It can be difficult to stay within a food budget, especially for a one-income family, when you’re trying to eat “real food,” not only whole unprocessed foods but also well-raised meats, traditionally prepared whole grains, and unrefined sweeteners, etc. A little planning can go a long way to help you save money. Your mission, if […]
We had a near miss with antibiotics this week. Two bottles of super-strength antibiotics stared me down from the refrigerator for 24 hours, threatening a head-on collision after which I’d have to deal with the consequences. They also promised to make my son feel better and get our family life back to normal, fast. What’s
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I used to love checking the receipt to see if I could save more than I spent, and I was pretty masterful at getting the great deals and then buying dozens of them. My mom would even share her coupons with me since she couldn’t use them all and I was too cheap to buy
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The first trimester of a pregnancy, for many women, is like no other time in their lives (except maybe having the flu). I have been meaning to write a list of “changes I experienced during the first trimester” since December, but…I didn’t get around to it. Fatigue sometimes makes the list, as many of you
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to do something special with your family this week. Special family time doesn’t have to be anything special, just being together and getting silly suffices! What a way to get moving with the kids! After a couple of heavy research and controversy posts last week, a (negative)
Is it possible to practice yoga as a faithful Catholic? Every time I mention yoga here at Kitchen Stewardship®, like I did in this post about harnessing the power in a woman’s natural cycle, I receive feedback challenging me to look into the issue and find that Catholic Church teaching explicitly forbids yoga. As I
Let’s start right out with the tough question: how does this all apply to single people? There’s a heart-breaking comment from a single reader on last week’s post in the series, “An Education in Being Human,” asking that very question. Some other readers jumped in with excellent answers to her wonder, “Where exactly do I
Theology of the Body, Part Two: The Great Analogy of Spousal Love Read More »
I wasn’t sure what kinds of posts I was going to work up for Lent this year. The Advent Daily Dose was a great thing, but I didn’t think I should be putting in so much extra time on the computer during Lent. I pondered sharing thoughts for mothers or just a hodgepodge, but then
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I shared this paleo pancake recipe last week on Twitter in well less than 140 characters. Brace yourselves. I’ll flesh it out a little more today, but rest assured it’s THAT brain-dead easy. It’s really nice having some grain-free options to take the place of traditionally grain-filled breakfast foods. We miss our oatmeal, so options
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Lent is designed to be a time for sacrifice and self-denial, the point of which is to deepen one’s relationship with God and strengthen habits of self control. What you “give up” you can “offer up” as a prayer, united with Christ’s sacrifice of the Cross. Fasting is a powerful way to make an impact
“Shepherd me, O Pie…” Sing it with me? I’m not much for corned beef and wilted cabbage in a heap on a plate, but bring on St. Patty’s Day so I have an excuse to make my Shepherd’s Pie recipe! I’d make this dish any time of year, to be honest, but when red potatoes
Salt has really gotten a bad reputation over the last few decades. It’s been pegged as a culprit in hypertension (high blood pressure) and many people across the nation are on a low salt diet. Some food companies are so dedicated to producing low-salt foods that they end up making no-taste foods. I tested a
In high school one of my favorite breakfasts was a leftover baked potato and a glass of orange juice, eaten standing up a the counter. My mom and I used to joke that if you eat standing up, the calories don’t count (ha!). Anyone else like to have dinner leftovers for breakfast? How about in
I’ve done a lot of poking into the subject of soaking grains, and through it all I’ve continued soaking, sprouting, and souring my baked goods. The most common question when people first hear about the idea of “soaking grains” isn’t usually “why?” but “how?” People get this funny image in their heads – and I
Soaked Grain Recipes: A Gallery from Everywhere! Read More »
In our quest for the healthiest possible grains and legumes, so far we’ve wrassled yeast into a jar and learned to feed it, coaxed things to sprout in our kitchens, and fiddled around with soaking oatmeal or flours. I hope you are convinced that sourdough preparation is proven to increase nutrients, improve digestibility and neutralize
I was almost certain this recipe would be a bust. I’m glad my bad attitude didn’t taint the whole process, because I have to say I was thoroughly surprised and impressed by the end result. I’d often heard of people having bad experiences with the baking recipes in particular in Nourishing Traditions, and I always
When I got my Nutrimill in the mail to test and review, I was absolutely shocked at how LARGE it was. Between that and the Excalibur dehydrator arriving around the same time, my husband very seriously mandated that I get product dimensions before allowing any more boxes to come to our door. Where to Grind
Sometimes my husband just shakes his head when he walks past me, and I’m never sure why. Recently he confessed, “I’m still sort of in disbelief that you make flour in our basement.” It’s a big step to go from buying flour to buying 50-pound bags of bulk whole grains and grinding them in your
Food for Thought: Is Freshly Milled Flour More Nutritious? Read More »
If you had asked me what kind of wheat I used two years ago, I would have said “whole wheat, sometimes unbleached white flour.” I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I knew to get unbleached flour and how to substitute part whole wheat in my quick bread and cookie recipes. Guess what happened
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We have another serious contender! The Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat Bread series is heating up! From my husband at dinner tonight: “Oh, my gosh, this is good bread.” I wish I would have taken a picture of his super thickly sliced, toasted, garlic-salted bread. It was just gone too fast! See what our
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