Monday Mission: Use the Real Thing
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find one way to reduce plastic usage by using the real thing instead of disposables on…
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Monday Mission: Decrease Holiday Disposables
In order to be good stewards of what we have, I’ve brought you healthy holiday school parties and non-toy gift ideas. Today, we’ll be exploring…
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The ONE Reason My Kitchen Loves a Michigan Winter…
My “garage fridge”: Pumpkin pie, lots of flour (waited until winter to buy whole grain flour in bulk so I could keep it cold!), yogurt,…
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100% Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
I don’t understand it, but I’m going to embrace it! I have finally made proper chocolate chip cookies, a feat I have been unable to…
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Monday Mission: Repurpose Kitchen Containers as Unusual (Frugal) Storage Methods
While others are meticulously organizing their cupboards and pantries or posting beautiful pictures of their type A storage systems, I’m taking the alternative route and…
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Decreasing Disposables in December
“Can you recycle this here?” (Holding up a massive can from gravy) “I could recycle, but just throw it away.” [conversation between two aunts…
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How to Make Yogurt Cheese (and Where Do I Find Whey?)
Whey is used for soaking grains, homemade ferments, and as a protein source (although it’s not a good one). I prefer homemade whey as the acidic…
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Simple, Frugal Homemade Gifts for Kids: Books on CD, Playdough Kits, Bathtime Fun
I believe in the simplicity and thoughtfulness of homemade gifts, especially for young ones. In fact, I truly believe we need to pray for a…
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Monday Mission: Soak Your Oatmeal
Simple things. What can I do that is simple and will increase my nutrition? I’m often asked that question, and the folks who ask it…
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Soaking Whole Grains: Why Do It?
In addition to storing grains long-term, I like to soak my grains. Here’s why. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to try soaking…
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Overwhelmed By Real Food? Start Here.
Are you getting overwhelmed by your transition to eating real food? Friends, I talk about baby steps for a reason. If something seems like it’s…
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The Final Answer: How Does Biokleen Dishwasher Detergent Work? (And Their Other Stuff Too?)
Hah-lelujah! It was a Sunday morning when I opened the dishwasher. Appropriately, I woke husband up singing the Hallelujah chorus when I saw the job…
8 Ways to Wash an Apple: How Well Does Produce Wash Work?
Readers started asking me about washing produce, and could I share the easiest and most effective way to wash an apple. I thought I could…
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Mary and Martha Moment: How Do You Receive the Eucharist?
I blog about food. I’ve come to appreciate the “traditional foods” approach to eating and embrace the philosophy that says that if a food’s been…
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A Fat Full Fall: Baseline Fats Chart
Want to know what to do with coconut oil? How to substitute one kind of fat for another? Wish you always knew what to do…
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My Husband’s Real Food Report Card
It was like getting the ACT results in the mail. My hands were trembling as I haphazardly tore open the envelope. Inside were some numbers…
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Lazy French Fries in Beef Tallow or Coconut Oil Recipe
I’ve got a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder at times. For example: as a child, every week during the 45-minute drive on the way back from…
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Recipe Connection: How to Make Meatloaf/Meatballs
This isn’t mine- I forgot to take a photo! But meatballs are meatballs, more or less…The one pictured is Martha’s recipe. Meatloaf is more of…
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Food for Thought: Lard and Tallow, Healthy Fats?
I’m all about the healthy baby steps! Let’s baby step our way into healthier fats by using lard and tallow. Learn the health benefits of…
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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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