I am a cheese lover no doubt about it! That’s why I’m so excited to share with you just how easy it is to make your own cheese. There are plenty of reasons to make cheese yourself such as having control over the quality of your milk, avoiding funky ingredients (like artificial preservatives), seasoning it…
Have you heard about Zucchini Cheese?? It’s a Dairy-Free, Paleo-Friendly alternative to cheese that you can make at home. And get this, it tastes just like CHEESE! Really. I swear. I wouldn’t joke about something so super important as cheese! For those of you whom avoid dairy, this is the ideal, healthy replacement for cheese…
I’m always looking for creative and yummy ways to use all the fresh, nutritious bounty our garden provides. This year we’ve been totally obsessed with kale and have planted more than ever. We’ve been giving our dehydrator quite the workout this summer with all the kale chips we’ve been making. (My Recipes: Taco Kale Chips…
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, the no-doubt you’ve noticed my latest obsession with these pickled red onions! They are the perfect combination of sweet, sour and red onion flavor that’s sure to please everyone. I’m not a fan of raw onions but these are amazing to me and my husband loves raw onions…
Recently, I’ve fallen in love with lamb. It’s not a meat that I’ve been eating all of my life, but it’s become a fast favorite. History of Lamb Lamb is the oldest domesticated meat species. For thousands of years man has raised sheep for meat to eat, wool for clothing, skin for parchment, as well as milk…
I’ve been “Dutch Oven” obsessed since I got my new Le Creuset Dutch Oven. I’m pretty sure that I’ve used it every day for the past 2 weeks and everything I’ve cooked in it has been AMAZING! If you don’t have a Dutch Oven already, make sure you enter to win my Le Creuset Dutch Oven Giveaway or…
I’ve day dreamed of owning a Le Creuset Dutch Oven for as long as I’ve known how to cook. It’s one of those iconic pieces that every good cook must have in their kitchen. Needless to say, finally being a proud owner of a Le Creuset Dutch Oven makes me feel like I’ve officially arrived on the foodie-scene….
Do you remember eating those crispy shoestring potato sticks that came in a cardboard can from the grocery store?? OMG they were do good! Thin, crispy strings of potatoes with just enough salt, like if potato chips and french fries had a baby. It’s super to easy to make them at home, all you need…
It may come as a shock to many of you that we don’t eat coconut oil very often anymore. And by very often I mean I can’t even remember the last time I cooked anything with coconut oil and since I’ve given up on caffeine while healing my adrenals, I’m not even having a Frothy…
How we got started making Sumac-ade is a funny story. It was just a couple weeks ago, my husband and I were out on our homestead (fancy name for a yard with a garden + chickens) looking for elderberries on the woods edge. We came upon some sumac and both talked about it being poisonous…
Do you love beets, but hate the mess they make when your cooking them? They’ll stain your hands, your countertops and everything you’re wearing. It’s that time of year when our gardens and farmers markets are full of the most amazing fresh beets but so many people struggle to find an easy way to cook…
Since we don’t have children, it probably seems kind-of strange that I’m posting about how to pack a kid-approved healthy lunch, right? Well, I’m not going to tell you how to feed your kids, I can admit that it’s not my area of expertise… however I did ask an expert for help. I figured the…