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Product Review: Green Bags!

by on Mar 25, 2009 in natural & green, recipes & kitchen tips

Have you experienced the joys of opening your vegetable drawer only to discover that your broccoli has gone yellow and your spinach is mushy? You are most likely better than me in using all your produce in a timely fashion. This can be a great source of frustration, especially when it is carefully purchased organic [...]

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All the Wonderful Uses of Coconut Oil

by on Mar 04, 2009 in health & nutrition, recipes & kitchen tips

One product that pretty much does it all for us! Coconut oil! Coconut oil is a highly saturated tropical oil derived from coconuts of the coconut palm tree. Traditionally it has provided many health benefits to the peoples who live in areas of the tropics and subtropics where coconut palms grow. Many newly discovered health [...]

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Kitchen Tip: Avoiding Teary Eyed Onion

by on Mar 02, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

I don’t have a recipe to share today, but I do have a little kitchen tip to share! How can you avoid the teary eyed syndrome every time you chop up one of those lovely onions? Try this: refrigerate your onions at least 30 minutes before use! I keep several in the refrigerator at a [...]

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Two Tasty Recipes: Sweet Potato Burritos & Macaroni & Cheese!

by on Feb 24, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

I am excited to recommend two new recipes that I have been experimenting with lately! Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos Thanks to one of my readers, I recently received and tried this Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos. I found it extremely delicious, frugal (as it is meatless) and a great freezer meal. I used black beans in [...]

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The Wonders of Green Smoothies

by on Feb 17, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

Did you know that through one green smoothie you can consume 5-8 servings of fruits and vegetables? Did you also know that eating green smoothies is one of the easiest way to digest the full nutrients of fruits and vegetables? Green smoothies are a wonderful alternative, as opposed to juices, of absorbing the full potential  [...]

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Healthy Valentine’s Day Treats

by on Feb 11, 2009 in building the family, recipes & kitchen tips

Karis and I had great fun this morning baking a few special treats for Daddy for Valentine’s Day, except we decided to bake them early in order to spread the goodness throughout the weekend. Rather than spending money on gifts and such, I have found my sweet hubby appreciates some special food items. Keep his [...]

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Candied Pecans

by on Feb 10, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

I am not normally a fan of nuts, but creating these delicious candied nuts is a perfect addition to our diet in many ways. Topped on a nice green salad or in our homemade trail mix (with raisins and the like), or simply served as an evening treat. We love combining them with raisins for [...]

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Bulk Grain Storage

by on Feb 04, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

Danielle asked: When you buy the 25 pound containers what do you have to store them in? I am a big fan of buying our grains in larger quantities to help save money on our food budget and keep things simple and organized. I find it especially useful to find a nearby friend to split [...]

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Shepherd’s Pie (revised & updated)

by on Feb 03, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips

I have made some additions to this recipe to add some further wonderful flavors! This is one of my favorite nutritious winter meals for any size family. A great way to stretch your meat for a frugal well balanced meal. You can even throw in some rice or quinoa as desired. It freezes remarkably well! [...]

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Homemade Pregnancy Tea

by on Jan 28, 2009 in bellies & babies, recipes & kitchen tips

Red raspberry leaf tea has been used for centuries as a folk medicine to treat canker sores, cold sores, and gingivitis in persons of all ages and anemia, leg cramps, diarrhea, and morning sickness in pregnant women, and as a uterine relaxant. Brewed as a tea it is the best known, most widely used, and [...]

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