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Menu Plan – September 15-21

by on Sep 14, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

Today was the big produce stockpiling day! I was blessed to receive 30 pounds of pears today from a dear friend, in addition to purchasing about 75 pounds of tomatoes for a day of canning diced tomatoes with my cousin, Amy. We are canning tomatoes tomorrow for the very first time. We bought the tomatoes [...]

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Menu Plan – September 1-6 & Canning Fun!

by on Sep 01, 2008 in news & giveaways, recipes & kitchen tips

We had a lot of fun this past weekend canning away! On Thursday, I sliced up and froze one 25 lb box of peaches for smoothies over the winter. For the frozen ones, I kept it simple and just sliced them up, unpeeled, into eighths and laid them out in Ziploc bags. I also canned [...]

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Nourishing Portable Food: Babies & Little Ones

by on Aug 27, 2008 in bellies & babies, recipes & kitchen tips

We are taking a pause from our simplifying series today to participate in the Nourishing Portable Food Challenge hosted by The Nourishing Gourmet. My challenge lately has been to supply my little toddler (who eats a ton!) with portable nourishing food for on the go! We have to be creative in bringing snacks for car [...]

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Homemade Mayonnaise

by on Aug 25, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

Just wanted to pass on a recipe that we have been enjoying for the last month or so for homemade mayonnaise. I have tried several recipes in the past, but nothing has compared to this recipe! Benefits: – Based on olive oil & apple cider vinegar – the best choice for oils! Most mayo out [...]

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Menu Plan – August 25-30

by on Aug 25, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

Monday Prep: make yogurt, kombucha, soak oatmeal, make tortillas Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs, Blueberry Crumb Muffins (replaced bananas with 1 cup blueberries & 1/3 cup applesauce – yum!) Lunch: Peanut Butter & Jelly, applesauce Dinner: Chicken Caesar Wraps, corn Tuesday Breakfast: Oatmeal Lunch: Homemade Mac & Cheese, Green beans Dinner: Chili & Cornbread, green salad [...]

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Egg Handling Tips

by on Aug 19, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

I always wondered why my lemon meringue pie never fluffed up the way it was supposed to…but I love lemon meringue and have been on a quest to solve this problem! Well, I think I finally figured out the trick (at least I think, help me out if I am wrong!). It is all in [...]

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Menu Plan: August 18-24

by on Aug 18, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

We had a lovely and HOT weekend here in Vancouver, WA! And as Monday begins, the rain and thunderstorms have hit! It has been pretty wild. I spent Friday morning picking yummy organic blueberries in the area. They are delicious and I have been craving blueberry muffins and blueberry pancakes since, so they are on [...]

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Homemade Toothpaste Recipe

by on Aug 12, 2008 in natural & green, recipes & kitchen tips

Have you thought much about fluoride? This lovely product is added to many water supplies and toothpaste. Dentists supposedly say it prevents tooth decay. When I discovered this product has been banned from adding to water in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Austria, France and The Netherlands, I questioned why it is still being [...]

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Menu Plan – August 11-16

by on Aug 10, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

The devastating problem around here lately has been to figure out how to survive without a blender. My lovely bosch blender broke almost two weeks ago now, and I am stranded waiting for the replacement part. Thankfully they were more than happy to fix it! Great customer service…but alas…no kefir smoothies lately, as much as [...]

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F & N: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches

by on Aug 08, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

Wow! This recipe is simply delicious! Amazingly simple and frugal without any meat, it is a perfect Summer dinner. We had Aaron’s brother Nathan over for dinner and both the guys loved it. That is pretty impressive for a meatless dish. I figured out the cost per serving to be approximately $0.97! That is definitely [...]

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