Cookbooks · cooking · Dessert · Hiking · Plant Based Diet

The Best of 2013: The Top 13 Recipes

Happy New Years Eve! I won't lie...taking nearly 2 weeks off from blogging has been good for my soul - and my mind. If anything, it has left me feeling more creative/inspired. During this time I finished and published 2 of my outdoor cooking manuscripts that had been languishing for years in my computer. I… Continue reading The Best of 2013: The Top 13 Recipes

children · Crafts · Family · Preserving

DIY Cherry Pitter – Upcycling Project

Feeling that winding down, as the year comes to a close....and having fun finding someone of the ideas I worked on this year but never published. This one came to me during the summer. Sitting out in the back yard with my boys, pitting cherries from the farmers market was something they loved. I am… Continue reading DIY Cherry Pitter – Upcycling Project

cooking · Dinner · Gluten-Free · Lunch · Shopping Finds

Destroying Winter Chills One Bowl At A Time & A Giveaway

Awhile back we had received a package with some of the Soup Starters line. The Tortilla one is fabulous, but of late all I had been craving was a hot bowl of Pho, where you sweat while slurping it. Just minus the greasy broth (often full of MSG) and scary meat at Pho joints (can… Continue reading Destroying Winter Chills One Bowl At A Time & A Giveaway