Amy

I’ve been drinking hibiscus tea every morning for the past couple months.  As the temperature’s been climbing I’ve been thinking about how to turn my

I got a cheese making kit in the mail a few weeks ago, which I was so excited to rifle through and examine. I love

I really do let the kids eat these for breakfast.  Or any time they want, for that matter!

I swap dinner with a neighbor two nights a week.  Monday and Wednesday I cook.  Tuesday and Thursday I eat bon bons and paint my

We’ve made our fair share of sauerkraut, but I was never completely in love with the flavor.  I couldn’t get it to taste as good

I tried making mayonnaise once upon a time, but it turned out runny and gross.  I think the trouble was that I made it in

I wrote an article for a local food magazine, Edible Wasatch, about summer popsicles. As it turns out, the Frog Egg Popsicle recipe makes a

I have been really craving these!  Seven-layer bars take me back to being a kid.  Unfortunately there are some things that I used to love

I’d read in Wild Fermentation that once upon a time, condiments were digestive aids rather than vehicles for excess fat, sugar and salt in our

Apparently 4-year-olds want to eat spray-painted cartoon characters.  Here is a conversation between my son, Sam and I: “Sam, what kind of cake do you

Awhile ago our family did the GAPS diet, which means no sugar and no grain (among other things). I thought I would miss sugar the

I know, this picture does not look like a good start to dreamy oatmeal, but just trust me.

I went to a lecture last year by Joann Seal.  Based on a book she’d read, Eat Right for Your Type by Peter D’Adamo, she

The holidays can be stressful for many reasons, wonderful too, of course.  But they can be particularly hard on us physically, lots of extra racing

In college my roommates and I had a tradition of throwing a semi-annual potluck breakfast.  We always made my roommate’s grandma’s breakfast casserole and assigned

One of my dearest friends created a book chock full of amazing recipes and brilliant health advice.  She shared this recipe from her book for

I love simple recipes that I can easily incorporate into my routine.  Growing up, my best friend’s  dad could make two things, these biscuits and

I learned this recipe from Jennifer at Sewn Natural Studios and have been making it to use up excess garden produce ever since.  If you

I love the change in seasons.  I’ve always lived somewhere with four distinct seasons and there’s something about swapping out your warm weather clothes for

Kale and Swiss chard have been the most exuberant and productive growers in our garden this year, so I’ve had to get creative with how

Somehow birthdays, which are supposed to be fun, often end up being exhausting for everyone from kids to parents.  We’ve started doing sugar-free birthdays and

In my ideal world, I’d only eat fermented grains.  That doesn’t always happen, sometimes we run out of bread and there’s no time for the

Last week we ran out of spinach for green smoothies and the new stuff in the garden wasn’t quite big enough to harvest.  So I

Sometimes bare cupboards inspire the tastiest things at our house.  A trip to the grocery store was in order, but apparently not in the cards,

I was craving chocolate pudding last week and since we were out of milk, I used coconut milk, which turned out to be a brilliant

I always think we’re in the clear for getting sick once spring rolls around, and then inevitably, there’s one last flu that makes the rounds

Spring is in the air and I’m in the mood for light, refreshing snacks.  This raw, mock salmon pate appetizer is one of my go-to

When it comes to dessert, I generally can’t leave well enough alone.  Which is a good thing (except for that one time with the almond

We’ve cut refined sugar out of our diets, but my husband LOVES lemon bars.  Unfortunately, most of the substance of a lemon bar is sugar,

We are a yogurt-making family!  Where it once seemed wild and crazy to make our own yogurt, making a gallon a week is now just

Keeping bread in a cloth bag versus a plastic one has several advantages; it doesn’t mold, it keeps its crust longer, no worries about weird

My mother-in-law, who eats nearly a 100% raw diet, showed me how to make almond milk when they were visiting.  It turns out to be

In our house growing up, this was known as the “True Cookie.”  The best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever.  I’ve changed a few things, as

You could probably fry grass clippings and they’d taste pretty darn good; it’s hard to go wrong with crispy and fattening.  Here’s just one more

When I was in middle school my dad went to Nepal for a month.  He came back bearing exciting stories, turquoise jewelry, stunning photographs, and

This is the drink that quenches my fruit craving down to the tips of my toes. I cut two or three grapefruits in half and

Along with the veggies in our garden, there are a bunch of delicious, edible flowers in our yard. We have a ton of day lilies

I wish I’d made this bread for Easter, it’s so delicious and lovely. It is, of course, another Peter Reinhart stroke of of genius. The

My mom has this amazing recipe for rhubarb pie.  Unfortunately she has forbidden me to ever share it!  However, I recently made this rhubarb cobbler,

Homemade dressing is so simple, and infinitely tastier than even the best store-bought varieties, that once you start making your own you’ll never go back. 

Perhaps it’s because we’re at the tail-end of winter and I’m sick of bland-colored foods (beans, grains, potatoes, the ocassional splash of orange via winter

These are my all time favorite brownies.  They use cane sugar and 100% whole wheat flour.  Their only real sin is the liberal use of

My mother-in-law is the queen of feeding a crowd.  She should be; she’s had years of experience feeding her 8 kids!  She has several go-to

With leaves crunching underfoot and evenings getting darker earlier and earlier, now is the perfect time to stock your freezer with soup.  A soup swap