GAPS Birthday Party Rundown
As I mentioned in a previous post, we are going back to the GAPS diet for my daughter. Since GAPS is a healthy way of eating anyway, we’re all going to eat GAPS. Thankfully, I’ve had no difficulty finding delicious meals to cook. I’ve been using Rachel Albert-Matesz’s The Garden of Eating recipe book as a guide this past few weeks and every single dish I’ve made is absolutely delicious and satiating! And, to boot, I’ve lost 2 pounds!
A GAPS Birthday Party Plan:
This past week, I’ve been busy planning and cooking for my daughter’s fourth birthday party. I’m so excited about this delicious, simple, nourishing plan! I’ll share the plan, and give the “follow-up report” (with recipes!) later this week. The party is Sunday…wish me luck as I check off my list all the items to do! Read on to see the menu and what I’ve got left to do. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a very long story, which I will explain in an upcoming post, but suffice to say, we are going back to the GAPS diet. Why? Read the rest of this entry »
Nourishing Fast, Frugal & Freezer-Friendly Soups!
It’s wintertime, which means soup is a mainstay at our house. I find soups to be the gold star winner for fast, frugal, and freezer-friendly. Sceptics may doubt that a soup can truly be a filling meal, but as my friend Jude said recently after eating a bowl of my homemade, from-scratch soup: “I feel like my insides are alive!” I often serve soup alone or with basically sauerkraut and creme fraiche. Read on for some tips and recipes on fast, easy, and frugal soups:
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“The 1985 Farm Bill paid farmers not to farm 61 million acres, which is an area equal to Ohio, Indiana, and half of Illinois. The amount we’ve spent on farm subsidies from 1980-1990 is enough to buy all the farms in 33 states” –paraphrase by P.J. O’Rourke of Dick Armey’s Moscow on the Mississippi: America’s Soviet-Style Farm Policy Read the rest of this entry »
Real Food on a Budget: Gluten-Free Waffles
Menu Plan Monday : Under $15 Challenge
- T-Bone Steak, defrosted
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/2 butternut squash, cooked
- 1 cabbage
- 2 bags carrots
- 3 head broccoli
- leftover red lentil stew
- raw cheddar
- turkey broth
- miso
- zucchini (3)
- eggs
- smoked salmon
- coconut flour zucchini bread
- liverwurst
- chicken-apple sausage
Read on to see how these will be used in my Under $15 menu!
Community-Supported Agriculture
Back in April, and throughout last summer, I talked all about my lovely CSA through Sun Gold Farm. A CSA is Community-Supported Agriculture and it is an ultra-local way of getting quality food directly from the farm. This is just a friendly reminder to begin thinking about possibly joining a CSA, because chances are, sign-ups are already beginning and when spring comes around chances are it will be too late!
I really want one of these bikes! A Bakfiet is a Dutch bike that is designed so that you can carry cargo (or children, in my case!) Why do I want one so badly?
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