Our Search For a Tummy-Friendly Milk Hello again. So, as you may or may not know, we found out when our oldest child was just a baby that he couldn’t tolerate dairy milk, even if I was nursing him and I ate or drank any dairy. Then children #2, 3, and 4 came along, and … Read more
Hi friends! Remember earlier this week, when I told you not to throw out those spaghetti squash seeds? I’m here to show you what you can do with them. Have you ever wanted to know how to roast pumpkin seeds? I’ll show you! This tutorial will work with squash seeds as well as pumpkin seeds. … Read more
Maybe you’ve noticed it, especially around this time of year. That bright, big yellow veggie strangely named spaghetti squash – on sale at the grocery store, or prominently displayed at your nearby farmer’s market. Have you wondered what it was? How to cook it? How to eat it? I was initially intimidated by this unusual … Read more
How to Make Coconut Butter As time goes by and I become more experienced in the kitchen, it never fails to amaze me how simple some things are. I don’t know, I guess I’ve always imagined some huge factory somewhere with super secret recipes that pop out all our foods. . . well, … Read more
Here a while back, we received two bunches of radishes in our Bountiful Basket. Now, maybe on a good week I’ll use a bunch of radishes when making hamburger stew. . . but I just can’t imagine myself going through two bunches of radishes before the next basket pick-up. What’s a girl … Read more
Come on, you know it happens. It happens to all of us. You waltzed right into that grocery store, or farmer’s market, bought the lettuce that was on special, and had every intention of doing something with it! You really did! But life happened. 🙂 You got busy, you forgot about it, … Read more
Hello everyone! So, you just finished a dehydrating a big batch of fruit and you’re left wondering, what in the world am I supposed to do with this stuff? I thought you’d never ask. Today we are going to make dehydrated fruit powder. Why would anyone want to make their own fruit powder? Here are … Read more
Q. What happens when you order a case of peaches from your local co-op? A. You get stuck with a bunch of peaches. Not that this is a bad thing. I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t enjoy a peach from time to time. But when you have a case of peaches, staring at … Read more
Question: Did you know you can easily make homemade powdered sugar at home? No kidding. I didn’t know this until very recently. Actually, it’s one of the easiest things you can do! O, how do I love making my own powdered sugar? Let me count the ways. . . 1. Sugar Selection I can use … Read more
With this homemade applesauce tutorial in tow, it is now time for me to start posting about my blender. I love my dehydrator, no doubt, but I will use my high-speed blender on an almost-daily basis. There are so many things you can do with it! What is a High-Speed Blender? It’s a blender on … Read more