnies, malt ball Easter eggs, Peeps, golden coins, and my favorite Cadbury...
Lets be honest, salads can be boring. So I’m always trying to think outside of the box to come up with salad recipes that I’ll thoroughly enjoy, but are beyond easy to make. Enter...
Lets be honest, salads can be boring. So I’m always trying to think outside of the box to come up with salad recipes that I’ll thoroughly enjoy, but are beyond easy to make. Enter...
I’m starting to sense a pattern. I’m officially knee-deep in anything and everything clean beauty and I’m not looking back. By now, all-natural beauty has become a household term for many of us, but it’s for good reason. I simply sleep better at night knowing that I’m doing my body (and mind) good by sticking to products that help me feel better every day. And honestly adopting a few new daily habits plus switching out the old, for the new au-natural has been a super easy adjustment. Emphasis on easy.
In today’s peek at my current beauty obsessions, I’m leaning heavily on the detox factor. After receiving my first box in LeafTV’s The Year of Wellness, I was eager to keep a lot of the products around long after the samples were done. Thanks to the Detox Box, I was introduced to the benefits of drinking of a copper water bottle (which just so happens to be beautiful too) and burning the sweet smelling palo santo sticks. I found these daily shake mixes that taste just as good as they sound. But I also recently introduced The Super Elixir’s Sleep Welle calming tea and sleep mist into my nighttime routine…two excellent products that are proving their worth when I need to get in relaxation mode stat. Read more about each of the items below, and share what all-natural beauty products you’ve been obsessing over lately! Truly, MKR
P.S. We’ve been toying with the idea of posting videos via Facebook Live about posts like this. We’d love to hear if you’d like to see this beauty content on there. Interiors? Travel? Tell us your thoughts! xo
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You know we’re on a big all natural wellness kick over here! It’s a vast, interesting world to discover, and it seems as if there are cool new (but probably just new to me) products that we’re all missing out on. See, whether you’re suffering from debilitating cramps during that time of month, stressing while you’re #wheelsup, or feeling sluggish in your home office, there are (affordable!) all natural wellness remedies that can help. I used to think that these common ailments were just something I had to get over, but lately I’ve realized that there are all natural wellness finds designed to make it all better. I rounded up a few of my favorites in this slideshow (think supplements, salves and oils). Check them out by clicking the image above, then I’d love to know: what all natural wellness boosts do you yourself use? Cheers, Kat
P.S. Looking for other easy, all natural wellness inspo? Here are a few ways to clear your mental clutter and things you can do to carve out 10-minutes to yourself today. I’ve adopted a few of the practices in my daily routine and have already seen such a huge difference in my overall happiness and health. #SCORE xo
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Relief Salve for Menstrual Symptoms
That time of month? This Wild Yam Root & Geranium Menstrual Relief Salve works wonders on cramps, while regulating hormones and blood circulation. Bonus: it also combats feelings of depression and anxiety that so often accompany your period.
A Face Massage to Stimulate Circulation and Release Toxins
By now, you may have heard of the importance of stimulating your circulation, throughout your entire body, to help your lymphatic system drain toxins. This Skinesis Bodylift is an easy tool does all of that, and helps smooth your skin and make you look less puffy.
Jetsetting isn't so glamorous when it gets you sick. This Altitude Oil is a great, all-natural way to boost your immunity if you're a frequent flyer (or just around a lot of people all the time!). It's an that hosts a blend of antibacterial, antiviral and antiseptic properties to ease your mind and immune system.
Moon Juice's Brain Dust is made up of organic herbs that helps relieve stress and get your creative juices flowing. Prepare to feel more alert and sharper!
These palo santo incense sticks have been used for centuries, bringing a cleansing, uplifting scent when burned. They're an eco-friendly, affordable and all-natural way to purify the air and encourage creativity, meditation and good vibes.
When any meal I make tastes good I celebrate. When any meal I make tastes good, looks way more difficult than it actually is to create, and is crazy easy to clean up I dance a little jig in unedited pure joy. Really, I do dance a little jig. And that little jig is currently happening thanks to my drool-worthy, uber healthy, one sheet pan salmon with garlicky green beans and cherry tomatoes.
It’s a delightful recipe to have up your sleeve, as it’s just as easy as it is elegant. It makes for a wonderfully elevated weeknight meal (we’re still making weeknight meals a priority), while also serving as an instant crowd-pleaser for any dinner party. And while I’m not personally a huge salmon fan, even I can always be tempted with one of these herb crusted, wild-caught salmon filets alongside some of my favorite vibrant, seasonal veggies.
For today’s one sheet pan salmon, I topped the salmon filets with an homemade herb mixture of minced garlic, chopped parsley, thyme, oregano, basil, a little rosemary and olive oil from my herb garden (check out our easy indoor herb garden tutorial). I then added fresh, farmers market green beans and heirloom cherry tomatoes onto the sheet with the salmon filets. You can, of course, include any of your favorite seasonal vegetables here; I like to use whatever I’ve picked up in my farmers market haul from the weekend before.
In true one-sheet-pan form, I baked everything on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, which preserves my sheet pan and allows for the easiest clean up. Plus there’s just something about how well all of these flavors bake and meld together that really just makes this an A+ all around. Tell me, do you think you’ll give my one sheet pan salmon a go? Truly, MKR
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One Sheet Pan Herb Crusted Salmon with Garlicky Green Beans & Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes
1 large filet wild caught salmon (or 4 individual filets) with skin-on and de-boned
fresh green beans, whole
2 pints heirloom cherry tomatoes
2 shallots, sliced
3 garlic cloves, rough chopped
salt and pepper, to taste
4 tbs+ olive oil
2-3 tbs. balsamic vinegar
herb mixture*
1 sheet parchment paper
*for herb mixture
8 cloves of garlic
handful parsley, thyme, oregano, basil and a little rosemary, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt & pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
Assemble tomatoes to one side of the sheet pan and season with salt, pepper and drizzle balsamic vinegar on top.
Add green beans to sheet pan, top with sliced shallots and rough chopped garlic. Season with salt, pepper, and drizzle olive oil on top.
Make herb mixture; combine all chopped herbs into a pile on cutting board. Drizzle with olive oil and mix into a paste with your fingers (only enough for it all to bind together).
Assemble salmon filets on sheet pan and rub herb mixture on top.
Cook for approx. 20 minutes (or until tomatoes are bursting).
By Mandy Kellogg Rye @ Waiting on Martha
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