Pie. Sweet potatoes. Sign me up. This new recipe is a sweet twist on an old favorite comfort food—classic shepherd’s pie. Instead of ground beef, it’s filled with savory veggies and beans flavored with earthy spices and topped with a thick, creamy layer of taters. Delicious, caramely, sweet potaters, that is. Where’s the beef?…
Giveaway: Le Creuset Signature Round Wide 3-1/2-Quart French Oven — $285 Value
Time for another giveaway! This time, you can enter to win a GORGEOUS Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron 3-1/2-Quart Round French Oven! Also known as a “Dutch oven,” this piece of heritage-quality cookware is built to last for multiple generations—it’s something your great-grandkids just might cook with someday! How awesome. I have a few pieces of…
Winner: Cuisinart 2-Quart Ice Cream Maker Giveaway
Time to announce the winner of this month’s giveaway for a Cuisinart 2-Quart Ice Cream Maker! And the winner is… Ddddrrrrrrr….(that’s my drum roll sound)…. —CHHH! (symbols!) Entry #673, Katy S.! (ktqt02@….com) Congratulations, Katy!! Please contact me at emily(at)butterbeliever(dot)com with your address and phone number within the next 72 hours, and I will have…
The Last DIY Cleaning Recipe Blog Post You’ll Ever Need to Read.
Ahem. Attention, please. I’m SO VERY PLEASED and excited to announce… …that my days of Googling DIY household cleaners are OVER. Seriously, this is kind of a monumental thing for me. I think I’ve honestly tried and failed at DIY cleaners found on various blogs and online sites AT LEAST a dozen times. Let me…
The Melatonin Scam: Are You Sabotaging Your Sleep with This Popular Pill?
Want an easy way to start a highly-profitable, $200 million-per-year health fad? Tell the insomnia industry that your “all-natural” supplement is the cure-all secret to sleep problems, and buy your own “research” to support your claims! Yep, I’m referring to the absurdity of the “melatonin madness” craze, which has been going strong since the mid-90s. The wildly-exaggerated and outright-fraudulent claims…
Recipe: Spinach Apple Bacon Salad with Coconut Almond Dressing
Everyone knows that everything’s better with bacon. Even salad! Oh, who am I kidding—especially salad. But we don’t mess around with no piddly-little artificially-flavored “bits” or anything like that here—nooo, no. I’m talking the REAL deal—thick, juicy, succulent crumbles of bacon from happy, pastured piggies snorting around in the dirt as any good pig should,…
Recipe: Fresh Shrimp Ceviche with Homemade Tortilla Chips
Ever have an appetizer that’s just sooo satisfying and delicious, that you just want to keep noshing on it all night instead of moving onto the main course? Well, why not just have a big ‘ol serving of an amazing appetizer dish for dinner instead!? I’m really excited to share with you guys…
New eBook Bundle Sale—30 eBooks for $39 (A $650 Value!)
Summer is almost over. Can you believe it? But hey, don’t be sad—the best part of summer is finally here! That’s right, the Village Green Network End of Summer eBook Bundle sale is on now! This is by far the best deal you’ll find on brand-new ebooks from all your favorite authors and bloggers. Check it…
Giveaway: Cuisinart 2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream Maker—$165.00 Value
Time for another giveaway! This time, you can enter to win an amazing 2-quart ice cream maker! This is Cuisinart’s top-of-the-line model and it looks pretty awesome. I have another Cuisinart ice cream maker and I’m obsessed with it. Mine’s only 1 1/2 quart, though—this one is a full 2 quarts (half gallon). Amazon says: “What’s…
Sunday School Blog Carnival 8/18/13
Welcome back to Sunday School! This is our weekly time for bloggers to come to link up their posts and teach us about real food and healthy living. I learn something new every week! Show & Tell — It’s Blog Hop Time! Classroom Rules: Please only link to posts covering real rood, nutrition, or healthy lifestyle-related topics….