A blog about nourishing and loving ourselves and our families.
Our family is big on having kids in the kitchen because of the wonderful benefits of mastering valuable skills as well as spending quality time together. But it’s also important to us that our kids know where their food comes from. One of the great benefits of having an urban garden is the joy of including our… [read more]
We’d all love to be perfect, right? But if one thing I’ve learned is that sometimes it’s better to be “real” than be “perfect”. I’m not going to eat a perfectly organic, healthy meal every time a bit of food passes my lips. Ladies, y’all know I eat some Chik-Fil-A! But if I can stick… [read more]
Honey is totally under appreciated and is a phenomenally healthy and tasty ingredient to use in baking and also crazy things like oh, face masks! Here is a little round up things I bet you didn’t know about honey! In its natural form, honey is a mixture of glucose and fructose (white sugar is… [read more]
I was TER. RI. FIED. of roasting a chicken for a long, long, loooonng time. Touching meat was mildly uncomfortable for me. Touching a whole chicken and having to stick my hand up its butt to pull out innards was just, well, hard. I had branded myself as the ultimate eff-up home cook and roasting… [read more]
One day back in August, when I was still getting into the habit of our morning school routine, I made Penelope’s lunch but didn’t realize I forgot to actually take it with us until we were at school. Penelope goes to a school that is a good 30 minutes from our house, so I didn’t have time… [read more]
“Eat the way your body was designed for you to eat, and a lot takes care of itself.” – Nora Gedgaudas* I’ve talked about the importance of fat a few times before. As the food on this blog is focused on the research done by Dr. Weston Price, the truth about saturated fat should already be… [read more]
I’m guessing you’re seeing a picture of peppers. But your eyes are partly wrong. You have to look into the empty spaces. The blank spots. Then you can see what these really are. These came from my garden. I tilled the garden. I shoveled manure into the bed. I smelled like cow shit for 2… [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]
In this episode, I talk about my natural makeup and beauty products and an easy way to freeze green bell peppers. This is my very first, official webshow! I literally have been working on this all summer, because figuring out how to make videos is really, really difficult. Big thanks to one of my multitalented writers, Becky,… [read more]
Have you ever been told by a health practitioner to cut out milk? Maybe you have cut out milk and felt better. Some people have a hard time drinking milk as it can give them a runny nose or make them congested because milk can increase mucus in your body. Most people feel better after… [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]
Growing up, I didn’t get a lot of exposure to different varieties of foods. We had a very picky eater in the family that had to be catered to because, well, he was an adult and couldn’t be forced to eat better like kids. This presented yet another challenge to be overcome when I finally… [read more]
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