When you get 3 gallons of peppers from your neighbors you either make chili or stuffed peppers, or both if you’re me. Or, if you’re

Last week we ran out of spinach for green smoothies and the new stuff in the garden wasn’t quite big enough to harvest.  So I

Sometimes bare cupboards inspire the tastiest things at our house.  A trip to the grocery store was in order, but apparently not in the cards,

Lately, here on our off-grid homestead, I have gotten in the habit of cooking a substantial breakfast and lunch and then an easy and light

I was craving chocolate pudding last week and since we were out of milk, I used coconut milk, which turned out to be a brilliant

Growing up we didn’t exactly beg for my Dad to get in the kitchen and cook us up a meal. There were things like Dad’s

I always think we’re in the clear for getting sick once spring rolls around, and then inevitably, there’s one last flu that makes the rounds

I haven’t had a baby in 3 1/2 years and I had forgotten how all consuming a newborn can be. You get dressed way too

Spring is in the air and I’m in the mood for light, refreshing snacks.  This raw, mock salmon pate appetizer is one of my go-to

When it comes to dessert, I generally can’t leave well enough alone.  Which is a good thing (except for that one time with the almond

I recently was able to experience some homemade tamales now that we live in the South.  When I heard that they were just corn mush

We are always trying out different “kinds” of pancakes. You know, there are the dense, starchy ones, the light and fluffy ones, and the almost

I didn’t expect much from this recipe, other than a quick meal that didn’t require too much input from me. Apparently, no one else in

We’ve cut refined sugar out of our diets, but my husband LOVES lemon bars.  Unfortunately, most of the substance of a lemon bar is sugar,

Somehow, I amassed three bunches of very ripe bananas last week. I don’t even usually even buy bananas, but there they were. Naturally, banana bread

We are a yogurt-making family!  Where it once seemed wild and crazy to make our own yogurt, making a gallon a week is now just

I’m a late-adopter. Kale chips have been on my radar for a few years now, but I haven’t tried them. I just wasn’t buying that

Keeping bread in a cloth bag versus a plastic one has several advantages; it doesn’t mold, it keeps its crust longer, no worries about weird

Ever since we arrived at our off-grid homestead I have struggled to fill tummies big and small. Everyone is simply exerting themselves so much more