Today I’m excited to share with you a new FREE Health Challenge here on the blog! If you’d love a little daily motivation and encouragement to get healthier, you’re going to love this challenge!… { read more }
A step by step canning recipe for the best homemade salsa we’ve ever made! Chock full of flavor with great consistency and texture, it’s perfect for dipping or topping just about anything! … { read more }
The recipe I’m going to share with you today is one I’ve been making for ages! It’s delicious and creamy and full of healthy ingredients, including two superfoods! It’s one of my family’s… { read more }
As many of you know, I live in a small town in rural upstate New York. Our choices around here are rather limited and without a lot of competition, the cost of… { read more }
Today’s recipe is a Black Bean Quesadilla, a recipe that I’ve been making for ages. It is so easy to throw together for a quick snack or lunch or even an easy, light dinner when… { read more }
My family loves pesto! In the spring, when all those lovely garlic scapes need picking, it’s all about fresh Garlic Scape Pesto. In the summer, when the lemon basil is spilling out of the… { read more }
Happy New Year, friends! It is that time of year again when many of us are thinking about new starts, new goals, and our intentions for this coming year. I have set some goals… { read more }
I was never a fan of Almond Joy candy bars when I was growing up (or even as an adult for that matter) but over the past few years, the combination of almonds and… { read more }
Get ready for some hearty, healthy and nourishing Garden Minestrone Soup that will satisfy both vegetarians and meat eaters alike! Years ago, when I first started cooking in my own kitchen, I… { read more }
Is it even possible to make a healthy Macaroni & Cheese? Oh yes, my friends, it is! It doesn’t rank up there with Kale Salad on a nutritional level but we can… { read more }
There’s not much better than warm, homemade soup on a chilly fall day, is there? One of my very favorite things to make during the fall and winter is homemade soup. I love how… { read more }
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know I’m a big believer in food as medicine. When my family started eliminating processed foods and foods that our bodies were not reacting… { read more }
Today’s recipe is one that I’ve made for over 25 years. Even before we “got healthy,” my family actually happily consumed spinach but ONLY when I prepared it this way! Back… { read more }
No doubt, you’ve probably heard that fermented foods are extremely good for you. Fermented foods include things such as sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles, pickled vegetables, kombucha, kefir, yogurt, etc. These foods naturally develop probiotics… { read more }
As summer winds down, I’ve been busy, busy, busy preserving some of the beautiful harvest from our garden. During the months of August and September, you can find me in the kitchen canning, freezing and dehydrating as much… { read more }
It’s one of my favorite times of the year — cucumber season! I have cucumbers spilling out of my garden and I love it! If you don’t grow pickling cucumbers, no worries, you… { read more }