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Have Basket…Will Travel

The last two years have brought about great changes in my family’s diet. We have been introduced to Bountiful Baskets which has helped us make living fruits and veggies the base of each meal. We have had three out of six of us diagnosed with celiac disease requiring a gluten-free […]

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds

Naturally, October is National Pumpkin Month – October and pumpkins go together like peanut butter and jelly.  As you carve up pumpkins into jack o’lanterns or roast pumpkins to make fall goodies (like Miranda describes here), save the seeds for a tasty snack.  Pumpkin seeds are delicious and nutritious – they […]

Roasting Pumpkins & Winter Squash

With Fall quickly upon us and all  the lovely pumpkins and squash available in the Harvest packs, I couldn’t resist roasting one. The process is simple, and the results are well worth the effort.  No more canned pumpkin puree for me!

Popping Indian Corn

I absolutely love the way Indian corn looks – it’s colorful, shiny kernels make it excellent for decorating during fall nestled with some funky gourds and cute mini pumpkins. Only recently I found out that some of it is food grade (though some is not because it is treated to […]

Lunch in a Jar

A couple that I know just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The key to their success? Well, according to the husband their happy marriage is all because his wife has packed him his lunch every work day for their whole married life. At first, this revelation made me feel really…guilty. […]