How to Make Ghee (Clarified Butter)
Ghee is one of those fats I had never heard of a year ago. Would you know ghee if you bumped into some on the…
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Apple Squares Recipe (You Can Freeze ‘Em!)
I have a bad habit of leaving things in my freezer too long. It’s not that I don’t know they’re there. In fact, I’m very…
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Food for Thought: Canola Oil, a Unique Omega-3…Thumbs up or Thumbs Down???
I used to use Canola oil almost exclusively as my liquid fat for baking. The popular press said it was the healthy oil. I felt…
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My First Roux (and a Cream of Potato Soup Recipe)
I can still picture standing in the kitchen my first summer in an apartment, talking on the phone with my mother. I called her a lot…
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Recipe Connection: Mexican Beans and Rice
I do a lot of complicated things in the kitchen sometimes. This, luckily for you, is NOT one of them. I’d been making homemade Chicken Rice-a-Roni for…
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Food for Thought: Are Polyunsaturated Oils Healthy?
Anyone want to disagree with me? Question my research? Please, do. Really. This may sound confrontational at first, but I truly appreciate and welcome those…
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One-Bowl Healthy Pumpkin Muffins (or Bread) Recipe
Pumpkin has got to be one of my favorite fall flavors, especially in healthy pumpkin muffins or whole wheat pumpkin bread. Add a generous dose…
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Is Full-Fat Dairy Healthy? Why You Should Be Drinking Full-Fat Milk and Eating Lots of Butter
Ah, the French know their fats. When my husband worked with a Frenchman, he reminisced about this time of year in France: “Fall is the…
Butter vs. Margarine vs. “Spreads”: How do They Stack Up?
It’s time. Time to sign off of the fake butter revolution, and start putting real butter on your toast. And your mashed potatoes, vegetables, in your…
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Easy Homemade Chicken Rice-a-Roni Recipe Kids Can Make
You don’t have to give up childhood favorites when making the switch to real food. I think this Homemade Chicken Rice-A-Roni is even better than…
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Chicken Barley Leek Soup Recipe
I ran into a leek today at the supermarket. I’ve never bought a leek, or even looked one in the face before. The closest I’ve…
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Food for Thought: The Evils (?) of Saturated Fats
Quick quiz: Where have you heard this phrase before? “…as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol…” If you ever catch a…
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My Favorite Natural Laundry Soap: Soap Nuts Review
The zoo knows something you might not. On our last family trip to the zoo, my attention was caught by the standard announcement at the…
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Veggie Bean Burritos Recipe (meatless)
It’s a bean-y week at Kitchen Stewardship®! We lo-oove Mexican at the KS household. It’s the kind of place where we say, “Mild salsa? Never…
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Food for Thought: Fat and Your Body
Does the very word, “fat” make you squirm and think of exercise and cellulite? Today I’m practically begging you to release your fear of fat.…
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Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing Recipe
Just because it comes in a bottle doesn’t mean it’s better. Homemade salad dressing always tops store-bought! This Asian toasted sesame dressing is bright and…
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A Fat Full Fall: Introduction
Does it ever drive you nuts that candy companies will slap a “Fat Free!” label on their packages, tempting sorry dieters to indulge in a…
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My Story: The Origins of a Book (or My Time of Insanity), Part One
It all started with a bad economy. And a new baby. And the first fall I didn’t work. And finally getting around to creating a…
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Monday Mission: Make Your Salads Count & Healthy Dressings
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to maximize your dinner salad (or start eating one if you don’t already). If you’re watching your…
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Mary and Martha Moment: Focusing on Soap vs. the Sanctity of Life
Disclaimer: I am a Catholic. This blog always has been an act of and inspired by my faith. My faith permeates everything I do, including…
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