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 the seeds, but had to …
Menu Plan Monday- Feb 18
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, having great lunches through leftovers) …
Lentil Vegetable Pottage
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 able to find enough to …
Introducing the Nourishing Gourmet
Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
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, etc. Starting tomorrow (Monday, that …
Delicious, Nutritious Chicken Potpie!
This recipe was passed on to me a few months ago by one of my dear friends, who also loves reading and loves learning about better health and nutrition (we get along well!). It was in my Meal Plan this week, and we enjoyed it yesterday, so I thought I would pass it on! Piled-high …
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 …
Homemade Soup Broth: An Essential Element in Any Healthy, Frugal Kitchen
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 …
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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, …
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 …
Papas Chorreadas (Creamy Potatoes) Recipe
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 …
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
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 more digestible and the nutrients much more readily absorbed. For more …
Spud Special Soup (The Ultimate in Comfort Food)
This is the soup recipe that I made during my marathon cooking this week- Ryan and I both adore it! Spud Special Soup (originally given to me by my pastor’s wife, when I first got married) 3 Tbsp butter 1 large onion 1/2 cup thinly slice carrot 1/2 cup diced celery 1 garlic clove (or …
Butternut Garlic Squash Recipe
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 not, and just go to …
Menu Plan Monday- Jan. 6
As promised, here is my menu plan, complete with a step-by-step of how I planned it below: Monday: Spiced chicken breasts, quinoa, red cabbage coleslaw (all recipes from Nourishing Traditions– except quinoa- I just cook it like rice and we use butter and Bragg’s on it) Tuesday: Taco salad with guacamole and sour cream- the …
Amazing Greek Salad Recipe
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 all the flavors mixed together! …
Menu Plan Monday- Dec.31
After a blissful week of little cooking, back to my regular meal planning I go: Monday : At a New Year’s eve wedding! Tuesday : Quesadillas (using brown rice tortillas and beans), with homemade salsa and guac (recipes here ) Wednesday : Chunky Butternut Squash soup- absolutely delicious! (recipe below) Thursday : Shepherd’s pie (my …
Rich Carob Balls & Allergy-Friendly “Sugar” Cookies {Healthy Holiday Treats with Allergy-Friendly Options!}
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! This is one of our favorite little treats! The recipe originated from Rejuvenate Your Life, …
Menu Plan Monday- Dec.17
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. Plus, I didn’t want to …
Smoothie of the Morning- Carob Delight
This is one of our favorite evening treat smoothies, but occasionally we use it as a morning smoothie, just because it’s so yummy! It’s very creamy, and tastes like a carob milkshake. If you’ve never tried (or heard of) carob, it is the pod of a tree, that has a sweet, somewhat chocolaty flavor to …
Menu Plan Monday- Dec.10
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 just be conventional in my …
Menu Plan Monday- Dec.3
One of the things that I am striving for in my meal planning these days is a good balance of red meat, poultry, fish, and vegetarian meals. This week I have 2 meals with red meat, 2 with poultry, 1 with fish, and 1 vegetarian: Monday: Turkey veggie pot pie (I believe this is from …
Making Homemade Yogurt
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.