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December 17, 2008: Guilt-free Christmas Snacking
Comments: 13 | Categories: Holidays , Recipes

I promised some healthy Christmas snacks, and though I haven't been feeling well this past week, I figured I could still manage to get a few ideas out to you and maybe spark up a bit more of an appetite for myself in the process! Christmas treats really don't need...

December 3, 2008: Scrumptious Gingerbread Cake
Comments: 10 | Categories: Recipes

There is nothing like the smell of warm gingerbread, wafting out of the oven on a cool winter day... This is my favorite gingerbread cake recipe, which I made for my daughter's 4th birthday party. Guess somebody else thought warm gingerbread sounded just right, because they asked me to post...

October 30, 2008: Beautiful Bread Recipes
Comments: 13 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

During the Q&A last week, I was asked if I had any more bread recipes that I wanted to share, and it was great timing, because I've just recently been quite happy with what I've been making (a very good thing, as I am somewhat baking-challenged). Soaked, yeasted whole grain...

August 27, 2008: Nourishing Portable Food
Comments: 6 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

I'm actually so thankful for this carnival, as it comes at a great time for me. I'm really struggling with what to send with my husband for lunch lately. I think the reason I struggle with making lunches is because it is not consistent. One week he may only need...

August 26, 2008: What to do with all that zucchini...
Comments: 6 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

Wondering what to do with the gigantic zucchini that are taking over your backyard? Or perhaps you have friends who garden and keep trying to slip a zucchini into your purse each time you visit? For your sake and mine, here is some inspiration for using a plentiful zucchini harvest,...

July 29, 2008: Berries for jam
Comments: 6 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

Q: What do you get when you put together 40 lbs of raspberries, another 30 lbs of strawberries and blueberries, gallons of discounted frozen raw milk, sprouted grain buns bought on sale, multiple whole chickens, and a 1/4 of a cow? A: One little deep freeze that is oh-so-rapidly nearing...

July 17, 2008: Nourishing Frugal Food Carnival- Sides, Salads and Desserts!
Comments: 6 | Categories: Frugality , Recipes

Welcome to the second edition of the Nourishing Frugal Food Carnival (if you missed the first week of main dishes at The Nourishing Gourmet, catch it here)! This week I am honored to host the carnival, where we will focus on frugal yet nourishing salads, side dishes and desserts- yummy!...

July 17, 2008: Nourishing Frugal Food coming up...
Comments: 0 | Categories: Frugality , Recipes

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is the second half of the Nourishing Frugal Food carnival! Last week we shared main dishes and there was a great response- head on over to The Nourishing Gourmet to check it out! This week the focus is on salads, side dishes and desserts,...

July 10, 2008: Nourishing Frugal Food- Main Dishes
Comments: 3 | Categories: Frugality , Recipes

For my main dish contribution to the carnival, I have the yummiest Indonesian Rice Dish to share! Unfortunately, my recipe card has vanished, so I will have to give it from memory and hope that it tastes as good as the original, but I think I remember it pretty well,...

July 7, 2008: Great recipes: Sauteed Mushrooms and Taco Salad
Comments: 6 | Categories: Recipes

Inspired by a few great meals we've had lately, I just had to share these two recipes as my Kitchen Tip for today! Ryan's MushroomsMy darling hubby came up with this scrumptious and oh-so-simple recipe for quick, sauteed mushrooms (sorry, I had a picture, but it has disappeared into the...

May 14, 2008: Baby Steps: Let’s get soaking!
Comments: 14 | Categories: Baby Steps , Nutrition , Recipes

For those who missed the intro to this new series on Baby Steps towards natural and healthy living, why don't you read it here? As I mentioned last time, I sincerely believe that taking small but purposeful steps towards better nutrition and more natural living is the best way to...

April 27, 2008: A few good recipes
Comments: 3 | Categories: Recipes

I spent most of the day working on my garden (so exciting, I can't wait to show pictures soon!), so I am exhausted and ready for a relaxing evening, but as requested, here are a few of the recipes I used in my Frugal Cooking Carnival menu (you can see...

April 25, 2008: Simply Super Baby Stew
Comments: 0 | Categories: Babies , Recipes

As I work away on my calculations and post for tomorrow's Frugal Cooking Carnival, I thought I would just quickly post a simple, but very nutritious stew that I made for my 11 mth old baby the other day. This stew would be appropriate for any baby that has already...

March 30, 2008: Menu Plan Monday- March 31
Comments: 11 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

Last week, I gave a bit of a review of recipes from the week before. I received several comments saying how much they liked it and I realized that I would love it if other menu planners did the same, so from now on, I will try to give a...

March 25, 2008: Homemade teething cookies for baby
Comments: 2 | Categories: Babies , Recipes

As promised in my snack post, here is my favorite recipe for teething cookies (I wish I had a picture to show you, but I haven't made them recently, as my son is still a little too young for them). Teething Cookies for Baby (from Better Food for Better Babies,...

March 24, 2008: Raising Healthy Eaters- Simple and nutritious snack ideas for kids
Comments: 3 | Categories: In the kitchen , Raising healthy eaters , Recipes

As this series draws to a close, I thought it would be helpful to share a list of our favorite, healthy and easy-to-make snacks, and I've given you the opportunity to do the same below. If you have missed any of the posts in this series on Raising Healthy Eaters,...

March 20, 2008: Millions of oranges, oranges for free
Comments: 0 | Categories: Frugality , In the kitchen , Recipes

For the past two days, I've had a song stuck in my head... Movin' to the country, I'm gonna eat a lot of peaches (oranges)Peaches come from a can they were put there by a manIn a factory downtownIf I had my little way I'd eat peaches everyday What can...

March 14, 2008: Two hearty whole grain bread recipes
Comments: 9 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

For Frugal Fridays lately, I've been posting homemade bread recipes (a couple weeks ago I posted about making your own sourdough). The reason is simple. Baking your own bread is simply much, much cheaper than buying bread, if you want to buy anything of much quality (ie. better than Wonder...

March 11, 2008: Making good use of my dehydrator
Comments: 8 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

As I was sorting through the fridge this week, I noticed a bunch of apples that were sitting around, not getting eaten. They weren't bad, but they had lost their crunch, and no one (including myself) felt like eating them. I suppose I could have juiced them, but we already...

March 2, 2008: Menu Plan Monday- March 3
Comments: 19 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

I have a question for everyone this week. I realized today that I cook very strangely (much more strangely than I thought) compared to most people. I guess over the years I've grown accustomed to the healthier and very homemade fare that we eat, and quite honestly am not even...

February 28, 2008: A lesson in making sourdough bread for y'all!
Comments: 19 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

I know, I know, I'm not Southern. Gosh, I'm not even American. I just really enjoy using the word (phrase?) y'all, because it sounds friendly and cute and personable... at least, to me it does. So, ummm, anyways... Let's bake some bread! Simple Sourdough Bread (really!) I suppose the only...

February 24, 2008: Menu Plan Monday- Feb 25
Comments: 5 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

I had already prepared my menu plan last Thursday, but yesterday I realized I would have to rearrange it a bit. We went to an heirloom/organic seed event at a local garden, and I spent what little grocery money I had left for the month getting seeds! I'm thrilled about...

February 18, 2008: Menu Plan Monday- Feb 18
Comments: 7 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

Hello again! I'm still puttering away with my restrictive diet... two weeks down, minimum of 6 more to go! Each week I am stretched to find tasty, interesting, healthy and still frugal meals that we can all enjoy. I'm finding that being really purposeful to make yummy dinners (and therefore,...

February 16, 2008: My diet, a recipe, and how the flu wiped out my plan of completing my schedule
Comments: 5 | Categories: A bit of this, a bit of that , Recipes

Well, I'm nearing the end of week 2 of the diet (although the first week was a bit gradual- this week I tried not to cheat at all). So far, so good. I've had a few moments where I just looked at the fridge and sighed. But overall, I've been...

February 12, 2008: Introducing the Nourishing Gourmet
Comments: 1 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

One of my favorite bloggers, Kimi of Womanly Pursuits, has recently launched an exciting new blog that I wanted to share with you all! When it comes to nutrition, cooking and natural living, she and I have many similarities and common passions. So I was delighted to find out that...

February 10, 2008: Menu Plan Monday- Feb 11
Comments: 8 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

Many of you have kindly asked how my diet is going. This past week, I have been transitioning into the diet, so although I have tried to eat as strictly as possible, I have made some exceptions to allow for food that was in the house, my previous meal plan,...

February 3, 2008: Menu Plan Monday- Feb.4
Comments: 11 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

Happy Monday, all! Well, tomorrow (I'm posting this on Sunday night) I officially start my new diet. I'm allowing myself a few days of grace as I use up some stuff that I have on hand, since I just found out my diet details on Friday, but over the course...

January 29, 2008: Raising healthy eaters- What to feed baby
Comments: 5 | Categories: Babies , Healthy kids , Raising healthy eaters , Recipes

In my post last week, I discussed the importance of ensuring that your baby is truly ready, waiting longer than the typical age promoted by most doctors and books, and focusing on breastmilk as the foundation for baby's nutrition. So now that you've determined that your sweet baby is ready...

January 20, 2008: Apple Cinnamon Muffins
Comments: 2 | Categories: Recipes

Just for Laura, here it is... This recipe is different than your usual muffin recipe. As with all of the recipes I made this week, it requires soaking your grains overnight. The reason for doing this is that it breaks down the phytates in the grains, which makes them much...

January 13, 2008: Menu Plan Monday- Jan.14
Comments: 10 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

Good morning, all! I got this up a little later than usual, as I just couldn't finish it by a decent time last night. Ryan and I are trying hard to be more disciplined in going to bed early, and I needed his encouragment to leave this post, finished or...

January 6, 2008: Amazing Greek salad recipe!
Comments: 3 | Categories: Recipes

This is the ultimate Greek salad that I could practically live on (especially while pregnant). I made this recipe because I disliked Greek salads in restaurants that had such big chunks of veggies that you could never fit more than one piece in your mouth at a time. I love...

December 19, 2007: Healthy Christmas cookies (perfect for those with allergies, too!)
Comments: 8 | Categories: In the kitchen , Recipes

Shannon has declared a Christmas edition of Works-for-me-Wednesday, so here are a couple of great cookie recipes. They are both quite healthy, and very adaptable to different diets and allergies (wheat free, gluten free, egg or dairy allergy, etc.)! Enjoy! Rich Carob Balls 3/4 cup peanut butter (the original recipe...

December 16, 2007: Menu Plan Monday- Dec.17
Comments: 5 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

My challenge for creating a meal plan this week was that we are going out of town next weekend, for a whole week. Because I absolutely hate to waste any food if I can avoid it, my meal plan needed to use up the fresh produce still in my fridge....

December 11, 2007: Smoothie of the Morning- Carob Delight
Comments: 0 | Categories: Recipes

2 handfuls of raw sunflower seeds2 cups purified water1 Tbsp tahini1 tsp. vanilla (my addition)1 handful of pitted, dried dates (about 6-8)4 frozen bananas1 heaping Tbsp. carob powder This takes a little bit longer to blend because of the seeds and the dates, but it's worth it! If you have...

December 10, 2007: Menu Plan Monday- Dec.10
Comments: 7 | Categories: Menu Plan Mondays , Recipes

I'm feeling uninspired this week. Perhaps it's that I'm doing this at 12:40am, or that I know my kitchen counters are full of dirty dishes. Whatever the reason, sometimes meal planning is just hard work. I suppose that what makes it hard at times is that I don't want to...

November 16, 2007: Sweet tooth alternatives
Comments: 2 | Categories: In the kitchen , Nutrition , Recipes

Crystal just posted recently about taming her cravings, such as chocolate or ice cream, especially in light of wanting to lose or maintain weight. I will confess that sugar is often still my downfall. I grew up eating a lot of junk and sweets and old habits die hard. very....

November 7, 2007: Making homemade yogurt
Comments: 3 | Categories: Frugality , In the kitchen , Recipes

Today I made a batch of homemade yogurt, and as I am often asked how I do it, I thought I would post a simple tutorial on how to do it. You will need:Minimum 1 L or quart of milk, and up to about 4 L or 1 GallonYogurt starter...