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Conventional scented candles and air fresheners are full of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and are as toxic as second-hand smoke! But, what if you want to fill your home with holiday ambiance and smells? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to create delicious-smelling Christmas and wintertime essential oil diffuser blends that boast health benefits, too!

14 Christmas & Wintertime Essential Oil Diffuser Blends #AskWardee 101

Slightly sweet, slightly sour, and a little bit fizzy, we're in love with KOMBUCHA! And we get so many questions and comments about this nourishing, probiotic drink that we can tell you're in love with it, too. From how to make and store Kombucha to how to store SCOBYs to Kombucha troubleshooting and MORE, The ULTIMATE Kombucha Guide has the answers to your brewing questions!

The ULTIMATE Kombucha Guide {how to make it, store it, flavor it, SCOBY care, troubleshooting, and MORE!}

Are you looking for the best winter holiday cheesecake recipe? This is it! This No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake is light, yet rich and satisfying, with a chocolate ganache topping. It's egg-free, grain-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and has a low-carb option -- perfect for anyone, as long as you can have dairy!

Nourishing No-Bake Peppermint Cheesecake {with a low-carb option}

The holidays roll around... and it's so hard to resist those sweets and treats! Is it possible to stick to your healthy eating plan and still enjoy your food? Be encouraged! Not only is it possible to enjoy Trim Healthy holidays, it might be more doable than you think! Watch, listen, or read for my tips to help you stay on Trim Healthy Mama... yes, even during the holidays!

5 Tips To Help You Stay On Trim Healthy Mama… Even During The Holidays! #AskWardee 102

If you want to put a smile on someone's face, just mention naturally sweetened, nourishing chocolate marshmallows -- and these nostalgic treats are made without corn syrup and with lots of gut-healing gelatin! Perfect for adding to hot cocoa or making homemade s'mores!

Naturally Sweetened & Nourishing Chocolate Marshmallows

Say hello to the grown-up version of baked oatmeal: Baked Mocha Oatmeal with nourishing, digestion-friendly soaked oats! The flavors of chocolate and coffee combine in this easy, healthy, gluten-free breakfast. Not a fan of coffee? That's ok; use an herbal substitute. Plus, options to make this a Trim Healthy Mama (E) breakfast are also included!

Soaked & Baked Mocha Oatmeal {with a THM option!}

Did you know... Kombucha rarely grows mold? The SCOBY (mother culture) is quite hardy and balanced. Yet, mold does happen sometimes. Watch, listen, or read to learn how to tell if your Kombucha is moldy, plus what to do about it and how to prevent mold in future batches!

How To Tell If Your Kombucha Is Moldy (And What To Do About It!) #AskWardee 103

What's the best way to get your Kombucha from the big fermenting vessel into swing-top bottles? Pouring straight from the jar is messy, and Kombucha spills everywhere! Watch, listen, or read to learn how to decant Kombucha into bottles using food grade tubing and an inexpensive auto bottling siphon.

How To Decant Kombucha Into Bottles… Fast & Easy! #AskWardee 104

This is the list of Traditional Cooking School's top 10 posts of 2017 -- the recipes and articles YOU found most helpful, most useful, most inspiring, most life-changing, and of course, most delicious. We wish you joy, abundance, and blessings in 2018!

Traditional Cooking School’s Top 10 Posts Of 2017

We encourage our body's natural detoxification process by consuming traditional foods that nourish the liver, kidneys, skin, and lymphatic system. If we support these organs, we support our natural detox pathways. One of the easiest ways to promote detoxing with traditional foods? By making a flavorful, nourishing soup for gentle, full-body cleansing.

Detoxing With Traditional Foods: A Nourishing Soup For Gentle, Full-Body Cleansing

As January begins, people far and wide vow to clean up their diets and be healthier...For many, this means depriving themselves of good food! Except... you can indulge and eat healthfully! This Healthy Probiotic Pomegranate Mousse is a nourishing, clean-eating way to enjoy pomegranates in season while also reaping the benefits of probiotics and gelatin!

Healthy Probiotic Pomegranate Mousse

When your adrenals are fatigued, you literally feel like a different person -- wishing for the "old you" to come back. Living in "fight or flight" mode all the time, you're exhausted, anxious, and on-edge, relying on caffeine to make it through the day. Along with a nutrient-dense diet, focus on sleep, and good supplements, you can also use these top 5 essential oils for adrenal support to help you heal.

Top 5 Essential Oils For Adrenal Support

Sheet pan meals -- like this grain-free, dairy-free Sheet Pan Orange, Herb, & Olive Chicken -- are so simple! They usually take very little prep time, and sometimes, you can do all of the prep work in advance. Simply throw most of the ingredients into a marinating bag or bowl, refrigerate, and bake it on a sheet pan when you're ready! SO EASY!

Sheet Pan Orange, Herb, & Olive Chicken {grain-free & dairy-free!}

Stevia: the sweet-tasting herb with no sugar or calories! Sounds like the perfect option for sweetening desserts when you're avoiding sugar, right? Well, yes and no... Watch, listen, or read to learn how to sweeten desserts using only stevia, plus how to sub stevia for sugar and still get great results!

How To Sweeten Desserts Using *Only* Stevia #AskWardee 106

Headaches, cramps, and bloating... Then, confidence, focus, and energy... Women run the gamut of weird, cycle-related symptoms! Can essential oils act like or balance hormones in the body? Find out! Plus, learn the 10 essential oils to use during every phase of your cycle -- from menstruation to ovulation to PMS -- for hormone balance, pain relief, libido, brain fog, and more!

10 Essential Oils To Use During Every Phase Of Your Cycle

Einkorn Sourdough Chapatis {Indian Flatbread}

Einkorn Sourdough Chapatis {Indian Flatbread}

You want to cut back on sugar so you decide to switch to stevia, the sweet-tasting herb with no calories and no glycemic impact. But, which stevia is best? Should you use liquid or powder? And what brand? Watch, listen, or read to learn how to choose the least processed, best-tasting stevia!

Which Stevia Is Best — Brand? Liquid v. Powder? #AskWardee 107

Want to know how to make cheesecake that turns out perfectly every time? Use your Instant Pot! This easy, grain-free, nut-free Instant Pot Chocolate Cheesecake is topped with the most delectable cultured, probiotic blueberry sauce, too!

Instant Pot Chocolate Cheesecake With Probiotic Blueberry Sauce