Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
Here’s a kitchen tip that served me well this past weekend: If you need to marinate something while camping, just assemble ahead of time and put everything in a plastic bag. That way you don’t need to lug all your seasonings up to the camper. But beware . . . you won’t want to let your thinner steaks marinate for more than 24 hours or so. The results were delicious!
Happy Memorial Day! This weekend was one of mixed emotions. On Saturday we met some of our friends in Traverse City who ran the Bayshore Marathon and went wine tasting on Old Mission Peninsula. We stayed at my father in law’s property, which is an RV on 40 acres which used to be his family’s homestead. It was very beautiful and peaceful. On Sunday we received news that a couple that my husband knows from his running group were in {Read More}
Searching out the lowest-priced food is not always the best way to be good stewards of our money. Find out why in this week’s Food & Faith Challenge!
Well friends, I’m headed out “up north” with no internet access. I have scheduled the Food & Faith Challenge to post tomorrow (you won’t want to miss it!), but after that you won’t hear from me until Monday. Which means the winners of Organic Manifesto won’t be posted until then . . . which means you DO have a few extra days to enter I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
I was fully prepared not to like The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food by Ben Hewitt. As I’ve been learning more about local food, I have realized that there are no easy answers, and the title of this book makes it sound as though a town was on the brink of collapse (think Detroit) and suddenly everybody discovered farmer’s markets and learned to grow their own food and buy $20 a pound cheese {Read More}
Just when I think about getting rid of a cookbook because I haven’t used it in forever, it comes to my rescue. I purchased The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook : 250 No-Fail Recipes for Pilafs, Risottos, Polenta, Chilis, Soups, Porridges, Puddings and More, from Start to Finish in Your Rice Cooker shortly after our wedding four years ago when we received a rice cooker.
For a quick weeknight dinner, this grilled salmon fits the bill.
So, I had this rhubarb leftover from my cousin’s yard. I had made all the recipes calling for rhubarb from Simply in Season . What to do? While flipping through said cookbook, I came across the recipe for Shortcake or Scones. Hmmm. I had heard of strawberry shortcake. Why not rhubarb shortcake?
Today I’m re-posting and updating an article I wrote back in December. It’s a topic that’s been on my mind in preparation for this Saturday’s post on the Food & Faith Challenge–the topic is Money! Check back on Saturday for a great guest post and the chance to win Real Food on a Real Budget. OK, it wasn’t really $10 for the lamb chop. I looked at the “per pound” price on the package instead of the price for the {Read More}
You might have noticed the ad on the right sidebar of my site. So what’s that all about? Jenny from Nourished Kitchen (the same one who was featured on CNN!) is offering a really helpful online cooking class. As a farmers market manager and experienced natural foods cook, I’ll show you how to prepare nourishing family-friendly meals with simple, step-by-step techniques. I’ve taken everything I know about cooking real food and condensed the information into 12 easy lessons – everything {Read More}
