The Raw and The Cooked - Simple Rhythms for SAHM, Honest Motherhood, and Books Worth Reading
Dara Boxer is a stay-at-home mom to four kids six and under, committed to living a simple, well-organized, and beautifully functional life — mostly for her own sanity. A former personal chef and cooking instructor, she brings that same intention to her home: from seasonal meal planning to laundry systems, quiet time routines, toy storage, and everything in between.
Episodes release on Thursdays, and alternate between honest book reviews and practical strategies for managing the chaos of home life with little kids. Come for the rhythm tips, stay for the raw motherhood truths — and maybe leave with a better grocery list.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 189
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
#129: What I Prepped This Week & What We Ate & What We Spent on Groceries , Part II
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#128: America's Food Supply is Poisoned: 10 Food Items to Make at Home Instead of Buy
- Salad dressings
- Mayonnaise & BBQ Sauce & Ketchup
- Taco Seasoning & Fajita Seasoning
- Sour dough & homemade breads & challahs
- Tomato sauce
- Breadcrumbs
- Chicken stock — next time you roast a whole chicken or p…
#127: 5 Mystery / Thriller Book Reviews
Today I'm reviewing the five latest mystery / thriller novels I recently read:
- Murder Road by Simone St. James
- First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
- The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle
- Bright Young Women by Je…
#126: 15 Kitchen Tools to Elevate Your Home Cooking
Taking your home cooking to the next level with a few tools that make a huge difference!
- Lemon Juicer
- Microplane Grater
- Variety of Wooden Spoons
- Garlic Press
- Good Quality Kitchen Sheers
- Bench Scraper
- Handhe…
#125: Simplifying Everything
Sometimes, taking a good hard look at our schedules and how we're spending our time can help us better manage our day to day. Are we drinking enough water? Getting enough sleep? Moving our body? Spen…
#124: Getting Your Toddlers Started with Chores
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#123: Our Hormonal Cycles, Energy Levels, & Treating Ourselves with Kindness
How & why we should start paying attention to where we are in our menstrual cycle, and how it affects our energy levels, & what to do to honor that.
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#122: Putting Together a Minimal Maternity Spring Wardrobe
With a serious closet clean-up of anything that screams fall / winter, plus anything that would normally work with spring weather, but won't accommodate a growing bump... here are the five types of o…
#121: What We Ate This Week, How I Prepped, & What I Spent
Here is the breakdown of what we ate for each meal, where we shopped, where we dined out, and how much we spent for our family of 5 in a one week period.
Minestrone Soup Recipe
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#119: Kitchen Decluttering & Organization for Easier Flow & Meal Planning
The kitchen is a tricky spot to stay on top of, because we're in it so often, and so much comes in and out. However, it's also a fantastic place to declutter and organize BECAUSE we're in it so often…
#118: Surviving the Rest of Winter with Toddlers at Home
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#117: When an Authors Second Novel Disappoints, Part II
- Part of Your World (Loved) and Yours Truly (Disappointed) by Abby Jimenez and
- The Dead Romantics (Loved) and The Seven Year Slip (Disappointed) by Ashley Poston
- The Push (Loved) and The Whispers (Di…
#116: One Skillet Dinners: Asian Style Chicken 3x
We love Asian flavors around here, and we also love easy one skillet recipes. Well, here you have it! One Skillet Dinners: Asian Style Chicken 3 Ways:
#115: 10 Things Simplifying My Life Right Now, Part II
- quick dry nail polish
- bracelet key ring on car keychain
- a weekly pill organizer for daily vitamins
- white vinegar & baking soda & dawn dish detergent
- homemade fresh bread
- a room by room declutter
- gorilla …
#114: 4 Overrated Books + 1 Parenting Book Recommendation
Four overrated books back to back for me! Two were DNF's.
- The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes
- Land of Milk and Honey by Pam C. Zhang
- The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
- It All Comes Down to This by Ann Ther…
#113: Simple Everyday Habits for a SAHM
Here are the small and simple habits I do daily to be the best version of myself for my children, my husband, and for myself:
- Wake up before your kids
- A small load of laundry
- Move your body
- One small cl…
#112: 5 Rules for Maintaining a Well-Organized Home
I don’t necessarily believe that it’s how much stuff you have, but more so how you manage what you have, and your daily habits for keeping the mess at bay. So here are 5 overall rules, that I find ar…
#111: 75 Items to Throw Away Right Now + 10 Week Home Organizational Challenge
Here are the 75 items you can throw away right now and please join me for a 10 Week Home Organization Challenge:
- Week #01 Bathrooms & Laundry Room
- Week #02 Coat Closet & Entryway
- Week #03 Kitchen & Din…
#110: Top 23 Books of 2023
Of the 72 books I finished this year, here are my top 23 in 2023:
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
- The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
- Nora Goes off Script by Annabel Monaghan
- Little Secrets by …