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5 Frugal Real Food Meal Ideas

5 Frugal Real Food Meal Ideas

Written by Mindy, Contributing Writer Without proper planning, a whole foods diet can be more draining on your wallet than you might expect! However, by menu planning and incorporating meals with lower cost ingredients into my meal plans, I actually spend the same amount on groceries now as I did before we made the switch…

Planning What to Preserve

Planning What to Preserve

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer Are you new to preserving food — or maybe just curious about it? Maybe you’d like to give it a shot, but don’t really know where to start. I was in your shoes last year! It was my very first year preserving food for my family. I had no…

Green Tomatoes, Mincemeat and Ingenuity: Why I’m Grateful for the Women Who Have Gone Before Me

Green Tomatoes, Mincemeat and Ingenuity: Why I’m Grateful for the Women Who Have Gone Before Me

This week I breathed a sigh of thankfulness that I have read the Little House on the Prairie series. That Caroline Ingalls was a wonder, as were so many of the inspiringly creative and brilliant pioneering women who came before us! Due to poor supports (a lack of foresight on my part), a heavy load…

Real Food Recipe Roundup: March

Real Food Recipe Roundup: March

I love passing on real food recipes, whether they’re tried and true, or newly acquired favorites. Lately, though, I just haven’t been cooking up anything all that interesting! With my trip to the Blissdom conference earlier this month, just a busy month in general for our family, and cleaning out my fridge in preparation for…

Baking Day Comes to an End

Baking Day Comes to an End

**Mmmm… delicious granola bars I made this afternoon!** Phew! I am tired after a looong day in the kitchen (not to mention being up late the night before, grinding grain and getting everything soaking!). No energy or time to post up pictures, but just wanted to share the final outcome of the day. This was…

So Grateful

Tonight, I am just so grateful for a number of things: Our new van (that's it above): We recently felt that it was time to sell our car (a Mazda Protege5 wagon) in order to purchase a minivan for our growing family. Long story short, we ended up getting what seems to be the perfect…