The Blog by Ellen Wags

a lifestyle blog for real mamas. featuring family-friendly home decor, casual mama style, and stuff to keep your kids entertained. 

Yamazaki Home gifted the items featured in this post, however, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.    Sourdough Refresher Remember my sourdough post? It’s my most popular post so far on the blog! Check it out if you’re interested in learning to bake sourdough bread. ANYWAYS. Fruit flies attacked my starter […]

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Welcoming Sourdough back, with Yamazaki Home

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Have you tried making sourdough pancakes? No, no, I know what you’re thinking – they aren’t sour at all! If you have a jar sourdough starter on your counter, you must make these this weekend! Is there anything better on a Saturday morning than piping hot pancakes? I mean, honestly, pancakes are delicious every day […]

Saturday Morning Sourdough Pancakes

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As a self-proclaimed carbohydrate enthusiast, I love bread. Like, all bread. Truthfully, I never really have considered making my own. I shared last week that I am cooking more with the kids, and homemade bread seemed like the perfect thing to add to our cooking routine. We go through a crazy amount of bread in […]

My First Sourdough Loaf

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WHERE DID SUMMER GO?!? Check out all my elementary-aged back-to-school essentials in this blog post! 

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Back to School Essentials

A fresh floral update for the girls' rooms, featuring Parachute Home and some affordable add-ons. 

Home

MANDRN Remy Review

It's a dog bed for PEOPLE. We are low-key obsessed, and I was NOT expecting that. 

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Plufl for Families