Children LOVE this, especially if they can help! 1 Cup fruit fresh or canned Fruit (this can be done year round with whatever is in season, apricots, and peaches are my favorites) 1 large apple, peeled 1 Cup. vanilla or strawberry yogurt Blend the above ingredients in your blender for about one minute or until […]
Archives for October 2010
Dehydrating – Food Preserving the Easy Way
October 18, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Why Dehydrate?We’re hooked on dehydrating! Most foods can easily and successfully be dried with very little preparation time. What’s more, they are even easier to use! With all the surplus apples at a good price, Stephen and I are going to get busy dehydrating later this week before he leaves for his officer training. He […]
Wise Traditions 2010 Conference
October 14, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
The annual conference of the Weston A Price Foundation, called Wise Traditions 2010 is a three-day conference featuring about forty experts on real food, food activism, sustainable agriculture and more from well-known farmer Joel Salatin to Sally Fallon Morell, author of Nourishing Traditions. Joel is the author of Family Friendly Farming, a Multi-generational Home-based Business […]
The Great Chokecherry Jelly/Jam Experiment
October 13, 2010 by · 18 Comments
Preserving Chokecherries Last Friday, my friend Patti, and I embarked on an adventure of making Chokecherry Jelly and Jam from the gallons of pulp/juice she had previously prepared. Patti and her cousins picked a five gallon bucket and she was determined to get it all made into jam for small gifts for family and friends […]
Value Meals For Busy Moms
October 12, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Today’s paper featured this headline: Economic outlook gets gloomier “Economists meeting in Denver downgraded their 2011 forecast for economic growth in the U.S. by nearly 20 percent and predicted sparse improvement in unemployment.” I think busy homemakers need to ignore these headlines and focus on what positive steps they can take to stretch their dollars […]
Bread Dough is Versatile!
October 11, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Marilyn’s Famous Whole Wheat Bread is Versatile! Denise from soldiersfamily.blogspot.com posted: I used your wheat bread recipe (from A Beginner’s Guide to Baking Bread) to make pizza sticks to freeze and use for quick lunches. I brushed on seasoned tomato sauce and put some cheese on them and baked them for about 15 minutes. I […]
Healthy Snacks for Kids
October 7, 2010 by · 17 Comments
Junior High Students toured a local Organic Farm this week and treated to a bountiful harvest of healthy, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks. Everything was locally produced. The healthy snack assortments of colorful produce inspired me to share a few simple ideas and recipes you can serve to your children. Prepare an assortment of contrasting […]
October Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 6, 2010 by · 1 Comment
I have always known that breast cancer, a serious disease, is often associated with chlorinated water. After doing a little research, I was quite surprised to find countless scientifically researched articles documenting this fact. One study found that women with breast cancer had 50% to 60% higher levels of chlorinated by-products in their breast tissue […]