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Why is breakfast the most exciting meal of the day for me? Why do I always check out breakfast recipes before any other category on...

Step one to figuring out how to gather my family back to the table: choose an evening. I confess, this almost ended Family Table Night...

I used to not believe in snacks. It’s not that I didn’t experience a blood sugar crash every now and then and grab for something,...

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 often get stuck in a rut when it comes to choosing a starchy side dish. We used to just do a lot of protein...

When you can’t eat some of your favorite foods you can become a bit blah about meals. This seems to be the case with my...

Last week I dusted off our jar of dried prunes and handed it to our four-year-old. (Is dried prunes redundant seeing as how prunes are...

With fall weather creeping in a little more every day, I decided it was time to cut the green tomatoes in the garden. I cut...

When you read Nourishing Traditions you can be overwhelmed with it all. There’s just a lot of crazy stuff in there, if you’re the average...

The weather turned cooler here last week, and the tomato plants are slowing down their production, but there is still a good-size basket of tomatoes...

This past week and half has seen my husband in bed sick with a mysterious something or other. We’re still not sure what exactly the...

This was a perfect dish to use up all the tomatoes and green beans from the garden. It was tasty, everyone loved it, and it...

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...

By this point in the summer, getting my family to eat anything with zucchini in it is very, very difficult. There isn’t any wailing or...

It may be over 100 degrees here in Texas this week, but since September is here surely fall has to be right around the corner,...

I wouldn’t exactly say it’s autumn where we live, but the apples are falling off the trees and so I felt like apple cake was...

I miss a lot of foods on my restricted diet, but dairy is one of the ones I miss the most. I’ve had issues with...

I have a little gardening secret to share. This spring, I resurrected an ancient tradition that I’ve often read about, often pondered, and often wanted...

Getting the ratios down for a seasoned rice recipe has always eluded me. Yes, for every cup of rice you are cooking two cups of...

Oh, friends. I am so excited to share with you the newest secret ingredient in my cupboard. It’s delicious, and surprising, and no one at...

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...

In my years of cooking and baking I’ve done some impressive things. But for all of my culinary prowess and experience, there is one skill...

Taco salad is something we eat at least once a week lately. I haven’t been making corn tortillas the last couple of weeks for two...

The GAPS Diet requires me to eat some fermented food with every single meal. Fermented foods supply tons and tons of good, probiotic bacteria and...