

It’s February! Love your Heart!
Valentine’s Day is over, but the whole month of February is recognized as Heart month. I encourage you to “love your heart” by eating foods
Valentine’s Day is over, but the whole month of February is recognized as Heart month. I encourage you to “love your heart” by eating foods
Whether it’s saving money, saving time, or wasting less, we’re always looking for ways to make grocery shopping more enjoyable! Here are five tips for
Welcome to the fifth week of 2021 and the final week of our “Make it Fresh” series! We’re focused on keeping our meal plans interesting
It’s week four of 2021! The beginning of a New Year is an exciting time as we all focus on goals and resolutions. We’re focused
Welcome to week number three of 2021! New Years is an exciting time as we focus on new goals and resolutions. We’re focused on getting
Welcome to the second week of 2021! New Years is an exciting time as we all focus on new goals and resolutions. We’re focused on
…Bringing Down the Toxic Load and Increasing Nutrient Values It’s that time of year again: holiday time! Happy Chanukah, Happy Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy
Typically, the holiday season brings all manner of events into our schedules, including festive parties and cookie exchanges. We understand your holiday plans might be
For those of us in the USA, Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Traditionally, Americans have celebrated the holiday by roasting a turkey. If you
It’s Autumn! Porridge to the Rescue! Welcome to autumn! We can keep ourselves in balance through this and every season by eating certain foods, beverages,
In this article, we are going to learn about lacto-fermentation by making sauerkraut—a very healthful food for this season. In future articles, we will explore
Often, I have the sensation that I am a “voice crying in the desert”–but I’ll keep on crying out while people continue to look everywhere
I still remember the first time I hesitantly tried a bite of carrot cake after my husband and I first started dating. I had never
When we grocery shop, it’s important to try to make the best choices for our health and our family’s health. It is why reading food
Food Safety Storage Tips Should you pitch that carton of milk with the passed-by expiration date? Or what about slightly wilted produce in the refrigerator?
At Plan to Eat, we believe that our physical and emotional health is directly tied to what we eat. Eating nutrient dense foods that cultivate
No one likes cleaning. Well, except for my mom and maybe a few other people. But for the most part, cleaning isn’t high up on
Our marketing team, Riley and Roni, tested some new cookware last month from Milo Kitchen. Milo was kind enough to send us their 5-piece cast
It’s summer and it’s hot! That means it’s time to give that oven of yours a break! Why heat up your house when there are
When one finds out that they are unable to eat a certain food, the mind automatically goes to extremes. “I guess I’ll never eat ice
Wash on Monday, iron on Tuesday, mend on Wednesday… you remember how it goes in Little House on the Prairie, don’t you? And Saturday was
I remember cooking omelets in teflon pans in high school and thinking how easily they came out of the pan despite the lack of fat
I’m not sure how this happened but everywhere I turn there are remnants of a humanely butchered animal. Now, before this comes off as morbid
One of the foods I will buy when I’m crunched for time is canned beans. I’ve been cooking dried beans for years, but sometimes I
When we don’t have vegetables coming out of the garden that I can work with, I generally buy quite a bit of produce every week.
There are a lot of takes on what exactly the pilgrims ate at the first Thanksgiving. I wouldn’t even hazard a guess, except to say
I think it’s easy to get so bogged-down with the zealotry of idealism that we are too overwhelmed to just do what needs doing. I’ve
Besides broccoli, I know of no vegetable that brings on fear and loathing like the Brussels sprout. They’re so cute, the children say, like tiny
Nearly two years ago I wrote about dealing with scratch cooking burnout. Even us die hard real foodies get a case of burnout every now
If you’re anything like me, then you could happily cook all day long without complaint. Three meals a day? No problem! Homemade everything? Sure! Dishes?
So, last month we talked about Buying the Whole Cow – reasons why you might want to buy meat in bulk and the cost savings
Only crazy people buy a whole cow at one time. The people who raise a pig and then slaughter it, resulting in 231 pounds of
It’s no secret to most people that certain foods are cheaper during certain times of year. Obviously, the best time to buy a watermelon is
As the cold weather approaches, I’m able to indulge my home-body nature and do a lot of cozy, homey activities. We build fires in the
If there is one thing I’ve learned about eating well it is that we need some enzymes. Well, that and good bacteria, but definitely enzymes.
I haven’t juiced in a really long time. For one, the only reason we really got started on juicing was when we were doing the
A freshly plucked, sun-ripened strawberry has no rival. Eating fresh fruit in season assures you the best taste, nutrition and environmental stewardship. Now is the
We almost never order pizza. If we’re having pizza, I’m making pizza. Unless, of course, it’s almost 100 degrees in which case ordering pizza happens
Pictured below: the non-GMO corn tortillas that led me into so much more! (here is part 1 and part 2 that started this story). Before
I know this isn’t the case for other regions of the country, but it has already started to get hot here. We’ve already hit 100
My first round of GMO-free, organic home made tortillas were great. Bob’s Red Mill brand of Masa Corn flour worked well… but would soaking my
There are SO many health benefits to making salmon and other fish a part of your diet. However, there are NOT many benefits to your
One thing leads to another. There’s that moment you realize diet can actually help heal your child’s chronic ear infections – and before you know
We had garlic scapes for the first time and we are converted! I am a serious garlic lover and I didn’t think anything could be
When I began to look into traditional cuisines of various cultures there was a common thread in all of them – the use of herbs.
Sometimes, once in a great while, I have a Good Idea. One of those ideas that makes day-to-day living easier and that I have opportunity
If you’re familiar with Nourishing Traditions then you’ve certainly heard of soaking grains. I personally believe that soaking is just a half-step towards the better
I’m sure it’s already a dead giveaway, but I’m a lover of all things old timey. I like the slow and simple life of those
Did you notice that when I started this whole family table series of posts that I was very non-committal about how long I’d be posting
There are times when it is easy to show hospitality through a meal. The dishes are all done, the children have been cared for, laundry
What do you do when a neighbor puts lots of homegrown pork plus lard on the community market? If you’re us you say “We’ll take
“Hey, kiddo! How was your day?” “Fine.” I hear that this is how dinnertime conversation goes in many families. Or perhaps your table is like
I was a new wife when I realized I only knew how to cook a handful of things. This wasn’t all that upsetting until I
Sometimes I think of vacation as time away from things–a vacation from laundry, from changing diapers, from mopping floors. Among the things that some folks might
Our family is really pretty good about loving veggies. We all eat salad, some of us complain about the radishes, but they are usually eaten
I’m not sentimental, I’m not really into resolutions, and I get grumpy if I stay up late. So it surprises me to find myself looking
The wood stove is crackling and the heat radiates all around us. Our faces burn so we lean back in our chairs and put our
There is something rustic and beautiful about sourdough baking. The long rise time, the slight tang, the unique flavor and shape that every loaf takes
Have you tried making your sourdough starter yet? Mine is bubbling away in a 1/2 gallon container as we speak and I’m betting tomorrow morning
I’m a huge fan of sourdough baked goods for so many reasons. For one, the fermentation process really helps with the overall digestibility of the
It’s been seven years since I said I do to my husband and the role as family cook. Just over a year later we added
Not surprisingly it seems many of you can relate to the plight of the burnt-out cook. It’s not that we don’t love our jobs as
Desserts in our house are usually a casual affair. Only about once or twice a month will I actually bake up a “real” dessert. On
So it’s November and if you’re eating seasonally you might be staring at a big old winter squash. Maybe it’s butternut or pumpkin or acorn
I stand behind real food not only because it is the best nourishment for our families, but also for the knowledge that it is grown as
The Sweetie Pie and I met in a place not unfamiliar to budding romance. We were students attending a small art college in downtown Savannah,
Do you remember that movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and the father who used Windex to fix everything from a scratch to the rash
It’s not just me, right? I can’t be the only one who finds herself thwarted week after week in her efforts to bring the family
Has the price of just about everything been slowly creeping up in your area too? Chief amongst the expensive groceries is meat – whether it’s
A few posts ago I got a question about how to preserve food without canning. Canning is one of the most popular ways to put
When my husband saw me reading this book he was like, “Why do you need a whole book? Can’t you basically feed babies what adults
I remember the summer before we moved off-grid. I was in the throes of morning sickness with our baby girl and we were trying to
Disclaimer: We’re just showing you what is working (or not) for us. We are not homesteading experts. Kitchens aside, I believe water is a top
I first began to really drink coffee shortly after my youngest son was born. I had previous forays into sweet, ice-cream like frozen coffees, but
Images of beautiful and functional rustic kitchens, fresh baked breads being taken from a woodstove, bushels of potatoes stored away in the root cellar, and
Kombucha is one of those things that just sounds like hippy food. Like “Yeah, I had sprouted tofu for lunch with a big glass of
I’m no expert on making cheese. So, if I can do it, you can do it! For awhile we were drinking exclusively homemade almond milk,
My four year old, Sam, is a great eater. But once upon a time he went through the dreaded Brown Food Phase (aka as the
A few weeks into my GAPS diet, a reader left a comment suggesting that I try a product called Redmond Clay. I wasn’t familiar with
Originally from the far north of the U.S., I am a southern transplant. I grew up in the land of the casserole, where if you
Just about six weeks ago we had our third baby – our first girl! Those first two births looked a lot different, and so did
Yesterday I noticed the first of my snowdrops poking through the leaf mulch. And then I saw a robin hopping around searching for some nesting
Have you tried your hand at culturing dairy yet? It’s really not as scary as it sounds. Making my own buttermilk was seriously the easiest
Moving off-grid can seem like this quaint little experiment where you lay in meadows of wildflowers during sunny afternoons and play with kittens all day.
Over the holidays we did a lot of traveling and I found myself worrying about my kids surviving on party food alone. To minimize the
After moving to Texas we have sort of fallen in love with the local Tex-Mex cuisine, including corn tortillas. I have been serving these up
Over the next couple of months there’s a good chance you will be doing some entertaining. You might be having the gang over to watch
It’s autumn. The winds of change are blowing. I know you all woke up this morning and rushed straight to your computers so you could
We recently spent a week at the family cabin in Montana. My husband and his dad spent hours on the lake together. They’d get
I know the thrills of garden produce are gone when my kiddos start groaning every time they see me chopping zucchini or green beans. The
I think a lot of people are overwhelmed when they consider a switch to traditional or real foods as an overarching philosophy for feeding their
I often discover something new and exotic to love when I shop at the local Asian market. This time it was agar agar. I’ve been
This time of year, I tend to buy as much stone fruit as I can because the season never seems to last as long as
As our family prepares to move off-grid later this year, I am slowly switching from cooking techniques that require electricity to those that don’t. This
Now that it’s officially summer, I am thankful that our weekly schedules have slowed down a bit. We have almost no sporting events, committee meetings,
I have logged many, many hours staring at nutrition labels in the grocery store aisles reading ingredient lists, searching for allergens and hidden allergens (why
Photo by Lauren Mitchell Going green means different things to different people. To me, it’s the intersection between eco-friendly, frugal and simple
Start These Recipes at least 4 days before you want to eat it Dinner Table Rating 1 thumb per family member Cook’s Rating Accessibility of
Last week, Andrea shared some of her favorite Simple Kitchen Quick Tips. Today, I wanted to add to her list with a few of my own!
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