Oct 07
{photo credit} Was there ever a more beautiful season than autumn? When I lived in Africa, we had three seasons: hot, hotter, and rain. And what scattered, scrubby trees there were stayed green all year around. no flowers, no flaming orange leaves, and no yellows or reds. But here, here we will have …
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Sep 08
We all have different priorities. Some of us hate cooking but love health, so we choose to spend more money on healthier convenience foods. Some of us love baking but hate the taste of alternative sweeteners, so we bake everything from scratch but use white processed sugar. Some of us love canning, but …
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Jul 27
It’s actually happening. Instead of these slowly dropping off into oblivion with each passing month, the little foodie/health/frugality goals I set at the beginning of the year are actually progressing. And I think I largely owe it to you. Thanks for reading these dreams, commenting about them, and being a form of accountability …
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Jul 07
(Steph here – This guest post is from my aunt, Lee Ann, another frugal whole-foodie who is passionate about feeding her family well. She and her husband also eat largely gluten-free, and she provided me with my favorite bread recipe, which I’m planning to share with you soon. Meanwhile, since we’ve been talking …
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Jun 24
Last week I talked about several reasons why I love grinding our own flour. Several of you, after reading it, asked about grain mills and what kind I have or recommend, so I thought I would share a few thoughts. While I was in was growing up, my mom had a Whisper Mill, which …
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