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The weeks after the holidays are a little glum, yes? Your kitchen’s a mess. Your house is filthy. Your body is flabby. And spring is...

I know that blog title builds up your expectations quite a bit. It should. Because this really is the most amazing Paleo gingerbread ever. I...

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...

No, I’m not Swedish (which is where Mazariner hail from). Nor am I Italian (where the cakes reportedly came from before they came from Sweden)....

For most of us meal planning is something we do to keep the wheels spinning on our household. Typically we are planning a week (or...

Summer has finally arrived in Northern Colorado. We spent most of the month of May with cloudy skies, rain, and flooding. June has brought with...

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...

We’re still making our way through the 160 pounds of sweet potatoes I purchased last fall. We’re fairly sick of the roasted, buttered option and...

Spring is so close and yet seems so far away, doesn’t it? We’re getting ready to direct-sow some crops and start others in our south-facing...

Besides soup and plain meats and vegetables, what exactly does one eat on a restricted diet? I’ve been exploring this with our son as we...

Black beans are one of the worlds healthiest foods.  We keep a large stock of them in our pantry, and soak a big batch of...

Aunt Jessie did not spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Her answer to every culinary question was a pot roast and a coconut...

It’s the end of February, we’re just about to start our seedlings. Other than ferment jars, roots, and some pretty tough cilantro that keeps surviving...

Our son is going through a fairly strict elimination diet regimen right now. Poor guy is a growing eight year-old with some long-standing tummy issues...

A few months ago I was at our local, small town grocery store. I was just wandering through the produce aisle when the sweet potatoes...

Valentine’s Day is the first holiday that happens after New Years–At least the first one that is primarily celebrated with food- fancy dinners, chocolates, candies,...

I love the idea of a Mexican haystack. Essentially it is all of your favorite Mexican meal fixings – meat, beans, veggies, rice, toppings –...

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned vegetable fermentation as one of the five practices of traditional food preparation. For me, vegetable fermentation has been...

Sweet & spicy, tangy and flavorful.  I enjoy simple baked chicken – with a sauce that doesn’t require too many ingredients – but packs in...

My six-year-old’s favorite meal is chili. It doesn’t matter how I make it – different every time – or what I put into it –...

I’ve been on an oat flour kick recently and I thought the nutty, dense flour would lend itself well to a shortbread recipe. Shortbread is,...

A smooth breakfast ritual has eluded me for the longest time. It was always a tough transition from sleeping to eating to beyond with this...

We love cabbage. This year, we planted over 30 heads in the garden – hoping to harvest them throughout summer and store some for winter...