How to Can Pears I don't normally wear an apron when I'm cooking, but sometimes I'll remember to tie one on while I'm canning. So around this time last year, I was wearing an apron to can when my then 3-year old son walked in the kitchen and immediately spotted the problem, "Mama! Your cape is on backwards!" I love that kid. I think about that pretty much every time I put food into jars now. There's something about home food preservation, whether it's drying or freezing or canning, that makes me feel like I'm tapping into a long line of immigrants and pioneers and past generations. Strong, capable women. I really, really like that. I also really Keep Reading
Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Granola Bar recipe
Homemade Granola Bars "My kids will never throw tantrums in public." "My daughter will always wear matching outfits." "My child will never eat processed junk food or suck down juice." You know all those lofty claims we make before having kids? Like a good friend of ours says, "I was the perfect parent until I had kids." Too true. I am the mom who rips into the box of fruit snacks in the middle of Target, who lets my daughter mix polka dots with plaids, who allows my son to pee under the car in parking lot emergencies. I'm so sorry. And don't even get me started on those boxes of granola bars that are so easy to grab. Nutritious? No. Fast? Keep Reading
Pumpkin Bars with Vanilla Frosting (Paleo and gluten-free recipe)
Paleo Pumpkin Bars A few years ago, I missed a meeting I was supposed to attend. No big deal, I thought, I'll just get the high points from someone who was there. Little did I know the high point involved food! Word started spreading about these amazing pumpkin bars Alyssa brought to the meeting. She sent me the recipe from Paleo Cupboard. I made the pumpkin bars, ate way too many before they were even cool, and quickly resolved not to miss any more meetings this year. I haven't done much gluten-free or Paleo-friendly baking so I wasn't sure what to expect with this recipe. It turned out way more moist and flavorful than I was expecting. So, Keep Reading
100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe
100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe When my husband and I were dating we'd go out for pizza at this little hole-in-the-wall place in Chicago. They either did a brisk takeout business or were a front for some mob activity because we always had the place to ourselves. And we always ordered the whole wheat thin crust pizza. It was a nice change of pace in the Land of Deep Dish. If you read much about the relationship between whole wheat flour + pizza crust, recipes will warn you to Be Careful! Take it Easy! Don't go further than two-thirds whole wheat flour! Or your crust will turn out tough or coarse or crisp or sandy tasting, and you'll regret it Keep Reading
25 Healthy Snack Ideas for Kids
If you're on a quest to eat "real food," you'll soon find that coming up with snack ideas is the trickiest part, especially if you have kids. Here are four tips to follow as you work to get more whole food ingredients into your snack rotation without breaking your budget: Never leave home without food and water. Survival skills 101. If you're going to be out of the house for more than 18 minutes, someone in your car will get hungry and thirsty. Plan ahead and have water and snacks with you so you don't have to go through the drive-thru or stop in the store to refuel. Besides the fact that you'll most likely be eating healthier options if Keep Reading
Ginger Peach Muffins
Ginger Peach Muffins I have always loved reading good books. One of my favorite genres is cookbooks. Nonfiction at its best. Wait. Cookbooks count, right? I would've done a book report on one in fifth grade had it been allowed. I have stacks of them sitting around my house. A pile on top of the refrigerator. Two sitting on the dining room table. A few on the coffee table. And a handful more on hold at the library. I study the recipes. I read the notes. I devour the pictures. My current favorite cookbook is Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours (Amazon) by Kim Boyce. Boyce experiments with all kinds of wonderful combinations, starting Keep Reading
Irish Nachos (easy appetizer)
Someday I will write a book titled, "Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learned from a 15-year Old." That would be my niece. She teaches me important things about my smart phone, like where to find the calculator and how to block texts from Jamaica. She has my husband reading Divergent, while I'm borrowing her book on backyard chickens. Thanks to her, I'm up on what the kids are wearing these days and where to buy those boots to go with those pants. And she was the one who first told me about Local Boyz. If you live in the Corvallis area, you know this is important information. She teaches me just enough to be slightly awkward but not completely Keep Reading
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