Unless you loathe bananas (like my oldest), you are bound to, at some point, have a few rotten ones on your counter (you should never store them in the fridge). I was reminded about how versatile a product a rotten banana is the other week when I was in the Florida Keys and ordered a […]
Breakfasts
5 New Ways to Use Pumpkin
by guest blogger Peggy Kotsopoulos, registered holistic nutritionist, culinary consultant, and author of Kitchen Cures: Revolutionize Your Health with Foods that Heal While pumpkin is the quintessential representation of fall, this orange gourd has many more uses (and benefits!) beyond the notorious jack-o’-lantern. Health Perks of Pumpkin Pumpkin is rich in beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant […]
10 Easy Back-to-School Breakfasts
With the return of school comes the age-old question, “What do you want for breakfast?” We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day—or at least it’s the first meal of the day, and the day always seems to go better when it starts with a good meal. I still remember […]
Breakfast Sausage Patties from Scratch
It all started with the search for a quick breakfast patty. I needed a patty that my teenager could pop in the microwave in the morning before school. We are big on proteins for breakfast in our house; they make us feel full longer. Perhaps you can find an organic, delicious breakfast patties in your […]
Cinnamon Buns from Scratch
It all started with a Facebook post from a friend sharing the Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Buns recipe. (Yes, Laurie, it’s all your fault!) I’ve wanted to make cinnamon buns for ages, but now I was downright obsessed. I studied the Pioneer Woman’s recipe and it looked yummy, but it made seven pans of buns and […]
Banana-Peanut-Chocolate-Coconut Super Cookie!
So I saw this recipe on Facebook for a superhealthy cookie with mashed bananas as the base and I made them (substituting the raisins—blech!—with dried sour cherries—yum!). But they were…not that great. However, I really liked the concept, and I was determined to make them to the whole family’s liking. So I fiddled around and came up with this version that has been deemed Very Good by everyone. Let me know what you think.
Poached Eggs on Buttered Toast
Did you ever have a memory of food from your childhood that you simply had to re-create? Well, I have. And it took me years of experimenting (were the eggs fried? Scrambled?) to realize they were poached. And the toast still had lumps of butter on it, and it was all cut up into bits like a mom would cut up food for a kid…. That is my favorite breakfast memory. And it’s easy and fairly healthy—depending on how much butter you put on the bread. A lot is good!
10 Ways to Eat a Whole Grain Tortilla
Tortillas are very handy to have around, whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, whether you are alone or feeding a family. They are quick, easy, healthy, and totally yum.
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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