When we first started the Whole30, I was overwhelmed with how much cooking there was. The inner rebel in me fought back and I gave up on fun side dishes and just let the oven do the work. I roasted EVERYTHING. Every single vegetable I cooked (except for my favorite salad) was put onto a cookie sheet, given a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper and I called it done. Fast forward to when the ... Continue Reading
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Strawberry Lemonade Donuts
Delicious and easy recipe for baked strawberry lemonade donuts with lemon glaze. Skip the unhealthy cake mix and make this from scratch, sprinkles optional! If you haven't already guessed it, I'm on a strawberry lemonade kick this summer. First, it was no-cook strawberry jam, then it was strawberry lemonade kombucha, and now it's strawberry lemonade donuts. Hey, can you blame me? Who wouldn't want the ... Continue Reading
How to Make Italian Bread Crumbs
Making homemade bread crumbs is so quick and easy! Use whatever bread you have, enjoy the delicious crispy flavor, and save money. With all the bread we make in our house (Man Bread, No-Knead Artisan Bread, Rosemary Olive Oil Bread…just to name a few), it drives me absolutely insane to have to buy breadcrumbs. In case you’re wondering why I would BUY them when it’s so easy to make homemade Italian bread ... Continue Reading
Banana Nut Muffins with Crumb Topping
One of the very first muffin recipes I ever attempted to make "healthy" was my banana chocolate chip muffins, and the only reason those were better than a typical muffin was because they had coconut oil and oat flour. Although of all the chocolate pretty much negated any "healthy" points I may have earned. My family still loves those muffins, but when I had a bunch of bananas going brown a bit quicker than I ... Continue Reading
Molasses Breakfast Cookies
This year my family is quitting sugar, but there would be mutiny if I just cleared out the shelves and said we’re never having cookies again. That’s why I’m making desserts like cookie dough hummus. They’re full of protein (to make you crave less sugar) and use natural sweeteners like maple syrup or honey. Thankfully, we can enjoy cookies guilt free because I’ve created an amazingly delicious recipe for ... Continue Reading
DIY: All-Purpose Flour
Have you ever run out of an ingredient when you needed it most? A few weeks ago, Mr. Crumbs promised the kids to make his favorite oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. His problem? We didn't have any all-purpose flour. We had oats (for oat flour) and a few different whole grains to make our own whole grain flour (specifically, we had einkorn, spelt, kamut and wheat on hand), but no all-purpose. He had already ... 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
Best 11 Things to Buy at Whole Foods
There are certain stores that I personally avoid for various reasons. For example, I don't shop at Cost Plus World Market because the store is BEYOND amazing. It's truly a foodie's dream. Kitchen gadgets, specialty oils, BOGO coffee... yikes. They do carry just a few things we need now and then, so if I absolutely must go, I make a bee-line to the aisle and get out ASAP. Otherwise the grocery ... Continue Reading
The Science Behind Soaking Grains
What does it mean to soak grains? Well, besides sprouting and making sourdough, soaking whole grain flour is one way to maximize the benefits found within the grain. The nutrition you find in whole grains is locked inside by three main components, phytic acid, phytates, and phytase. I'm still not fully versed in all-things phytates, phytic acid and phytase and likely will never be. But I do feel well ... Continue Reading
What are Flour Bugs and How to Get Rid of Them
Have you ever noticed flour bugs in your rice, cereal or pasta? Let's talk about what they are exactly, how they got there, whether or not it's safe to eat the food and what you can do to keep them from coming back! Buying items in bulk is one of the best grocery saving tips that continues to work month after month, but I do wonder if the 50 pounds of flour sitting in my closet (in it's original thick paper ... Continue Reading