For about a year I’ve been experimenting with Gluten Free and Paleo baking. However I am not super committed to the no grains aspect of Paleo because ruling out rice flour is tough. I like using nut, bean and coconut flours when it works. Sometimes I make up my own flour mix. Sometimes I use Bob’s […]
Feeding all the eaters
What is it like feeding all these eaters? First of all they are picky. Multiply that times four and we have quite a bunch. After being a vegetarian for 2o years we now eat more of a paleo diet. We wanted to cut carbs, non-nutritious fillers and processed foods. There is still a lot of organic, processed […]
Whole 30 who me?
A few months ago I thought all you people cutting out chocolate and wine and sugar and gluten and grains and legumes and cheese…..were nuts. So what do you eat? Now I’m finding out the answer by expereince. I really can’t say what made me do it. A friend invited me to a Whole 30 […]
Summertime eating
It’s not quite summer. But when you have an impromptu dinner feeding this many kids and friends while they play in the backyard on a giant blow up waterside – it’s officially summertime. My girls get out of school tomorrow. The round the clock feeding will begin first thing Wednesday morning. I’m talking about when you […]
Snow day MEAT soups
I have a confession to make here before I go on. Ready? Breathe….. After 20 years…..I am no longer a vegetarian. It started with a homemade grilled hamburger from local beef when I was pregnant and anemic. It was so good I ate another. Then we bought a pig from our farmer, after it was […]
Our no cereal breakfast routine on school mornings
In our house one person is an early riser and one is not. I am not. One is a early breakfast eater and one is not. I am not. Thankfully my husband takes on the breakfast duties at our house on school mornings. I am VERY thankful of that! We try to stick to fresh, […]
Dinner: Pork chops, sweet potatoes, green beans and risotto
What’s for dinner? Pork chops, baked sweet potato wedges, frozen green beans (from our summer CSA) and organic alfredo risotto. And it made everyone happy! It’s a lot of work to please everyone at dinner, with different tastes preferences. Some are meat eaters and some are (semi) vegetarians. Nearly every night I use every burner […]
CSA farm visits, now and then
Our vegetable CSA had a open house farm tour last weekend and we went, bringing home excitement and readiness for spring veggies to began. I’ve written about “Farmer Megan” lots before – like here when the girls’ brownie troop visited the farm on a hot early summer day. And here after our first drop in […]
Update on dinners, recipes and baking in the kitchen
The kitchen has been a busy place this January. After the holidays, it’s the time for a detox of things extravagant and out-of-the-ordary treats. It’s been a time to get back to baking, and making no processed foods a priority. As much as we can at least. In the later part of last year, I was […]