Rooted rhythms. Nourishing traditions. Everyday wonder.
A space for slow living, soulful food, motherhood, and meaningful Jewish life.
Come as you are, and settle into the simple.

Fermentation & Food

NOURISH YOUR BODY

Traditional Rhythms

VALUES THAT LAST

Mommyhood & Rural Living

TENDING TO WHAT MATTERS

Life isn’t meant to be perfectly curated

it’s meant to be deeply lived.

Around here, we celebrate the beauty in everyday rhythms:

Dough rising on the counter
Dirt under tiny fingernails
Shabbat candles flickering before sunset
A garden row that grew crooked, but still grew

Here, we embrace real food, real motherhood, and real moments—without the rush.

#liveSimpli

Simple Homemade Water Kefir – A Family-Friendly Ferment

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Fermented & Simple: A Guide to 4 Favorite Fermented Drinks

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Welcome to Practically Crunchy

S impli living from the Glamstead . This is a space for real food, real life, and the small, steady practices that help nourish both. I care deeply about what we eat. I mill my own flour, ferment foods, and love working with herbs. And at the same time, I’m living a full, busy life with a family, rhythms, and responsibilities that matter just as much. Over time, I realized I didn’t quite fit into the “all or nothing” version of healthy living. So I stopped trying to. Around h

Jul 8, 2025

Let’s cream some milk together. All you need is a ladle and cream line milk.

This NORA herbal infusion has been one of my favorite ways to add gentle nourishment to the day. Mineral-rich, grounding, and easy to sip hot or iced.

I personally loved using this during the 3rd & 4th trimesters of my last pregnancy(with my midwife’s guidance), and it made such a difference for me. I was recently mixing up this blend for a friend, and it felt like one of those simple things that’s too good not to pass along, the kind I’d want a friend to share with me.

Many people love it for its steady, supportive feel, especially during busy seasons, and for how these herbs have traditionally supported women’s rhythms through nourishment, not stimulation.

Shared from personal experience and tradition, this is not medical advice. Always listen to your body 🤍

#simpli #herbalinfusion #nourishingrhythms #practicallycrunchy #glamstead realfoodreallife

Homemade cultured butter feels a little magical ✨
Cream, time, and a bit of patience — that’s it.

Cultured Butter (at home)
– 1 quart cream
– 1 Tbsp yogurt
- 1/2 tsp. Salt

Add cream + yogurt to a quart jar.
Shake or whisk to combine.
Cover and let sit overnight to culture.

Chill completely. When ready, pour into a mixer with the whisk attachment.
Whisk on medium → medium-high.
It’ll look like whipped cream… keep going.

The butterfat will separate from the buttermilk.
Slow the mixer, go a bit longer, then remove the butter.
Pour off the buttermilk (save it for pancakes or baking 🤍).

Sprinkle butter with ~½ tsp salt.
Press + fold (don’t mix) to push out liquid.

Add cold water, press and fold.
Change water and repeat until mostly clear.
Do some final presses to remove all the water.

Jar it up and enjoy.
Keeps a couple weeks in the fridge or a few months frozen
(just be sure your glass is freezer-safe).

Simple. Traditional. So good.

#simpli #culturedbutter #slowkitchen #homemadebutter #traditionalfoods fermentationlove nourishinghome fromscratch kitchentraditions

9 months

Could it be just nine months ago that we got to meet you, after nine months you growing and us waiting?

You’re still growing and maturing every day. Your smiles and round little cheeks light up the world around you. Your big brother is your absolute favorite person in the world second maybe only to Bubbe.

We’ve had so much fun in the last month watching you learn to crawl, sit up on your own, interact more and more every day and develop your own little personality.

You absolutely love to eat real food and Bamba is your favorite snack. Your cuddles are the yummy and your giggles contagious.

Rafi we all love you so much.

These are my go-to base muffins when I’m baking with freshly milled flour 🤍
Simple ingredients, flexible flavors, and they come together with almost no fuss.

Base Muffins (Freshly Milled Flour)
– 250g flour (I love a mix of spelt + soft wheat)
– 2 ripe bananas
– ½ cup oil
– 1 egg
– ½–¾ cup sugar
– ½ tsp salt
– 1 tsp vanilla
– ½ tsp baking powder
– 1 tsp baking soda
– 1 Tbsp vinegar
– ½–1 cup water

Mash bananas. Lightly mix flour, oil, sugar, and egg.
Make space in the flour, add dry ingredients + vanilla.
Add vinegar separately, then water until batter is pourable but thick.
Rest 10–15 min.

Bake at 365° for 20–25 min
Rest 10 min before removing.

Simple, nourishing, and endlessly adaptable.

#simpli #freshlymilledflour #sourdoughadjacent #simplebaking #nourishinghome homemade slowkitchen wholegrainbaking

8 months old and full of wonder

You’re getting more cuddly, more curious, and so excited to learn and explore. You love to play, love to put everything in your mouth, and your joy is contagious. We are in awe of all your firsts and every new little skill you’re beginning to master.

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Rooted rhythms. Nourishing traditions. Everyday wonder. A space for slow living, soulful food, motherhood, and meaningful Jewish life. Come as you are, and settle into the simple.

NOURISH YOUR BODY

VALUES THAT LAST

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Life isn’t meant to be perfectly curated

it’s meant to be deeply lived.

#liveSimpli

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Rooted rhythms. Nourishing traditions. Everyday wonder.
A space for slow living, soulful food, motherhood, and meaningful Jewish life.
Come as you are, and settle into the simple.