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Fancy Salad with Homemade Ranch

We haven't eaten much salad in this house- the salads I like are drenched in ranch dressing and have lots of toppings and a variety of v...

The first traditional culture that Dr. Weston A Price talked about in Nutrition and Physical Degeneration was a group in a remote part of th...

Yes.. I was standing right there on the other side of the stove and he got into them anyway. She's trying to clean up after him. (See ...

Date-macadamia nut balls couldn't be easier! I didn't use soaked nuts, but just the dry roasted ones from Costco. Some I rolled in ...

Leftover hardboiled eggs from when I boiled them for 'angeled eggs' , same ingredients, but pulsed in a food processor to chop the ...

Not deviled, 'angeled' ~grin~ Nourished Kitchen's Pesto Egg Salad inspired me to try adding basil to the egg yolk in this rec...

Christiane had posted on No Impact Man a while back. When our Bourne Identity DVD arrived broken from Netflix, we thought it would be wort...

Some afternoons I want a nap, but it's not often in the plans. So caffeine, although I'd love to get rid of the habit, will work won...

This meal is fast- a whole foods equivalent of boxed macaroni and cheese . One bowl to mix, a pan to fry, and you're ready to eat! I f...

This is a fun easy project- it's easy to make beautiful colors of silk to decorate for spring. It takes a bit of time, but if you are w...

We love sourdough- I made the Sourdough Pancake recipe from Joy of Cooking before finding the whole Nourishing Traditions way of eating. ...

I've been having trouble with the internet this week- so I had some pre-written guest posts to share with you but not a whole lot on my ...

Quiche is a good frugal meal that can be adapted to suit what's already in your fridge. Here we have spinach, mushrooms, goat cheese, a...