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I have happy childhood memories of scenic drives into the mountains for a long weekend of camping, fishing, and playing in the dirt. My family...

I met Ronda Simmons at a one-day writing workshop back in July. She mentioned she was finishing up a cookbook and I told her I...

Like many people, I jumped on the sourdough bandwagon in 2020. I love a good sourdough loaf with a tangy, sour flavor and I wanted...

Valentine’s Day takes many forms throughout a life. In elementary school it’s hotly anticipated and tons of fun. Then in middle school and high school...

Having traveled the path marked “Food as Medicine” for several years now, it’s hard to get me excited about a new Paleo cookbook. My bookshelves...

As soon as the air turns crisp in the Rocky Mountains, you will find me in the kitchen baking. Usually it’s something practical, like cornbread...

Ya’ll. It’s here. Today begins the biggest giveaway in Plan to Eat’s history with a $200 prize package. We’re so glad you’re here. You’ll find...

WAIT! Don’t go! I know you have dozens of other tweets and posts and pins waiting to be looked at, and you glanced at this...

If you’ve been hanging around the Plan to Eat blog for a while, you’ve likely read at least one of my posts on using food...

I had the radio tuned to NPR one day while I was toodling around town running errands. I caught a portion of an intriguing interview...

This week I decided to cook recipes from the Inspiralized Cookbook  with one requirement: “I wouldn’t normally make this…” I wanted to branch out and...

Confession: I judge books by their covers. Especially cookbooks*. Whenever I’m evaluating a new cookbook, I pull it out of the envelope, read the title,...

I really love good food. I enjoy trying unique new restaurants, being inventive in the kitchen, and amping up old favorites. I also really love...

Like all of you, our weather here in the Rocky Mountains of late has been erratic and unpredictable. On a sunny, record-breakingly warm day in...

Last year we welcomed a sweet new baby into our family. Every new baby, no matter how sweet, brings disruption, but due to my ulcerative...

This, our third spring in Texas, has been the loveliest by far. The weather has been cooler and we have had substantial rain right when...

Quitting sugar seems to be a trend that is rapidly taking over the world and social media. It’s definitely not a bad thing, as it’s...

Imagine you’re walking through the French countryside. The sun is high and your stomach rumbly as you approach a charming cottage à l’heure du déjeuner, and you...

The Sweet Pea was super excited when she found this cookbook in the library, Once Upon a Time in the Kitchen by Carol Odell. She...

I am so glad to have had this book show up in my mailbox*, because I wouldn’t have picked it up at the bookstore. Isn’t...

Let’s start with a short quiz (an excerpt from the introduction of Diane Sanfilippo’s 21-Day Sugar Detox guidebook): If you answered no to all of the above...

Ever since the Sweet Pea was allowed to have a crack at writing a cookbook review, the Bean has been asking for his turn. He’s...

Today’s cookbook recommendation is just in time for those slow-cooking days of winter, when a bubbling stew can warm the house and the body. When...

Let me tell you a little about myself. I’m a girl who has to observe certain diet restrictions in order to manage chronic illness. I’m...