One of your kitchen’s best assets, flavor-wise and health-wise, is going to be bacon fat, also known as bacon grease. It’s ideal for frying eggs, sauteing veggies, and makes every biscuit better. I use it as the fat in my favorite homemade salad dressing! In fact, I might just try it the next time I … Read more
Okay, so we all know about broccoli, and that it’s a healthy vegetable. It seems people either love it or hate it, but broccoli really has so many great qualities. For starters, broccoli is full of fiber, great for keeping a healthy digestive tract. It’s also a good source of Folate, and high in Vitamin … Read more
Looking for healthy butternut squash recipes? These real-food, unique winter squash recipes are all a great place to start. Be sure to comment with your favorite way to make butternut squash! 23 Unique & Healthy Butternut Squash Recipes Butternut Squash Porridge (Grain-Free) from It’s a Love/Love Thing Beef Chili with Butternut Squash from Everyday Maven … Read more
Fat bomb recipes. What a concept! But after years of being told to stay away from healthy fats like butter, ghee, coconut oil, lard, and more, the verdict is in – our bodies NEED fat – and yes, they need saturated fat! Healthy fats help our bodies – for a more in-depth article on the … Read more
Breakfast. Am I the only one who feels like I am in a breakfast rut? Maybe it is just me. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so they say. I’ve really found this to be true. I love a good protein shake, or bacon and eggs. Yum! However, my kids can’t have … Read more
Hey there! Do you have any summer grilling planned? I’m not personally much of a griller… In fact, I’ve never grilled anything on an outside grill, only inside on the stove. My hubby, however, loves to throw something out on the grill every few days for a lip-smacking good meal. He enjoys grilling things other … Read more
Sigh. 🙂 I know it’s not much fun, but do you ever stop and think sometimes about what has been put in our food? It is so easy to just pick up some salad dressing from the grocery store shelf (believe me, I’ve done it hundreds of times!) and not give much thought to the … Read more
There it is. That cup or so of beautiful, dark, organic coffee that sits leftover in my coffee pot every time I brew coffee. Staring at me. Pleading with me. Have I mentioned I hate throwing food out? That includes coffee. Some of you might not be familiar with the concept of leftover coffee. Haha … Read more
Recipe time. Zucchini is one of the most versatile veggies available. It’s a staple at our home! You can make noodles (zoodles) out of it, you can roast it, sauté it, barbecue it (’cause that’s totally a verb), and you can even make porridge out of it, using the same technique as this post. And … Read more
We became very acquainted with butternut squash porridge during our recent stint on the GAPS Diet. I was happy about that; I didn’t really use butternut squash very much before the diet, but now we love to have it many different ways. My children’s favorite way to eat butternut squash, however, is a very simple recipe … Read more