Sure, I’m bias if you ask me if ground pork makes delicious meatballs. We’ve raised our own pasture-raised pigs, and provided pork shares for many families here in New Hampshire, for many years, so meatballs made with pork are our favorite.
Sourdough bread is always in high demand in this house. I’d never dream of making just one loaf. So I thought it was time I break down the details… no fluff… Can you Double a Sourdough Bread Recipe? Yes! Not only can you, I’d argue you should double your sourdough bread recipe! This is how
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In this podcast episode, I’m explaining how to make 8 convenience foods that are BETTER if you make them yourself. 8 More Things You Can Make (Better) Yourself (listen here) 8 More Things You Can Make (Better) Yourself (watch original episode here) Today’s episode is sponsored by True Leaf Market… my
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In this podcast episode, I’m explaining how to make 7 convenience foods that are BETTER if you make them yourself.
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When I got this urge for a homemade, nutritious hot chocolate powder, well, it became an obsession until I figured out how to make it genuinely nutritious and until I nailed something tasty. And now, because it’s so good and so good for me, it’s still an obsession. But a very good one. I mean
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Today we’re diving deep into encouragement for moms on ways they can motivate a love of helping in the kitchen, and a love of real food over processed food in their family, specifically with older kids and dad. (See last episode for encouragement with young children.)
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The idea of adding bacon and maple syrup to chocolate chip cookies? I feel like it may be one of my most brilliant ideas ever… I was rendering lard and had more cracklins than usual. The same day I had quite a craving for kamut chocolate chip cookies. Naturally, I started fantasizing about adding some
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Can you make homemade “instant” oatmeal from scratch? I was determined to figure it out. After all, I’m a firm believer that real food CAN be convenient. In fact, that’s the topic of the current season on the podcast… Follow the Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy podcast wherever you listen to your favorites (or hop over
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Mint chocolate chip ice cream. It’s one of my biggest temptations. When I decided to stop buying ice cream at the store, I started using my ice cream maker (I love this machine) to whip up all kinds of frozen, creamy alternatives to Breyers, with zero refined sugar or any additives or preservative chemicals. I
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I have always used a meat rub, on all cuts of meat, for grilling or baking, but I decided it was time to learn how to make a meat rub. Because I have learned over the years that homemade is always better. Mainly because I can tweak it until it’s exactly the way everyone loves
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