A blog about nourishing and loving ourselves and our families.
I have shared here before that I make my own chicken stock. I use the traditional recipes in the classic Real Food book, Nourishing Traditions, for both my chicken stock and my beef stock. Bone broth is one of the most healing foods on the planet. If you do one thing to improve your… [read more]
It’s taken me a long time to get to where I am food wise. I started on my health journey when I was about 18 and have been passionate about learning what healthy means and how to cook ever since. Through lots of trial and errors I have finally come to the place where I feel pretty… [read more]
It’s still wintry and chilly outside, but it’s time to start planning for your Spring garden. And for those of us in the deep south, spring gardening is already in full swing now that we’re had our last frost (fingers crossed!). If you’ve never tried out your green thumb before (and even if you have)… [read more]
So excited to tell you about this menu! Tricia, the founder of OnceAMonthMom.com is a dear friend of mine and I am am PUMPED she is doing a grain free menu. For those of you that may be new, Tricia’s site is what made me fall in love with freezer cooking and inspired me to… [read more]
I’ve been reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. A fabulous read on one family’s journey to eat close to home. And an inspiration for my little family as I move us toward more local, home grown food. There’s a couple spots in the book which reference making sprouts. So…… [read more]
You know how when you eat something that is hard to digest, or maybe something you are allergic to, and then you look in the mirror and you look 5 months pregnant? You need fennel seeds. Just chew on a few after you stuff your face this Thanksgiving and you will feel much better. Since… [read more]
I love all things pumpkin: pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin pie. Do you see the problem? All my pumpkin involves a baked good full of sugar. My friend posted a picture of a pumpkin smoothie and I knew I needed to try my hand at one. I pinned a bunch of pumpkin smoothie recipes… [read more]
I had a local farm-to-table restaurant chef review my eCookbook since I am not a culinary schooled trained chef or even a very experienced home cook, although I am a good home cook! I was curious to know what he thought of my recipes, if any spices or ingredients needed to be added to make… [read more]
TakeThemAMeal.com is one of those genius inventions that you wish you had known about sooner because it is a such a huge time-saver. If you haven’t heard yet, TakeThemAMeal.com is a way you can systemically organize meal drop offs for a person in need. Whether it is because of a birth or death in the family or any… [read more]
I have been watching the most current season of The Next Food Network Star on Hulu, and with my recent live TV cooking segments (you can catch me Wednesdays at noon twice a month on WCTV, or on my YouTube channel), the lessons the conants are learning on the show are also applicable to… [read more]
Spice mixes are not exactly a unique concept for making yourself and there are a bajillion recipes out there that are all vaguely similar. My point of this post is not really to sell you on some magical recipe that will transform your dishes into culinary masterpieces. What I am doing is giving you 4… [read more]
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