We’re still making our way through the 160 pounds of sweet potatoes I purchased last fall. We’re fairly sick of the roasted, buttered option and

Spring is so close and yet seems so far away, doesn’t it? We’re getting ready to direct-sow some crops and start others in our south-facing

Besides soup and plain meats and vegetables, what exactly does one eat on a restricted diet? I’ve been exploring this with our son as we

It’s the end of February, we’re just about to start our seedlings. Other than ferment jars, roots, and some pretty tough cilantro that keeps surviving

A few months ago I was at our local, small town grocery store. I was just wandering through the produce aisle when the sweet potatoes

I love the idea of a Mexican haystack. Essentially it is all of your favorite Mexican meal fixings – meat, beans, veggies, rice, toppings –

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned vegetable fermentation as one of the five practices of traditional food preparation. For me, vegetable fermentation has been

My six-year-old’s favorite meal is chili. It doesn’t matter how I make it – different every time – or what I put into it –

I’ve been on an oat flour kick recently and I thought the nutty, dense flour would lend itself well to a shortbread recipe. Shortbread is,

  A smooth breakfast ritual has eluded me for the longest time. It was always a tough transition from sleeping to eating to beyond with

We really like chia seeds in our house. They’re versatile and full of good things and pretty tasty to boot. Actually, chia seeds don’t taste

Am I the only one who cannot seem to pull it together for breakfast? Sometimes I think I am when I hear about the exciting

When looking for something both new and versatile to add to our meal repertoire, I came upon the concept of sopes. These little cups are

I know it’s time to change things up at breakfast when pancakes and eggs are sniffed at. I’m not sure why but breakfast is often

When my oldest son, now eight, was a baby I distinctly remember trying to get him to eat my pureed cauliflower from a little colorful

I’m sure this is old hat for vegetarians, but since we’ve cut back on our meat consumption over the past few years I’ve had to

Shortbread is definitely my favorite cookie. It isn’t sickeningly sweet, like most cookies, and they are dead simple to make. So dead simple, in fact,

This past week I strolled through our gardens, surprised at those vegetables still giving despite our recent triple digit temperatures. I snapped off okra pods,

Getting ice cream is one of the great joys of summer, and as we wind down the season it seems a great time to fit

Sometimes less is more, even when it comes to tasty food. I am generally a lover of bold flavors, especially this time of year. Spicy

I was shelling our black-eyed peas while sipping on a quart jar of tea the other day and the irony of that whole scene was

There are only so many ways to eat ground beef before you get bored, right? There’s hamburgers, spaghetti, tacos, stir-fry, soup, and stew. And then

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the different “diet” types, how our family has dabbled in a bit of them all, and where we

When we have grocery stores lined with everything imaginable and the ability to buy many of these things, it’s hard to imagine a culture who

It’s just about the hottest part of the year for all of us, isn’t it? And I don’t know about you, but I am not

I headed out to the garden before the hot summer sun could fully take its toll. I found our Swiss chard standing high, begging to

We eat a lot of tacos. And by a lot I mean almost every day. More often than not I make them with homemade corn

Have you heard of one-pot pasta? If you eat pasta, then it could be a game-changer for you. You throw your pasta, ingredients or sauce,

I alluded to our love of lentils in last week’s introduction to Feeding the Growing Family. We’re also big fans of the big salad. Packed

I have always loved mayonnaise – on sandwiches, tuna and chicken salads, burgers, potato salad, broccoli salad, any vegetable salad really. So when we cut

Smoky cumin, spicy chili, and creamy cheese and/or sour cream come together to form one of my favorite flavor combinations of all time. I’ve found

If there is a single way to make any questionable vegetable tasty, I’d say roast it or grill it. Some good fat, salt, and a

Lettuce can start to be in short supply during the heat of the summer. We’re already to that point, except for the places that we

It has begun. Days in the triple digits, or just under. Sweat pouring from every inch of your body when you are just standing there.

You don’t have to be southern to appreciate a pot of greens. We’ve been eating this dish since we were deep in cold country. It

I love feeding a crowd. We’ve been doing a lot of that lately, even if it’s just an extra couple of mouths to feed. A

“They’re just pancakes,” I told my husband as I sifted through the comments of this recipe. In reading through the thoughts of those who had

I am so not a native Texan, and it shows. Though I live smack dab in the middle of this ginormous state, I have deep

I love the way that Jamie Oliver uses the word proper to describe a certain dish. It sounds very British, yes, but it also implies

I know, that title is confusing. But stick with me here for a moment. When I was in high school we had a family friend

So many of my food memories revolve around brand names. Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Dannon yogurt. Schwann’s ice cream. Kraft Shake ‘n Bake. I am

Sometimes I miss cereal. That’s not to say that I haven’t bought it out of desperation here and there, but most of the time my

I love everything about enchiladas. The cheese, the tortillas, the spice, the sauce… that brick red, tomatoey, heavy-on-the-cumin-and-chili sauce. But, to the best of my

Please bear with me as I finish up my recent cabbage rampage with a side dish you may or may not be familiar with. I’m

This is such a simple soup with so much flavor and nourishment. There are truly only a handful of ingredients, no fancy equipment needed, and 

It’s January, and you’re most likely thinking one of two things: You need to eat more vegetables because of a resolution made just days ago.

There is this little dance my husband and I do every time I decide to make meatloaf. It started back when I could purchase grass-fed

  Since we moved to Texas over a year ago I have been on a fascinating journey into the traditional foods of the south. Since

When the cold creeps in and the sun rises late I tend to make the same warming, rich breakfasts over and over again: Eggs, meat,

I grew up on those little pot pies in the red box. We stuck them in the oven for around an hour and when they

Simple soups like this earthy green pot are as pure and artisan as nourishment gets. For generations soups like these have fed large families, large

You may have noticed that most of our meals are one-pot or pan affairs. But every once in a while one of us gets a

I love one pot meals for their ease, simplicity, and (cough) low number of dishes. But sometimes I think we all need a bit of

Hash browns are one of those restaurant foods that always seemed like magic to me. They were something you ordered because you couldn’t possibly make

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Today I feel like I need to rant about pie. Please forgive me as I don my apron and wave my wooden spoon around like