What is sprouting and why should we do it? Sprouting is the act of allowing your seeds (grain or legume) to grow (germinate) without soil to be used as fresh food. This germination accomplishes so many important things, but a few highlights are: 1) the sprouted seed becomes a nutrition powerhouse and a superfood. Read […]
Book Review: Back to Basics
January 18, 2012 By
Back to Basics, the compilation of popular Cooking Traditional Foods’ Menu Mailer series, is a jam-packed 322 page manual of everything you always wanted to know about buying, storing and preparing real foods in the traditional method. Not only is this an amazing recipe book, complete with options for those dealing with food allergies and […]
Book Review: Real Food Storage
January 18, 2012 By
KerryAnn Foster of Cooking Traditional Foods, has experienced first hand the pros and cons of having to feed her family totally from a food storage while not sacrificing the types of food her family prefers or requires (due to allergies). During Kerry’s husband’s 11-month period of unemployment, the Foster family was able to place their […]
CornDog Casserole
January 14, 2012 By
CORNDOG CASSEROLE Make cornbread batter (recipe following) and pour it into a buttered 9 x 13 pan. Cut organic all-chicken or all-beef hot dogs in pieces and “bury” them in the cornbread batter. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until center is done to the test. (Insert knife into cornbread and when done […]
Review: Back to Basics by KerryAnn Foster
January 5, 2012 By
Back to Basics, the compilation of popular Cooking Traditional Foods’ Menu Mailer series, is a jam-packed 322 page manual of everything you always wanted to know about buying, storing and preparing real foods in the traditional method. Not only is this an amazing recipe book, complete with options for those dealing with food allergies and […]
Review: Real Food Storage book
January 1, 2012 By
KerryAnn Foster of Cooking Traditional Foods, has experienced first hand the pros and cons of having to feed her family totally from a food storage while not sacrificing the types of food her family prefers or requires (due to allergies). During Kerry’s husband’s 11-month period of unemployment, the Foster family was able to place their […]
Simple Delicious Pizza Sauce
December 18, 2011 By
This recipe was given to me by my friend Trish Figgers, mom of 9 and frugal homemaker. I added more water and some optional ingredients, but this is our go-to and favorite pizza sauce. Everyone loves it! You can find Trish’s original pizza sauce recipe and several of her other frugal recipes here. […]
Homemade and Healthy Holidays
December 16, 2011 By
Holidays are the time for Family, Food, Fellowship and of course, most importantly, Faith. We may celebrate different holidays and we may celebrate them differently, based upon our own upbringing or family and ethnic traditions, but in every culture, for every holiday, we can incorporate healthy and homemade foods and gifts to make our holiday […]
Cream of Broccoli Soup (GF with Dairy-Free options)
December 7, 2011 By
Cold, wet weather just cries out for warming, comforting real food soups! Served with toasted homemade, hearty whole grain bread, Homemade Cream of Broccoli Soup provides warmth and comfort for the body and soul. I used fresh, organic broccoli, but this would work with frozen broccoli as well. Be sure to use homemade chicken or […]
CornDog Casserole
November 12, 2011 By
Make a pan of cornbread (recipe following) and pour it into pan. Cut organic all-chicken or all-beef hot dogs in half lengthwise and “bury” in the cornbread batter. Bake as usual. Cut pieces so that each piece has a hot dog in it. Serve with lots of ketchup rather than butter or honey! OPTION: Add […]
