Roasted Beet and Barley Salad
My August issue of Eating Well magazine arrived on a day where I was thinking about cooking something new for dinner. As we settled into the house last week, it took a...
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Real Food
Revisiting Homemade Yogurt
It’s been a very long time since I pulled out my yogurt maker. In fact, I seem to recall not to long ago wondering if I should pass it on to someone...
Meatless Taco Filling? Oh My, Yes!
Last night was a taco night for our family, and my chosen filling was a ground turkey filling. I have a couple of rolls of the better quality frozen turkey in the...
The Easiest Pasta Sauce!
One of the many challenges with our new schedule is trying to not make the same things over and over. There are several nights a week where I need to make a...
Crockpot Winner! Pork Chili
It was the ultimate in irony. I walked through the garden and harvested a small handful of tomatillos, and a small handful of Amish Paste tomatoes. It was the first harvest of...
Fried Rice: Super Easy
Fried Rice is not generally one of my go-to dishes, or at least, it hasn’t been. Like casseroles and other one-pot-wonders, the kids have not historically been fans. However, their taste buds...
Freezing Blueberries
The single easiest act of food preservation you could ever do is freeze your own blueberries. You know how you go to a farmstand or a Farmer’s Market and you see those...
Philly Cheesesteak
I’ve never been fortunate to have a real Philly Cheesesteak. I mean, I’ve had them out and about, but I’ve only ever been in Philadelphia once in my life- and that was...
Homemade Italian Sausage
After the breakfast sausage post the other day, I figured I better get back right away and share the Italian Sausage recipe. Like the breakfast sausage, this is a revelation for me. ...
Homemade Sausage: So, So Good!
Well hello there my Internets! I’ve missed you. I’ve missed you terribly. I feel like a bad relative who ran away for a while and is tentatively trying to return things to...
New To Us: Golden Honey Pork
Oh, this was good! This one was really good- way better than I expected, that’s for sure. This week for a stir-fry I decided to pull out my Big Book of Wok...
Simple Beef Stroganoff
Stroganoff has always been one of my favorite meals. Mom made a mean one, and I clearly recall asking for it for my birthday dinner more than once. It was the mushrooms,...