Spring is in the air. We’ve started our seeds and are dreaming of our summer vegetable garden. Only one little problem…we still have half a freezer full of veggies from last year! We need to finish up what we spent so much time preserving last year before we are overrun with this year’s harvest. What […]
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Farmer Nathan and I both grew up in the low-fat generation complete with skim milk and fat-free labels on so many packages at the grocery store. Fat was the health enemy to be avoided. So naturally, neither of us grew up cooking with some of the traditional fats (lard, tallow, shmaltz etc.). Other than the
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There are many ways to approach coffee brewing. Whether it is the efficiency of a drip coffee maker or the heartiness of a percolator. The depth of flavor from the french press or the smooth taste of a pour-over. Today, we will venture into how to make pour-over coffee that is delicious and will take
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Clarified butter, sometimes called ghee, is simply butter that has been heated low and slow and then strained of the remaining milk solids (casein and whey) for a “purer” butter. I discovered this form of butter when I started my first Whole30 about 5 years ago. I knew I was going to miss milk for
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Last winter I became quite ill with a mysterious respiratory illness. Looking back, I wonder if I had COVID-19 or not, but no one was testing for it or even tracking that virus here back in January. Either way, I was feverish, short-of-breath, coughing for weeks, congested, and so very exhausted. Doctor’s determined it wasn’t
Homemade Elderberry Syrup – just $5 per bottle! Read More »
Once you’ve had a from-scratch cup of drinking chocolate, you can never go back to those packets that pretend to be hot chocolate. We reserve this decadent treat for special winter moments that call for a little celebration as it is rich and definitely indulgent. It only takes a few minutes on the stovetop and
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Confession: I’m a reluctant pumpkin-eater. Or nearly all winter squash for that matter. Not even in pumpkin pie. Something about the texture and nearly sweet flavor just makes me turn up my nose. Have to hide the pumpkin in bread or muffins before I can appreciate it…until this pumpkin minestrone soup came along… As an
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A few years ago after I completed my first Whole30, I was looking for some healthier recipes to add into my lunch routine that could be prepared ahead and/or freeze well. So many soups taste like a version of chicken noodle or a riff on chili, but I wanted a different flavor profile that I
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