Omamas

LATEST ARTICLES ( 215 )

• Horses! in the Backyard!

  

  Abby here. We’re wrapping up two weeks of having family in town, and tonight a friend brought over a few horses to let the kids ride around. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 FAMILY

• GMO 101 … a Gut Feeling

  

  Jeanne here. If we’re friends on Facebook, you’ve probably seen all my “shares” about the anti-GMO movement and my constant encouraging of people not to eat... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 FAMILY

• What to Do with an Old Door DIY

  

  We have a few old doors in our garage the Cowboy found at a local art school garage sale/giveaway.  And I’m not entirely sure, but I believe he had visions of... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 FAMILY

• Finally!

  

  I understand that if you don’t garden and haven’t been through the frustration of keeping plants alive while trying to keep the bugs from eating them up first…. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 FAMILY

• Fast Food: Spinach and Garlic Quinoa

  

  I love it when a plan comes together. Like when I have things organized enough to have meat thawed or veggies harvested or something soaked and prepared ahead o... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 FAMILY

• Keeping Things Civilized

  

  It’s Jeanne again. I had a few quiet moments this morning and I’ve been thinking back on the last 18 months and realizing that regardless of the trials we’ve... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 FAMILY

• Organic Food, Organic Soap, Organic… Tampons?

  

  Abby here. Five years ago when I first embraced a “natural lifestyle”, my primary focus was on food.  It seemed like the most logical start. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 FAMILY

• Chocolate Cake … C.h.o.c.o.l.a.t.e. C.a.k.e. … CHOCOLATE CAKE!

  

  I’ve been living a lie … a lie that I don’t love chocolate. I’ve denied it a thousand times. But it’s just not true. I do love chocolate. What I’m coming to... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 FAMILY

• Sour Cherry Tart

  

  Jeanne here. Every summer there is a bounty of beautiful bright red super sour cherries bursting from a tree in our front yard.  And every year, we harvest... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• for Health Nuts with Taste Buds That Love Thai Food

  

  You know how you pin a ton of great looking recipes, but never get around to making it? When our friend Kristine had us over for lunch the other day, she... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 FAMILY

• on Being Compassionate to First Time Moms

  

  I remember one instance in particular.  I was a new mom with a 5 month old, walking into Chick-Fil-A to meet some friends for lunch.  They were all seasoned mom... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 FAMILY

• Ginger Bug Bummer

  

  Remember how I told you I was making a ginger bug because we wanted to find a way to make some natural “soda” for a summer treat? Yeah. Well. The bug worked.... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 FAMILY

• the Greatest Scape Fish Taco

  

  Jeanne here. We got home Saturday afternoon after a week-long road-trip to discover these beautiful “flowers” in the garden! When we left last week, they were... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 RECIPES

• Food for Thought This Friday

  

  My friend Jeannine is an Indian. A Lakota Indian. An incredible artist with an amazing spirit who grew up on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. She’s... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DIARIES

• Zucchini Tart

  

  Have you ever had a dish at a restaurant and then spent fifteen years looking for excuses to get back to Maine to have it again? ME, TOO!!! But then the cost... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 RECIPES

• Homemade Cough Syrup

  

  Jeanne again. I can’t decide if I’m more embarrassed that my kids pretend to cough so they can have a teaspoon of this syrup even when they are 100 percent... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 FAMILY

• Kelly’s Quinoa Salad

  

  My sister-in-law Kelly made this salad for our family Fourth of July cookout-fireworks-extravaganza. It was … AMAZING. Gorgeous. Delicious. Jam-packed with a... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Eating at Chipotle – GMO Free

  

  Abby here. I have a warm and fuzzy place in my heart for Chipotle.  It’s easy.  It’s quick. It’s tasty.  And if you wear a costume on Halloween they’ll give... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 FAMILY

• Pink Butter (aka Raspberry Honey Butter)

  

  There was a deal at our local Coop last week … Fresh organic red raspberries for $2.49/6 oz. Woohoo!! Raspberries are so delicious in their tarty-sweetness…... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 FAMILY

• Last Minute Cookout Inspiration!

  

  I heard on the news this morning that Americans will eat more than 150 million hot dogs today. Which is a lot of hot dogs. And I’m hoping that if you’re eating... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 FAMILY