Many years ago, I came up with a recipe for Smothered Chicken that was a family, friend and read favorite, but it was made with a tradition roux (butter, flour, milk) and heavy on the dairy. Since several members of our family are sensitive to cow dairy, and many of our friends are gluten-free, it […]
No-Shopping November Day Five
November 6, 2014 By
Day Five, a Wednesday, is usually busy with daughter being driven into town for homeschool critical thinking enrichment class, home for more classes and then church for her to serve in the Children’s Ministry. Hubby usually does the driving, but today he was ill. We made backup plans for me to take her, but too […]
Dehydrating Dried Beans
November 5, 2014 By
Are you storing raw dried beans? Try cooking them first, then dehydrating them. “Why should I bother to cook and dehydrate the beans? Aren’t they already dried?” Yes, they are dried, but they are raw, in other words, not cooked. They were simply dried from their raw state. Once the beans are completely cooked and […]
No-Shopping November Day Four
November 5, 2014 By
Day Four arrived (as it usually follows Day Three 🙂 If you missed the last 3 days, you can find them here: Day One, Day Two, Day Three.  I will continue to share my thoughts at the bottom of each day’s posts. If you have any questions for me, please send them to realfoodliving@gmail.com My […]
No-Shopping November Day Three
November 4, 2014 By
Day Three, Monday, was a quiet day. I had to go to town for a doctor’s appointment, so I didn’t plan on cooking or baking today. We usually buy in bulk locally and from Azure Standard Bulk and Natural Foods, and stocking up has been our regular shopping routine for many years. However, we do purchase […]
No-Shopping November Day Two
November 3, 2014 By
Continuing with our month-long (or more if needed) living from our storage. If you missed Day One, read it here. Remember: This is not an experiment, challenge, or dry-run. It’s real life for us and I know many of you have been in similar situations. We had no warning before this emergency, and so we […]
Radio Show Notes Episodes 15-17
June 30, 2013 By
Children with Autism with guest Tammy Trayer Episodes 15, 16, 17 Tammy Trayer of Mountain Woman Journals and Spectrum Kids in the Outdoors, shared her story, strategies and resources for helping her son, Austin, who is Autistic. Mountain Woman Journals Spectrum Kids in the Outdoors Mountain Boy Journals – Austin’s site Gluten-free, casein-free recipes Better […]
All new, All American Sun Oven
April 17, 2013 By
Join Vickilynn and her guest Paul Munsen, President of Sun Ovens International and maker of the Global Sun Oven and the All American Sun Oven. Paul gives us excellent information on the whys and hows of solar cooking and the enhanced features of the all-new All American Sun Oven. Listen HERE. Listen for the […]
Grain Mills and interview
February 22, 2013 By
Are you interesting in learning about the options for grain mills? Electric, non-electric, convertible and what you can do with a grain mill? Tune in to Know Your Food with Wardee for this episode where Wardee interviews me and we discuss all things grain mills! You can listen immediately on the player below, On Demand later […]
Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Giveaway
February 9, 2013 By
Gluten-free, sugar-free book giveaway. You won’t want to miss this. FREE copy of the amazing and luscious recipe book, “The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking,” written by Chef Peter Reinhart and recipe developer Denene Wallace. Listen in to the interview with both the authors on my show to get the giveaway details! The only mandatory […]
