When I was little we went to the same restaurant every time we visited my grandparents. And every time I got the same meal -…
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Steaming veggies is a great way to get important nutrients on the dinner (or lunch or breakfast) table without spending hours in the kitchen. My absolute favorite method?? Steamed vegetables in the Instant Pot! You might be thinking, “Okay, Katie, I can see using the Instant Pot for cooking a whole chicken, but steaming veggies
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I know your crowd will enjoy these easy foods for a party. Inexpensive party food can include real and healthy options that don’t break the bank. It’s so important to have a “go to” list for easy party foods that are made with real food, those items I can make quickly and without much thought
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Having avocados on hand is one of my secrets to making impromptu taco nights even better! With all their brain-boosting power, pairing it with some veggies also makes for a nutritional snack at school. Let me show you how to freeze guacamole to help you save both time and money. This post is by Contributing
I just got an Instant Pot. Yes, I’m kind of late to the game here. It seems everyone has had one for a while now. (Still unsure if you should get one? Check out Katie’s reasons why you should and 1 reason why you shouldn’t) But I’ve held out. And didn’t even get one until
Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe {AIP & GAPS Friendly} Read More »
This past September, I found myself staring at a half bushel of jalapeño peppers on my kitchen floor. I had to do something with them, and quick! I whipped out the canning pot and supplies, and canned more jars of pickled jalapeños than one family should ever need…and I still had countless peppers left. Then
Spicy, crispy, and HOT, in all imaginable ways. I created these homemade buffalo potato wedges when my husband was on a restrictive diet – no grains, legumes, dairy or sweeteners – but still wanted to have a little “fun food” for a Super Bowl party. He loves spicy stuff and went completely head over heels
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Usually, I’d rather save even my healthy eating goals (beyond the daily ones) for Lent, but this I’ve decided to set a new goal to use citrus daily. Citrus I’m gearing up for my goal and I’m going to start buying lemons or limes every week. What am I going to do with them? That’s exactly
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It’s funny how tastes change. As a kid, I despised legumes of all kinds and never ate yogurt, ever. Now two of my top three recommended good habits include cooking dry beans and making homemade yogurt, and I eat a plain yogurt with fruit (no sweetener) every single day for lunch. Add honey and it’s
Kid-friendly, Freezer-friendly Three Bean Soup Recipe Read More »
I’m posting this recipe for my son today. He’s going to try his hand at making fresh salsa tonight for dinner as all of my kids attempt to make a meal without me completely. (Cue silent hopeful cheering – they’ve learned a lot of skills as I’ve taught them the lessons in the Kids Cook
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Want to use up all of those apples but sick of making applesauce? Fermenting apples is an easy place to try fermentation for the first time. A salsa apple ferment is a crowd pleaser. This is a guest post from Jo at Nourishing Time. Ferments are an area I feel I’ve been lacking in here
One of the greatest joys of my kitchen is watching my kids devour and truly enjoy real, nourishing food, especially when it’s not particularly kid-friendly in most people’s eyes. I’m proud of them for being counter-cultural. The second best kitchen moments in the Kitchen Stewardship® household? Successfully making fun food that looks like other kids’
Homemade Gelatin and Gummy Recipe Round-Up: Healthy Snacks for Kids Read More »
Beans, beans, they’re good for your… Budget. Oh, I bet you thought I was going to say “heart” like in that infamous childhood song. Well, I thought about it, but I am far too mature for it now. Especially while writing a post about about adult topics like budgets, vegetables, and being smart with your time.
After a big meal, the last thing you want to do is prepare more food, right? It seems almost unfair that two huge “food” holidays are so close together. No sooner do we get through the turkey day meal than we have to start planning for Christmas dinner (with a few dish-to-pass parties and potlucks
This is the best recipe for holiday dips, Christmas dips, and parties in general. And it’s a great kids dip. Kids love to dip those veggies! Do you have a healthy eating strategy for big holiday parties? I have a specific game plan that targets the most volatile UNhealthy areas, roots them out, and front
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All those myriad gluten-free flours freaked me out for about two years after our family went “low gluten.” Discovering a gluten sensitivity threw off all my baking routines. I had just figured out how to avoid commercially produced bread, tortillas, and crackers, all by making my own. With whole wheat flour, of course, soaked or
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I’m pretty stubborn. Bull-headed, some might say. When I get an idea in my head, I don’t let it go easily, and I worried that I might have really done myself in this time. When I was asked to develop a recipe with the Opal apple, a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Topaz,
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I’m lying in the title. The soup I’m sharing today is really one of those “framework recipes” to help you craft a soup that is just exactly how you like it. We’ve enjoyed a simple, creamy butternut squash soup that’s a little spicy, and we’ve also tried the roasted garlic base, which of course becomes
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This is a guest post from Rachel of the Thriving Home. Hi, I’m Rachel and I’m a hummus addict. (Hi, Rachel.) I can eat a whole store-bought container of hummus in one sitting if I’m not careful. That’s right, an entire $3.00 8 oz container of hummus. Go ahead. I give you permission to judge
They told me to bring it again. When my husband’s extended family gets together for holidays, everyone brings food and we eat until we can’t fit through the doorway. The Thanksgiving and Christmas menus are generally different, but this year, I was ordered to do a repeat. You know you’ve got a good recipe when
