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Meal Plan: May 30, 2023

Meal Plan: May 30, 2023

I haven't done a meal plan post since 2009. I was just cleaning up my blog and republishing old posts since I got de-platformed. After reading all of my old posts and recipes, I want to get back to baking and cooking from scratch again. It brings me so much joy and it makes my kids happier.

10 Steps to Stop Overeating

10 Steps to Stop Overeating

Overeating is really easy to do in our modern world of convenience foods and fast food. Palatable, tasty food is everywhere in easy reach. And it’s easy to get into the habit of overeating. In this post, I share with you 10 simple steps to stop overeating.

Top 5 Reasons Cheese, Bread & Wine Are Health Foods

Top 5 Reasons Cheese, Bread & Wine Are Health Foods

What if I told you that cheese is a health food? What if I told you if you want to get healthy you can skip the kale smoothies, protein powders and salads — and instead load up on traditional foods like cheese, butter, lard, sourdough bread, and gravy?

How To Roast a Pig’s Head

How To Roast a Pig’s Head

Did you know that when you roast a pig’s head, you get the meat, bones and fat for a fraction of the price? Since I only buy organic/pasture-raised meat and bones, it can get expensive. Buying cheaper cuts can save you a lot — 50% or more.

How to Soak Brown Rice: This One Trick Removes Over 90% of the Phytic Acid

How to Soak Brown Rice: This One Trick Removes Over 90% of the Phytic Acid

Do you soak brown rice? If you don’t, you might want to start. Why? Because brown rice contains phytic acid. In fact, brown rice contains more phytic acid than any other grain, even oats.

75 Ways to Use Leftover Bacon Grease (I Can’t Wait to Try #34)

75 Ways to Use Leftover Bacon Grease (I Can’t Wait to Try #34)

Looking for ways to use leftover bacon grease? We cook a lot of bacon in our house and I’m always looking for ways to use leftover bacon grease. So I asked you guys, which resulted in this epic Facebook thread.

Peppers (clockwise, from top): shishito, banana, jalapeno, and bell peppers.

Front Yard Vegetable Garden Tour: Summer 2016

I wanted to make a short video giving you guys a tour of my front yard vegetable garden this year. I’m growing basil, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, pumpkin, marigolds, artichokes, and herbs including oregano, French tarragon, stevia and sweet mint.