I have been in a meat and potatoes mood lately. The weather change has made me crave stick-to-your-ribs comfort food…or perhaps it is the all of the extra manual labor that is causing my cravings. We spent the weekend winterizing the property for our first snow. We set up heated water buckets for the horses,Read More
Menu Plan – Week of November 8th
We barely made a dent in our freezer last week, so we are continuing with another pantry week. The first time my family saw me making Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos by Laura at I’m Losing It Here, they expressed doubt about the combination of ingredients (In their defense, even I thought cumin, soy sauce, andRead More
Mixed Berry Jam Sweetened with Honey
My strawberries and raspberries are continuing to produce fruit, despite two nights of 27 degree temperatures. I combined strawberries and raspberries with some homegrown blackberries that I froze this summer to make my boys some jam. When you make jam with honey you can use up to 1 cup of honey instead of sugar asRead More
Vegetable-Cheese Quesadillas: Real Food, Real Fast!
Even on busy nights, I like for our family to sit down together for dinner. We always have fun together sharing stories from our day, laughing, and relaxing. It is my favorite part of the day and I don’t like to skip it, if it can be helped. Sometimes, I make dinner on busy nightsRead More
Menu Plan – Pantry Party Edition
My pantry, freezer, and refrigerator are stocked and my garden is still producing, so this seems like an appropriate time to join Amanda at Coping with Frugality in her Pantry Challenge. I only plan to eat from the pantry for 2 –3 weeks, but it should allow me room in the budget for some delightfulRead More
Pumpkin Pie Spiced Sweet Potatoes Fries
I think sweet potato fries are one of those great compromise foods. My kids get to eat “fries” and I get to watch my children enjoy a vitamin rich vegetable! My kids love sweet potato fries. They will eat them just about any way that I cook them: plain, garlicky, spicy or coated with pumpkinRead More
Pumpkin Pie Fudge
Several years ago, we stopped in a fudge shop when visiting Monterey. Now why we stop in fudge shops I don’t know because my husband and kids pick their favorite flavor, and then complain while eating it that it doesn’t taste like my fudge or my peanut butter fudge. I never buy fudge; I alwaysRead More
Pasta with Vegetables and Alfredo Sauce
Homemade Alfredo Sauce is so much tastier and so much less expensive than sauce from a jar. It is easy to make and can be made in the time that it takes to cook the pasta. My husband and kids do not like parmesan cheese, so when I make Alfredo Sauce I only use mozzarellaRead More
Menu Plan – Week of October 25th
My garden is slowing down. Tonight we will have our first freeze which will kill off all of the tomatoes, peppers, and squash in the raised beds. I have already moved some of the plants to my container garden, so we can enjoy some home grown veggies all winter, but they will become aRead More
Lentil and Cauliflower Chili
I know it is weird, but I love cauliflower in my chili. I like how it stays a bit crisp even once cooked, providing a nice crunch to the chili. I also like how it takes on the seasonings of the chili. My first version was Black Bean and Cauliflower Chili and it is stillRead More
How to Make Pear Sauce in a Pressure Cooker
I enjoy “putting up” fruit at the end of the season almost as much as I enjoy growing it. This year we had lots of berries, but our fruit trees did not do well. We only had a few apples and our pear crop was not much larger. The pears were average size, but thereRead More
Menu Plan and Jan’s Moroccan Spiced Lentil Soup
We have had the loveliest fall weather. We have not had any snow yet, but even more amazing, we haven’t even had a frost. My garden is still producing the warm weather crops, but the temperatures have been moderate enough for my cool weather crops to thrive. I am enjoying the diversity of homegrown fruitsRead More
Eggplant Rice Bake
My one Hansel Eggplant bush has been a powerhouse performer this year! It has already provided over 30 fruit and it continues to flower and produce more. Since the temperatures have been dropping below 40 degrees at night, I moved it from the raised bed garden and to my container garden. This allows me toRead More
Garlic Pasta with Vegetables
Tonight’s dinner plans were changed at the last minute. I was going to make Pasta Alfredo with Vegetables, but my daughter wanted me to make a Garlic Sauce that she can eat. She used to enjoy “Cheater Garlic Pasta” made with a Knorr’s mix before she had to eliminate gluten from her diet and weRead More
Menu Plan and Deb’s Lentil Soup
This week the dinner recipes are heavy on poultry because I landed a couple of great deals on free-range chicken and free-range turkey. I always feel bad sharing food deals after the fact (though if you live near a Raley’s, Bel Air, or Nob Hill Foods, you may still be able to find 1 1/4Read More
Carrots and Turnips with Cinnamon Honey Glaze
Last week, my daughter made Apple Jumble Cookies. My 3 year old really liked them and kept asking for more of “Tricia’s cinnamon cookies”. As I was cooking dinner that night, I thought about how easy it is to get my children to eat anything with cinnamon and decided to experiment with my glazed carrotRead More
Menu Plan – Week of October 4th
Last week was expectantly busy. This week looks to be the same, but at least I have some advance warning and can plan for it. Most of the meals on my menu this week are easy to prepare or can be made simpler by doing some prep work after breakfast. Monday – Parsnip andRead More
Beef and Cabbage Soup
This beef and cabbage soup recipe is a hearty recipe for cold evenings. This is the first recipe that I created on my own. As a teenager, I lived with my Dad and he and I would take turns cooking. He always improvised and I tended to rely on family recipes and prepackaged mixes. MyRead More
Sweet Potato Egg Puffs
This sweet potato egg puffs recipe is a healthy, low-carb alternative to muffins. Have you ever had an egg puff? They are baked in ramekins or muffin tins. They are like a light and fluffy muffin only much higher in protein. Many egg puffs can be like mini quiches, but since this recipe includes sweetRead More
Menu Plan – Week of September 27th
This week I feel like we are eating really well for very little! My garden is still chugging along producing organic vegetables for my family. I scored some great deals on grass fed beef that was marked for quick sale at our local grocery store. And I am taking advantage of the great sales on inRead More
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