Best LifeintheGreen.House Posts of 2023

lotus in front of the green house

This past year marks the first full year of LifeintheGreen.House, so it seemed appropriate to capture the best posts of 2023! There is so much to capture in living, growing and eating naturally. Hopefully this past was a great start.

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Posts

Start HERE if you want to eat, live or grow naturally(This is the Blog or Posts Page) LifeintheGreen.House was started as a collection of “how-to” guides for myself so I’d have all I’d learned in one place. Hoping the posts as helpful as I’ve become passionate about sharing all I’ve learned in eating, growing and…

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Make Your Own Dish Soap

Imagine this, I had come from a house that had a brand new dishwasher so I wasn’t feeling so great about having to wash dishes by hand. Here we are 5 years later, and I’m starting to feel differently about all of these modern conveniences…and the soap I’m using to wash them!

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Homemade Ketchup Recipe

Homemade Ketchup Recipe I’m not going to lie…this is NOT a quick homemade ketchup recipe. In fact, cooking the tomato paste could take a couple of hours along with the cutting and prepping. But, I must say, it is SO worth it! If you decide to buy the tomato paste, no problem! I would suggest…

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How to Make Homemade Elderberry Syrup

How to Make Homemade Elderberry Syrup One wonderful way to celebrate fall is to make homemade elderberry syrup! The delicious taste of this recipe has some amazing nutritional properties. In addition, elderberries contain an abundance of vitamin C and antioxidents, and are considered helpful for a healthy immune system. Other benefits include easing a sore…

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Nutritious Fermented Mayo

jar of mayo

Fresh mayo is so great. Fermentation is even better! It will not only help the mayo last longer, but will also add an extra pinch of sourness zing that is actually good for you! I explain more about lacto-fermentation here.

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Best Natural Cleaners to Keep on Hand

lemons and sprayer

When making the best natural cleaners for your home, you might discover there are several ingredients that are used more often than not. Some of these core ingredients are wonderful alone or together to make the best natural cleaners. You don’t have to take my word for it..check out this great resource explaining basic ingredients…

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How to Make Simple Furniture Polish

homemade polish in a glass bottle

The plan was to make a polish that is healthy for my home and didn’t contain toxic ingredients. In addition, I wanted to be able to use this product to moisturize the furniture I was dusting, yet still not have to worry about having my dog putting her chin on the wooden window ledge to look out!

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Best Ranch Dressing

dressing poured into a vintage stack of dishes

Recently I posted a best ranch dressing without dairy. This version will have dairy but a homemade version that is healthier than the dressings you’d buy in a grocery store.

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