Family Favorite! I developed this recipe when my husband was temporarily back on the GAPS Diet back in 2018, but it has continued to be a family favorite since then even though no one is on such a strict diet now! The GAPS Diet protocol can be quite similar to Keto and Paleo Diets, depending on how it is implemented. The GAPS Diet is based around healthy fats (such as ghee, coconut oil, and tallow), meats, veggies, broth, fruits, and fermented foods; it allows no grains, pot

Taco meat is an easy-to-prepare and versatile dish. This recipe, spiced with garlic, oregano, and cumin, is a kid-friendly food that can be used in many ways: in taco shells, on top of baked potatoes, over hash browns, in soft tortillas, over pinto beans, or in a salad. Although this recipe is best with fresh onion and garlic, I've also included substitutions for a busy night when dinner needs to get on the table quickly. Ground Beef Taco Meat Serves 4-6 1 pound ground beef

Life gets busy sometimes! This recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight when dinner needs to get on the table quickly. Traditional beef fajita recipes are made with skirt steak or flank steak, which is marinated for hours to allow the meat to tenderize. That's all well and good, but on a busy night there's no time for such preparations. This recipe for 30-Minute Ground Beef Fajita Bowls starts with searing the onion and bell pepper to develop some of the characteristic charrin

Does your family like to eat salmon? In our household, my son and I both love.LOVE.LOVE salmon, but my husband and daughter are pretty lukewarm about it. I've had to get a bit creative to find a salmon recipe that everyone in my family will enjoy. This Teriyaki Salmon recipe is keeper, because even my husband and daughter look forward to it! This recipe starts with a simple 4-ingredient teriyaki marinade. The salmon is chopped into chunks, to allow more marinade to soak in

Here in southern New Mexico, we pass our last frost date near the beginning of May, so it is time to prepare and plant the summer garden. We've been gardening for over 16 years, and in that time we have learned many lessons on what makes gardening successful here. Every location has its own unique challenges, yet there are some basics that every garden needs, including good soil, the right amount of water, and plenty of sunshine. Here is a snapshot of the overall process we u

These are classic blueberry muffins, now made with Einkorn heirloom wheat flour! My family switched to Einkorn wheat flour over 10 years ago. Einkorn is an ancient variety of wheat that has never been hybridized; as such it is naturally lower in gluten and higher in protein than modern wheat. Some people who have sensitivities to gluten in modern wheat can actually consume Einkorn with no problems . This recipe for Einkorn Blueberry Muffins uses Einkorn all-purpose flour. W

Here's a seasonal winter muffin recipe, made with cranberries and oranges! Are you ready for a new Einkorn muffin flavor combination? I had a bag of frozen cranberries still lurking in the freezer after the holidays, so it was time to get baking 🥳! Most cranberry orange muffin recipes have lots of sugar and little nutrition. I wanted these muffins to be healthier, so I've dialed back the sweetness and boosted the protein by adding extra eggs. These muffins are mildly sweet

Our hens are producing lots of eggs at this time of year, so I'm resurrecting recipes that use ample eggs. Besides quiche and the typical egg breakfasts, my family is enjoying Apple Custard Cake as a way to use up the bountiful eggs. This nourishing recipe for Apple Custard Cake is loaded with eggs and healthy fats. We typically eat Apple Custard Cake for breakfast, but it can be fancied up with whipped cream for a nice dessert, too! Apple Custard Cake Serves 6-8 Prep Time

Crispy, fluffy pancakes, yum! This recipe is a great way to use up extra sourdough starter. Got Extra Sourdough Starter? This Recipe is For You! Confession: I can easily go a month or two without using my sourdough starter. Life gets busy and sometimes I just never get around to making anything with sourdough. Nonetheless, I keep my sourdough starter in the fridge and *try* to remember to feed it once a week. Every so often it reaches the point where I have too much starter

We're dialing back the sweets after enjoying plenty over the holidays, so I'm looping back around to this recipe for Einkorn Banana Nut Bread that is sweetened with only bananas! It is mildly sweet, with lots of banana flavor and the yummy crunch of nuts. My family has enjoyed this recipe for breakfast or a midday snack. My family switched to Einkorn wheat flour over 10 years ago. Einkorn is an ancient variety of wheat that has never been hybridized; as such it is natural

Nutrition is a cornerstone of health. Processed and unnatural foods wreak havoc on the body, whereas real foods support true health. But how do we know what makes a diet truly healthy? Real Foods Research Weston A. Price was a dentist who traveled the world aiming to learn why so many of his patients in the United States had prevalent tooth decay and cavities. Price learned that people who ate traditional foods had virtually no cavities or tooth decay, nor even cancer, d

Chocolate chip cookies are such a classic recipe, and for good reason. The chocolate is melty, in a chewy, sweet base of cookie dough. Mmmm... Why Einkorn? My family switched to Einkorn wheat flour 12+ years ago. Einkorn is an ancient variety of wheat that has never been hybridized; as such it is naturally lower in gluten and higher in protein than modern wheat. Some people who have sensitivities to gluten in modern wheat can actually consume Einkorn with no problems . This

It's time to plant garlic! Unlike many vegetables, garlic gets planted in the Fall and is harvested the following summer. Garlic is uber easy to plant and grow. I've been growing garlic for ~ 10 years, so here are some tips for how to make it work well. This is a great homesteading project to get your kids involved in, too. I love the slower pace of homesteading in the late Fall: the summer garden has mostly played itself out, we're still months away from baby chick time, an

Bone broth is a wonderful superfood that was a critical part of many traditional diets. I make sure we always have bone broth in the freezer, and use it liberally in cooking. Besides using broth for soups, I also incorporate it into many recipes such as hash brown and beef hot dish , beans , nutrient-dense white rice , and veggies such as beets and green beans . When I first started making homemade broth over 15+ years ago, I followed the recipe in Nourishing Traditions

Here's a real food Pecan Pie recipe for you! This recipe ditches the usual corn syrup, and instead relies on unprocessed sweeteners (sucanat and maple syrup) with healthy butter for a rich and sweet delicious flavor. Even though this pie is a sweet treat for dessert, it still provides some great nutrition: Grassfed Butter: healthy fats plus vitamins A, D, E, & K2 Crispy Pecans: protein plus calcium, magnesium, potassium, plus many nutrients such as copper and zinc Pastured E

Growing up, my family had a tradition of eating PUMPKIN PIE FOR BREAKFAST on Thanksgiving (and sometimes Christmas). I'm continuing this beloved tradition in my family; it makes for an easy, no-fuss breakfast to hold us over until our early dinner feast. This delicious pumpkin pie recipe is health(ier) because it is made with REAL FOOD ingredients: maple syrup and sucanat instead of white sugar, plus real milk and cream instead of canned evaporated milk. This recipe works g

My kids love Halloween: pumpkin carving, costumes, and trick-or-treating. Over the years, we've used the following methods to make sure the kids don't have Halloween candy overload. If you want to try out any of these methods, make sure you talk with your kids in advance of Halloween so they know what to expect. Non-Edible Treats In advance of Halloween, I've bought a few small items that my kids will enjoy, such as small puzzles, coloring books, animal figurines, and eve

Here's a kid-approved recipe for Einkorn Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. Why Einkorn? My family switched to Einkorn wheat flour 12+ years ago. Einkorn is an ancient variety of wheat that has never been hybridized; as such it is naturally lower in gluten and higher in protein than modern wheat. Some people who have sensitivities to gluten in modern wheat can actually consume Einkorn with no problems . This recipe for Einkorn Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins uses Einkorn all-pu

Whenever Fall rolls around, I have soups and stews and chili on my mind. After our long hot desert summers, when the weather finally...

Homemade soup is one of my favorite things about the cooler months of the year. Since the heat of summer is finally abating, I'm ready to...