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In the kitchen

Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Recipes and Tutorials to Keep You Busy Until Thanksgiving

August 30, 2010

Welcome back! Have you visited our new site, Saving Naturally, where we help you live healthy and spend less?
Preserving season is in full swing! I've taken a brief break from it myself the past couple of weeks, after a busy bout of preserving in July. Now it's time to jump back in with both [...]

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Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Tomato Canning Tutorial

August 16, 2010

I know that canning is a daunting process to many. It was for me, too, until my sweet friend Jen took one summer day about 5 years ago to teach how to do it myself.
Once you see how someone else does it, the whole process begins to be demystified. My goal in showing you this [...]

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Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Freezing Raspberries and Strawberries

August 2, 2010

Though I've already shared how I go about freezing blueberries, my method for freezing raspberries and strawberries is somewhat different, because they can tend to be juicier fruits that stick together in the bag once frozen.
It's no fun to be banging a bag of frozen, stuck-together berries on the counter in frustration each morning [...]

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Even Real Food Bloggers Get the Blues (and How to Keep Nutrition Up in Busy, Stressful Seasons)

July 30, 2010

For me, one of the most important aspects of blogging is being real. Being transparent. Admitting that I'm not a superwoman, and that just like the rest of you, I deal with the regular ups and downs of life as a mom, wife and homemaker.
Sometimes life flows along merrily. Other seasons are so much more [...]

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Making Healthy Smoothies With Your Fresh Summer Greens (at Simple Organic)

July 29, 2010

It’s a rare day that goes by in our home when we don’t make a fruit smoothie. Call us addicted. It’s a wonderful addiction to have!
Since I have 3 little ones and a husband that rely on me to help them get in maximum nutrition with each and every bite [...]

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What to Do With All Those Summer Berries!

July 16, 2010

That is my challenge right now, and perhaps it's yours, too!
Yesterday we went to a berry u-pick farm, where we picked about 20 lbs of raspberries and bought another 10 lb flat. On our way out of the farm, we noticed a sign at the farm across the street, "$1 Jam Strawberries".
I've never been one [...]

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Loving My CSA: Learning to Eat a Variety of Seasonal Produce

July 5, 2010

Guest Post Written by Nicole Bennett
My first experience with swiss chard was about a year and a half ago. That Martha Stewart, I thought, she always has the strangest ingredients in her recipes. Shortly after that, however, I subscribed our family to a local farm's CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), and little did I know how [...]

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Real Food Encouragement: Whole Wheat Bread

April 28, 2010

By Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer
Confession: I am not so skilled in the kitchen.
Conflict: I need to write a blog post about a real food kitchen for Keeper of the Home.
Solution: Write about hope. Hope for those of us who feel clueless and overwhelmed at the thought of making better choices for our families. Hope that [...]

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Real Food Makeover- The Anderson Family, Pt 2

April 19, 2010

This is a continuation of last week's makeover for the Anderson family.
This week I want to share a sample menu plan. It won't look quite as specific as the menu plan for the W family, because mom Andi is already a regular menu planner and has certain meals/themes that she uses each week, so instead [...]

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Real Food Makeover: The Anderson Family

April 13, 2010

I am just loving these makeovers! They are long and take more work than my usual posts, but to me, there is nothing like really digging in and getting practical for particular families. Are you enjoying these posts, too? I pray that they are a blessing, for both the families involved, and those that read [...]

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