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Menu Plan Monday- Feb.4

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 of the week I will make the full transition. I will post the details of my diet and supplement regimen sometime soon, but the basics are: no yeast, sugar (of any sort, not even honey [...]

Homemade Soup Broth: An Essential Element in Any Healthy, Frugal Kitchen

making chicken stock

Image by joyosity Ever wonder why fokelore has always included chicken soup as a remedy for the common cold? And why your Grandma's tastes just so good (so much better than any canned or dry variety ever could)? The secret is in the broth. Rich, delicious, nourishing homemade soup stock. Why is chicken soup superior to all the things we have, even more relaxing than "Tylenol?" It is because chicken soup has a natural ingredient which feeds, repairs, and calms the mucous lining in the [...]

Raising healthy eaters- What to feed baby

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 to eat some solid foods, what do you start with? Before I launch into what I believe are appropriate foods for a baby to begin eating, I will mention some foods that I do not [...]

Menu Plan Monday- Jan. 28

I wanted to finish this last night, before bed (which was already past 10), but my wise husband told me to leave it and go to bed and do it in the morning. I was so tired all weekend (the result of a couple late nights and a baby that's still getting me up), and although I'd still tired today, I'm so grateful for the rest that I did get. So here it is, a little late, but from a far more sane and happy [...]

Menu Plan Monday- Jan. 21

With all of the extra food that I bought and made last week, between the deals on organic dairy and some extra seasonal produce that I bought, I decided not to go shopping this week, but instead work on using up everything that I have on hand. Every once in a while, I find this to be such a helpful activity, in forcing me to get resourceful and creative with what I have, learning to make substitutions in recipes, trying out new recipes, and just [...]

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

The fruits of my labor