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 […]
Radio Show Recipes 11-12-11
November 12, 2011 By
Recipes from this week’s radio show! If you listened to my radio show on November 12, 2011, I mentioned what was cooking in my kitchen this week. Here are some of the recipes. Enjoy! If you didn’t get a chance to listen to the show with The Grocery Shrink, Angela Coffman, please check it out […]
Grocery Shrink on the radio!
November 11, 2011 By
Get Real – Get Prepared with Vickilynn Haycraft. Exploring preparedness, health, nutrition and family for real life! Tune in Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 7-8PM Eastern (6-7 PM Central) to hear the show LIVE. You can also click on the show link anytime after the air time to hear the show On Demand, or you […]
Whole grain pizza party!
November 10, 2011 By
We love pizza, it’s as simple as that. Many different kinds of pizzas, lots of variations, but we prefer our pizzas healthy (and cost-saving doesn’t hurt either!) The way we get to meet both requirements is to make our pizzas at home with 100% whole grain crusts and healthy toppings. I like to schedule a […]
The Art of Gluten-Free Sourdough Baking
November 4, 2011 By
Gluten-Free. Sourdough. Baking. Can they actually work together? As beautifully laid out in Sharon Kane’s book, The Art of Gluten-Free Sourdough Baking, the answer is yes! Sharon takes us on a journey trough trial and error, allergy substitutions, what works and what doesn’t for a monumental, instructional primer on baking with sourdough and using only […]
Luscious Homemade Almond-Chia Milk recipe
September 28, 2011 By
Luscious, thick, smooth homemade non-dairy almond milk that is health-supporting AND frugal, has no waste and is easy on the calorie-budget as well?! Sounds too good to be true? Follow me and I’ll show you. If you wish to use this delicious non-dairy “milk” for chia pudding, simply leave out the added chia from the […]
