For those of you coming to Plan to Eat from other recipe software, we have a new feature that will make your transition to Plan

I know that blog title builds up your expectations quite a bit. It should. Because this really is the most amazing Paleo gingerbread ever. I

No, I’m not Swedish (which is where Mazariner hail from). Nor am I Italian (where the cakes reportedly came from before they came from Sweden).

Summer has finally arrived in Northern Colorado. We spent most of the month of May with cloudy skies, rain, and flooding. June has brought with

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

Black beans are one of the worlds healthiest foods.  We keep a large stock of them in our pantry, and soak a big batch of

Aunt Jessie did not spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Her answer to every culinary question was a pot roast and a coconut

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

Valentine’s Day is the first holiday that happens after New Years–At least the first one that is primarily celebrated with food- fancy dinners, chocolates, candies,

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

Sweet & spicy, tangy and flavorful.  I enjoy simple baked chicken – with a sauce that doesn’t require too many ingredients – but packs in

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 love cabbage. This year, we planted over 30 heads in the garden – hoping to harvest them throughout summer and store some for winter

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

We have truly embraced the taste of fall. More than any other season, everyone gets on board with warm spices, root veggies, soups, stews, and

Pumpkins and Fall…a magical combination. After the warm days of summer yielded these giant french baking pumpkins (Rouge Vif D’etampes) – the start of the

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,

With summer vegetable season in full swing, my garden is pumping out the produce. Something I’d planned for all winter and spring – this season

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

We planted two large rows of beets this year.   I am excited to be picking them already… roasting beets, sauteeing them, boiling, pickling… and

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

A few weeks ago we posted a question on Facebook asking where you get your recipe inspiration. It was fun digging through the blogs that

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

A few weeks ago we posted a question on Facebook asking where you get your recipe inspiration. It was fun digging through the blogs that

Last week we posted a question on Facebook asking where you get your recipe inspiration. It was fun digging through the blogs that are new

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

“What are your favorite food blogs? Where do you get your best recipes?” We asked those questions on Facebook and the response was fantastic. We

It’s been over a year now of us experimenting with a Paleo lifestyle. Between the crossfit enthusiast husband of mine and my extremely athletic 12 year

It’s been COLD this week. Yesterday was a high of 4 degrees. Without my garden bounty to inspire me I turn to the winter storage vegetables

Our discovery of the benefits of fermented food began with our daughter contracting a serious case of MRSA (You can read the whole story HERE).

It’s amazing how easily we can view ‘unknown’ vegetables as strange and therefore undesirable. I believe that exploration and fearless courage are keys to eating healthfully

Spaghetti & meatballs, burgers with all the fixins, Mama’s meatloaf with bacon… my family really loves these meals. But sometimes I don’t have time –

We spent all day yesterday looking for some ‘lost’ library books. Fines were accumulating, so we literally cleaned every room. Still, no books. Turns out

We love discovering staple foods from other cultures. The humble chickpea (garbanzo bean) can be quickly transformed into the smooth, luscious dip that is a mainstay

Reading the book ‘Animal, Vegetable, Miracle‘ gave me a deeper appreciation for seasonal food. Barbara Kingsolver’s book shares recipes from each season, and beautifully describes

Have you gotten to the end of your nerves pushing through holiday crowds just to get bananas? Is your patience dry from enduring the endless