Food

If I had to choose one baking recipe that seems to exemplify the 19th century I think I would have to choose gingerbread. From cookbooks …

Pumpkin pie is a traditional, old-fashioned dessert that many people associate with holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. And, unlike recipes such as mincemeat pie …

I first came across this recipe for an old-fashioned buttermilk cake when I was searching for a pound cake recipe to try. I was looking …

When we think of food preservation, a lot of times the first thing that comes to mind is pantry shelves filled with home-canned foods in …

There are lots of different store bought herbal tea blends that you can buy, but one of the best ways to save some money and …

Making a homemade sourdough starter is a fairly simple process, but it can also bring up some questions, and one of those questions is how …

Making your own DIY herbal salt blends is a simple and easy way to create your own gourmet seasoning blends and to control the quality …

If you have a few backyard maple trees and you live in a climate where it's below freezing at night and above freezing during the …

There are some aspects of homesteading that are definitely more challenging for those of us who live in suburban areas with small yards, but if …

Whether you want to store your own garden-grown produce or whether you want to take advantage of a bulk discount for fresh vegetables from a …

I never used to do much with butternut squash because it seemed almost a little bit intimidating of a vegetable. I wasn't really quite sure …

Pumpkin is one of those kinds of foods that automatically brings back memories of the holidays and harvest season. Any time I see a pumpkin, …

  A lot of times, money can be a big issue for people wanting to switch to a healthier diet of organic, traditional, real food. …

If you're familiar with my blog, you've probably noticed that I'm not anti-wheat or anti-grain. In fact, I think the majority of the recipes I've …

  Of all of the things that have changed a lot in the past few years, our food supply is definitely one of them! And …

My first thought in writing this post was that it would probably be my most controversial post yet. And then I almost started laughing because …

Thanksgiving? Healthy? It might seem like a bit of an oxymoron, considering Thanksgiving's typical reputation as the holiday of gluttonous overeating, but, in my opinion, …

I love cranberry season, and each year I always look forward to finding fresh cranberries and stocking up on them so that I can keep …

When you hear the words "scratch cooking" or "cooking from scratch," do you envision hours spent confined in your kitchen, slaving over a hot stove, …

Vacation. Whether you're new to the world of healthy real food or not, chances are that one of the first things you think of when …

  It took a long while before I finally decided to get my own grain grinder. For several months, I had debated whether it would …

Maybe it's just me, but I find that's it's pretty easy to get stuck in a veggie rut and end up eating the same few …

Did you know that the sale of margarine was illegal in seven states in the 19th century and that three states required that it be …

For a long time, I had been confused about the subject of yeast, and especially about homemade yeast. The only yeast I knew about was …

This autumn harvest stew recipe is the perfect way to use all of the root vegetables that you harvest from your garden (or from a …

There's been quite a craze the past few decades of calorie-counting. Calorie counts are listed on just about everything now - cereal boxes, restaurant menus, even online …

I used to love to order fried apples as a side for my meal at restaurants. They were so delicious, so sweet and spicy, and …

Up until about a year ago, I used to use store-bought breadcrumbs for breading chicken for chicken fingers. I thought I was doing something healthy …

Wondering what to do with leftover strawberries that have started to get a little mushy? I was this past weekend. I had a decent amount left …

In my last blog post, I talked about why raw milk is healthier and about some of the benefits of drinking raw milk. But I …

This past weekend, I tried raw milk for the first time. It was the first time I've had a drink of milk in about twelve …

I just found some really fun spice bottles online from a natural herbal store. They have all sorts of organic herbs and spices along with …