Hot, hot heat (or why I didn’t post my menu this morning)Read More
Oh garage sales, how I love thee
The Value of a Chicken
First harvest of the season
Nourishing Frugal Food!
Inspired by the recent rise in grocery costs, and our ever-present desire to cook whole, nourishing food for our families (and encourage you to do the same!), I will be collaborating with Kimi of The Nourishing Gourmet to bring you a carnival that we are really excited about! Actually, it was all Kimi’s brilliant idea… …
Baby Steps: Eating Cultured and Fermented Foods
This week's baby step is: To introduce one new cultured or fermented food to yourself (and your family, if you can)! Why this step is important: Though they made not sound all that appealing initially, and I know that this may be a bigger Baby Step than some of the previous ones, cultured and fermented …
Summer reading
I need to have less “stuff”
Menu Plan Monday- June 23
Learning resources for little ones
Grow, little garden, grow!
Did you know that you have some incredible garden fertilizers, right in your very own kitchen? As I am trying to keep my garden costs low, I have been so blessed this year to discover a few very simple, yet very effective ways to boost my garden! It all started on a short date with …
I choose hope
There is a lot of bad news out there. Sometimes, being on the internet so much, I can tend to feel overwhelmed by all that I read and see. One site in particular has really been getting to me lately, with what I feel is a particularly negative, hopeless and humanistic approach. If I were …
Baby Steps: Get growing!
This week’s baby step is: Very simple. It is to grow something edible, anything at all, this summer. And eat it! Why this step is important: I think there is something crucial about connecting with the seasons and the way that food grows. Though I find it difficult to express in words, there is something …
Did you know…
Giveaway time again!
Edible communities
Menu Plan Monday- June 16
To the rockinest Daddy we know…
The summer that wasn’t
Frugality with Food, Revisited- Part 2
Here is my continued list of strategies for keeping my grocery costs low (while keeping healthy foods a priority), in the midst of the rising grocery costs: (If you missed the first post, which also explains why I'm going through all of these ideas, you can find it here.) 9) Shopping with a detailed list— …
Doing it all through His grace
What’s next, lead in baby receiving blankets?
Baby Steps: Going More Natural, One Cleaner at a Time
Just a reminder– If you haven’t done it yet, make sure that you visit last week’s recipe carnival to find some inspiration for completing the last Baby Step! So far in this Baby Steps series, we’ve talked a bit about toiletries (toothpaste), food preparation (using dry beans), and cooking nutritious food (making a list of …
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