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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...

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...

Living in a land-locked state, we don’t get the freshest fish. But we do have excellent peaches, and they happen to be for sale on...

One of the dishes that I fall back on often when the temperatures reach 100+ is the skillet meal. Throw a bunch of vegetables, seasonings,...

Since moving to Texas we have fallen in love with fresh corn tortillas. Those ones from the package aren’t even in the same category as...

I have a husband who goes googly-eyed and weak-kneed for potato salad. So when I found myself with a dozen freshly-laid eggs last week and...

Yes, I do know it’s July. And I know that the temperature here has been hovering near 100 the past few days. But GAPS protocol...

Last summer, we had a bountiful crop of carrots in the garden and I struggled to find recipes in which to use them all. I...

I long for the day when I can eat food that isn’t placed in quotation marks. Who wants “ice cream” when you can have Ice...

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...