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Fighting Colds and the Flu with Garlic

Garlic.  In cold and flu season it’s always available at our house.  When someone has a scratchy throat, or when I feel my chest tightening up and my breathing getting difficult, I take out my cutting board and mince some garlic. Some of my kids chew it; my husband likes it in bruschetta or on tomatoes […]

Pantry Challenge: Mission Accomplished

Because we have company, we took a bit of a break from the pantry challenge last week.  I bought salad, fresh veggies, and lots of fruit.  What a treat that was, after eating mostly frozen fruit and vegetables for a few weeks! It was the last week of Jessica’s pantry challenge,  and we met our […]

Pantry Challenge: The Kids Help Out

The kids were eager to help out with the pantry challenge last week, so they made themselves a very luxurious snack of nuts, marshmallows, and dried fruit. To clear the pantry, you know. They cleaned out a hidden container of ice cream, too.  And they offered to get to work on the candy as well…but I want that […]

The Simplest, Tastiest Butternut Squash Recipe, and the Next Best One

We grow so much butternut squash that it has become our ultimate convenience vegetable.  Here are our two favorite ways of preparing it: The Simplest, Tastiest Way Wash the squash Puncture the skin, as you would for a baked potato Put it in the microwave on a plate Depending on the squash’s size and your […]

Pantry Challenge, Week 2

During the second week of the pantry challenge, we ate a lot of good food from our stores.  In fact, there was enough room in our freezer to add some inexpensive pork.  Now, I agree that organic and local foods are best.   Sometimes, though, the food dollar has to stretch, so when we find a very good deal […]