These recipes will help you simplify your time in the kitchen with healthy food that you and your family can enjoy. Cooking can also be a great time to spend together as a family.
Oct 27
This yummy GFDF apple rhubarb crisp was the perfect blend of fall and spring. I used the apples from our tree and the remaining rhubarb from our garden. This recipe is gluten free and dairy free for those of you who are sensitive as we are. I can’t even tell the difference and serve it …
Oct 25
I am a Mormon. We have been counseled by our Church leaders for years to keep a year’s supply of food to help our families in case of an emergency or job loss. We haven’t had an emergency or a job loss, we just have all this food storage and I don’t ever use it. …
Oct 24
We just had our first freeze of the year and while I was cleaning out my garden to prepare it for winter, I was having a really hard time throwing away the 100+ green tomatoes that I still had on the vine. I planted heirloom tomatoes this year and they were lovely. I hated to …
Oct 03
I feel like the title of this post is misleading. It seems more like a dance move or a sports game that I am doing a tutorial for. But no, just wait, this is much much better than any dance or sport! It’s food! I love vinegar. I can drink it straight from the bottle …
Oct 02
How to Can Cherry Tomatoes A dear friend and neighbor invited me to her home to pick grapes for my How to Can Grape Juice post. Her entire backyard fence was full of the yummiest, juiciest grapes and I was allowed to take as much as I wanted! Her son ran out of the house …
Oct 01
Hi Everyone, My name is Rachel and I’m a fresh fruit and vegetable addict. Since going gluten and dairy free, it’s my go to food. A friend told me I could borrow her steam juicer and she also gave me a box of jars she wasn’t using. Another friend said I could pick her …
Sep 28
I adore my Blendtec Blender! I have a green smoothie nearly every day and it tastes fabulous. My kids love them too. I use my Blendtec, oh, at least once a day and sometimes multiple times per day. I have become kind of a little famous with my children’s friends because every time they come …
Sep 26
I was at the grocery store the other day looking to buy some jar lids in the canning aisle, when I happened upon instant pectin! Talk about a breakthrough for me, I was so excited to see it there! Instant pectin means you do not have to cook the fruit and the pectin together to …
Sep 25
How to Make Applesauce for Canning (with the skins on!) Making applesauce is really easy if you don’t have to peel the apples first. There is a fruit stand near my home where you can buy apple “seconds” for $3 for 20 pounds! I have been canning yummy applesauce like crazy because I want to …
Sep 24
This month our family is living off of food storage (we have a one year supply). Why you ask? Well, there’s a few reasons. First, we need to save money. Second, because we need to rotate the storage we have and badly need to clean out the freezer and pantry. Third, it’s good to know …
