How to Roast Tomatoes for Sauce and Freezing
I’ve been up to my elbows in tomatoes lately. Saturday was the perfect gardening day – sunny, not too hot, and not too cool. So I found myself searching my jungle of a garden for all the bright red...
View ArticleHow To Make Applesauce
When apple season rolls around, one of my family’s favorite dishes is homemade applesauce. It doesn’t last long around here and everyone agrees it’s better than store-bought. Applesauce is easy to...
View ArticleOn the Menu at Our Place
Thanksgiving is over and it’s time to get back into the regular routine. With basketball games for all three kids added to the mix it’s a little more challenging. It takes menu planning to a different...
View ArticleBaked Sweet Potatoes
Do you ever find yourself making things more complicated than they need to be? I do. Lately, when I make sweet potatoes, I’ve been peeling, cutting, chopping, seasoning, and then roasting or grilling...
View Article10 Ideas for Using Cucumbers
I love cucumbers. They’re one of my favorite summer time vegetables. But when the cucumber vines in my garden have a prolific year, I find myself thinking of different ways to use up all the cucumbers...
View ArticleKeeping Things in Balance (plus a giveaway!)
As a dietitian, I’m used to talking and writing about having balance as it relates to our diets. A balanced diet is important for good health. Sure, there are times when we go overboard on certain...
View ArticleFreezer Inventory
It happens to me every so often. I go to get something out of our freezer and find I am either out of that particular item, or it is old and freezer burned – not useable. My mom’s freezer was not like...
View ArticleFriday Food Focus: Tomatillos
One of the hallmarks of a healthy diet is consuming a variety of foods. We have been given a wide array of foods, each providing different nutrients to keep our bodies healthy. Even within a food...
View ArticleFriday Food Focus: Beets
Friday Food Focus: Beets – they make a colorful, tasty, and healthy addition to any meal. My earliest memory of eating beets has me sitting at the table as a young child with a plateful of what I think...
View ArticleUncommon Goods: Gift Guide
May is a month of celebrations in our household. From now till the end of the month we have birthdays for three kids, my mother-in-law’s birthday, and our anniversary. It’s also a busy month with...
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How to Substitute Whole Wheat Flour for All-Purpose Flour
I have a friend who makes three loaves of bread for her family each week. They love this homemade bread; but it’s made with refined all-purpose flour, and she’d like to learn how to substitute whole...
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Meal Prep Ideas for Busy Families
Meal prep and planning ahead can help ensure your family has healthy, nourishing meals and snacks, even when life gets busy. Here are some tips and recipes to help! Life always gets busier for our...
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Holiday Gift Guide for the Busy Home Cook
It’s been said that if you have the right tools you’ll be able to do your job better. In the kitchen, the right tools can make the job of cooking more enjoyable, safer, and quicker. That’s important...
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Dinner Menu and Meal Prep for January
Welcome to the new year! One of the things I’ve been thinking about for the new year is how to get more organized in my menu planning and meal prep. Planning and prepping meals and ingredients in...
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Essential Pantry Items: Top 14 Healthy Choices
A well-stocked pantry makes it easier to cook healthy meals for your family. That’s great, but what if you, like many other people, don’t have the luxury of a stand-alone pantry? When that happens,...
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Should We Be Drinking More Tea?
Discloser: This post was sponsored by Adagio Teas. As always, I only partner with brands I use and like, and all opinions expressed here are my own. Tea has long been purported to offer a number of...
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How to Add More Lentils to Your Diet and Why You Should
Lentils – while most people have heard of them, not as many people prepare them at home or eat them regularly. That’s unfortunate since lentils have so much to offer nutritionally as well as...
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5 Ways to Reduce Food Waste in the Home
Americans need to find a way to reduce food waste. We toss out too much food each year. In fact, according to the USDA, Americans waste 30-40% of our food supply each year. Yet, many people go hungry...
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Easy Meal Prep Tip: How to Batch Cook Chicken
Easy Meal Prep Tip: How to Batch Cook Chicken: Do you find meal prep challenging? Start small and try batch cooking. It’s easy to do and saves time when it comes to making meals on a tight schedule....
View ArticleEssential Pantry Items: Top 14 Healthy Choices
A well-stocked pantry makes it easier to cook healthy meals for your family. That’s great, but what if you, like many other people, don’t have the luxury of a stand-alone pantry? When that happens,...
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