Don’t let kids leave home without manners
It is one thing to have a vision for your family; it’s another thing to have a perfect vision for your family. Take the family dinner table (please! as some exasperated families might exclaim). This is a great way to reconnect as family, feed and nurture souls and make sure that your family is making […]
Hot tips to avoid freezer burn
Have you ever removed a tray of meat from the freezer only to find discoloration and ice crystals? If you’ve forgotten about a carton of ice cream in the freezer for any length of time, you may have opened it to find its surface covered in ice. Freezer burn, we tend to call it. Freezing […]
How to optimize freezer space
If there’s an avalanche of food spilling out of the freezer compartment of your refrigerator every time you open it, or if stuff is buried so deep in your chest freezer that you’ve stopped even trying to search for things, it’s time to get your freezer situation under control! When your freezer is not organized […]
How to get the kids involved in freezer meal prep
As far as I’m concerned, basic kitchen skills are every bit as important to teach our children as are basic hygiene skills. We brush our teeth and wash our hands multiple times every day of our lives, and we also have to eat multiple times a day, every day of our lives. So, why is […]
Sweet on sweet potatoes
With this being Valentine’s Day it’s fitting that we talk about one of my most beloved foods. I’ve always enjoyed putting sweet potatoes on the dinner table but since I’ve gone Paleo, these nutrient-rich tubers are featured menu items at my house more often than ever. Sweet potatoes are much more nutritious than plain old […]
Why you should try to use organic food in your recipes
Around here you see a lot of articles and recipes calling for organic ingredients, you probably wonder why. Sometimes it is difficult to get organic ingredients so my feeling is that you should do your best to use the most naturally grown and prepared organic ingredients in all your dishes that you can reasonably accomplish […]
What’s your beef?
When you source your meat locally, which I always recommend you do, you’re going to be paying a bit more for cuts than you’d be used to at a grocery chain. And when you spend a little more on your beef, you want to be good and sure that you enjoy it. That means getting […]
Get food on the table quick with a Pressure Cooker
Ever come across a recipe that you have all of the ingredients for, but you’re lacking in the hours of cooking time it requires? (This always happens in that precious hour you have before supper is due to be ready, doesn’t it?) Enter the pressure cooker. A pressure cooker is a special pot with a […]
Hooray for Bay Leaves
Once upon a time in Rome, bay leaves—which grow on the sweet bay or laurel tree—were used to make laurel wreaths (like the one you see Apollo wearing when depicted in illustrations). Besides headwear, bay leaves have been used throughout history as a medicinal herb. At one time, bay leaves were used as a diuretic […]