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Pressure cooker (beans)
My grandma bought me a pressure cooker as a wedding gift many moons ago. At first, I was very intimidated by the steam and feared that it might explode every…
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Fermenting
I recently spotted the Nourishing Traditions cookbook for forty percent off and picked it up immediately. Nourishing Traditions is the cooking “bible” for Weston A. Price aficionados. While I definitely don’t buy…
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Thank goodness it’s Friday
Fridays during CSA season are like Christmas at our house. We are a drop-off site for our CSA (LIFE Farm), and our share usually gets here around 2pm or so.…
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“sara bars”
Grant discovered the LÄRABAR a few years ago when he bought some for us for a day of hiking. We were quickly hooked. Once Jasper could eat real food, he…
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Roasting veggies
We have a friend in our small group who does not like vegetables (you know who you are!) besides maybe potatoes in the form of french fries. I keep trying…
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Stock Making
I don’t like overcomplicated recipes or techniques in the kitchen, but I have been trying to “return to my roots,” so to speak when it comes to the ingredients that…
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Make your own bread – quick and delicious
I read this great book a few weeks ago. It has re-inspired me in a lot of ways in terms of the things we do to take care of our…
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“Kingdom Dinner”
Grant and I decided to start a monthly community meal of sorts. We talked it up among some of our “food-minded” friends, who were all very supportive. We didn’t want…
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springtime recipe
Since we began eating more locally and seasonally several years ago, we have discovered a whole new world of vegetables that we had never tried before. Rutabaga, kale, chard, turnips,…