Archive for the ‘From My Kitchen’ Category

Bento me, again????

Ok, so I’m going a little bit crazy with the Bento boxes!  But, I told you I was having just too much fun with them!  Today, you can find me over at Pennies and Blessings chatting more about Bento boxes….

Healthy, Happy, Green Bento Box Lunch

Meal Plan: Week of September 19

I’m getting kick started into meal planning!  I can’t wait until the challenge starts!  Here is what we are going to eat this week. Monday, September 19 Oven Pancake With Apples Tuna Salad, Banana Peppers, Cucumbers Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken, rice, Green Bean Casserole

Plan-it Don’t Panic Pre-party Recipe Exchange

It’s two o’clock and I feel like today has been spinning out of control.  This morning I prepped a batch of dried stevia so that I can make it into a glycerite.  Then, I removed all the skins from my tomatoes and took out all the seeds the seeds in order to make some tomato [...]

Organic Honey

Sweeten Up With These Natural Sweeteners

Recently, a friend of mine and I were chatting about our own personal health philosophies.  I happened to mention that I didn’t cook with white refined sugar anymore, and that I really don’t purchase it much either.  She asked what kind of sweeteners I use, so I thought I’d put them in a post to [...]

An Introduction to Real Food

Are you new to a real whole foods diet and don’t know where to start?  If so, stop by High Country Mom Squad today and read my post about an Introduction to Real Food to give you a place to start.  Start eating in a way that is healthier and nourishing to your body!  You [...]

Family Dinner Night: Gluten Free Chicken Taco Bowls

Kids and my husband love to build their own when it comes to dinner.  Then, they don’t have me nagging them about which vegetables to eat and to at least take a bite out of this vegetable before I give you something that your really like (like bread, since that is all my toddler wants [...]

My First Bento

Bento Me Baby!

Today, was the first day of preschool for my little guy.  He was so excited and he’s such an extrovert so I just know that he will have a fabulous time!  My little girl has been waking at night for the past month or so, and I am fairly sure the culprit is those teeth [...]

Beef Roast

4 Meal Beef Roast

My mission is to save money on food, fix healthy meals, and waste no or little food if I can help it.  This past week I spent a very little amount of money and we ended up with lots and lots of food!  Our family of 4 made 4 meals out of about a 2.5 [...]

Perserving Summer: How to Freeze Green Beans

It is summer, and fresh fruits and veggies are in abundance.  I am always a happy woman in the winter time when I can just pull produce out of the freezer and don’t have to go to the grocery store for it.  It is typical for us to stock the freezer during the summer months, [...]