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Make It From Scratch

The Growing Boy

There are days where Zander is just your typical normal boy.  He eats normally, plays normally, and is just an all-around kid.  And then there are days where I wonder if he’s...

Loaded Waffles

Over the next week or so, I’m going to go through some random photos I’ve taken over the last month and just say a thing or two about that picture.  It’s been...

Make It And Freeze It

After posting the recipe for homemade Taco Seasoning yesterday, it occurred to me that I really ought to say something as a reminder that when you make taco meat, you should really...

Make It Yourself: Taco Seasoning

Who doesn’t like tacos?  Very few people I’ve come across, that’s for sure!  So when we had a family get-together this past weekend that included kids of all ages, I decided that...

Easy, Easy Baked Pasta

Delicious to boot, THIS is the type of food I’m talking about when I’m talking about Real Food.   Today I have a recipe to share for Baked Rigatoni With Ham, Tomatoes and...

Sauerkraut: Nourishing Traditions Style

Here I was, all excited and proud of myself because I kicked off the month of February with a bang as far as posting frequency goes.  And then the Super Bowl was...

Happy Birthday Zander!!

Yesterday my little man turned seven years old.  Seven! This is his sixth birthday that I blogged, and I just had to wait until I had a cake to take a picture...

Back To Basics: Stock Making

Stock making is one of those very basic kitchen skills that seems to have been lost along the way.  I think the advent of readily made stocks and broths on the grocery...

Homemade Noodles: Amazing!

On New Year’s Eve a few weeks ago we were lucky enough to make last-minute plans to spend time with some very good friends.  We got together for dinner and conversation, and...

What’s Baking Today?

In an effort to blog more, I’m going to catch myself in the kitchen more often.  I can’t tell you how  many times I’m making something and running a nice dialogue in...

European Peasant Bread

Two years ago, for Christmas, I was gifted a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.  I baked out of it a few times over the month or two after...