The winter months are all about comfort food to me. I want chilis, soups, or casseroles. But comfort food has gotten a bad rap. Especially casseroles. Most people think of casseroles as being full of fat, processed foods, and preservatives. NOT so!! I promise you that with a few simple swaps, you can serve your family up a casserole that will surely be deemed "comfort food" without all those nasty additives. ... Continue Reading
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Cooking in a Minimal Kitchen for Two Weeks
If I didn't have friends and family nearby, I would have given the issue of "What am I going to do without a kitchen for two weeks" more thought BEFORE I packed it all up. But as things often do, it didn't work out that way.I ended up thinking about the "what will I need" and "what will we eat" questions as I emptied each kitchen drawer into a box. Literally. ... Continue Reading
Basic Preservation: How to Blanch Greens
Earlier this week, my dad gave me two big bags of beet greens. No beets, just the greens. He had gone to the farmers market for some veggies. While there, he ran into a woman who was also buying beets. He asked her if she wanted the greens, and she said no. She gave her greens to my dad, and he gave them - and the ones from his own beets - to me. That's how I ended up with two big bags of beet greens ... Continue Reading
DIY: Seven Homemade Spice Blends
Do you happen to have any prepackaged seasoning blends? Like taco seasoning, Dry onion soup mix, dry ranch seasoning? You need to throw them away!! Why? Take a look at the ingredients. You may notice MSG, corn syrup solids, maltodextrin... plus who knows what other mystery spice that you've been shaking on your veggies. Gross, I know. Don't worry, I am here to save you from ingesting those nasty little ... Continue Reading
20 Ways to Save Money on Real Food in the Kitchen
Today's post is a guest post from Elsie of Richly Rooted. I've known Elsie in the blog-o-sphere for awhile now, but had the opportunity to meet her at Allume and she's every bit as sweet in person as she is on her blog! She inspired me to clean out my closet, encourages me to think outside the 'normal' box and her list of things to nail down before it's too late is as if she was reading my mind. I hope ... Continue Reading
To the Wife Trying to Get Her Husband to Eat Real Food
How to get your husband to eat real food… An honest letter to the wives, from a husband who used to eat Doritos and Hot Pockets for lunch and wash it down with an ice-cold fountain Coke, but now enjoys a healthy meal made with real food prepared by the wife... so long as it doesn't have beets. My first letter was to the husbands, but ladies, this one is for you. Yes, it is possible to get your ... Continue Reading
20+ Blended Summer Soup Recipes
If my house were to burn down, there would be only two kitchen gadgets that I would try REALLY hard to salvage: #1 High Speed Blender #2 Stand Mixer And then last week, I officially added a third. #3 Immersion Blender You see, ever since we climbed out of debt and learned to be content with less, I've become sort of a "stuff" minimalist. Having too much stuff makes me feel ... Continue Reading
3 Week Real Food Menu on $50/Week
If you read yesterday's post, you know that I'm kinda in the dog house. I blew the November budget out of the water. And NOT in a good way. We were over by $120, over a third of our overall budget for the month. Looking back over what we bought, the only things that stand out to me is that we bought lots of things in bulk. I blame the lure of Costco. Buying in bulk is an EXCELLENT way to ... Continue Reading
