In case you haven’t noticed, I am in FULL SUPPORT of Proposition 37 in California. Even if you aren’t in CA, you can be praying this passes because it will set a precedent for every other state in the United States. I am very conservative, and I typically vote Republican. Prop 37 is supported by...
Here’s a little update on the farm… We’ve got about 28 chickens right now, 10 of which are these little guys that hatched in my incubator around the end of August. I love the cool colors I get from my “mutt” eggs! Here is “Puffy”. He’ll puff up pretty much any time you go outside...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ October 20, 2012 “Cozy Food” Depending on where you live, it may or may not be getting a little chilly by now. Here in Southern California, mid-October can sometimes deliver the hottest days of the year, which we definitely have just endured. We still love to celebrate the Fall, though!...
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes *Tomatillos are widely available in most grocery stores or Latin markets. If you can’t find tomatillos, use green tomatoes or very firm tomatoes. Ingredients: 1 roasting chicken extra virgin olive oil Homemade Seasoned Salt (sea salt, pepper, sweet paprika, garlic powder) or store-bought 1 onion, roughly chopped 4...
Hey guys! I thought I’d let you know that I fed small salads to 20 people last night using about 20% of the lettuce and basil growing my Tower Garden. It was SO good! The best part is that I only planted my little sprouts 4 weeks ago!!!!!!! The Tower Garden is amazing! Check out...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ October 13, 2012 “Rock Some Flavor!” This week’s recipes are inspired by India and the Middle East, which means some interesting new flavor concepts for the typical American family. In my house, new=interesting=“I guess I’ll try it”=success! It’s amazing how my picky kid that rarely eats a full plate of...
I have yet to find a mom that doesn’t consider herself BUSY! It really amazes me how little time there is in the day to get everything done…and most days, very little actually gets done. I have yet to find empty-nester parents who haven’t said to me something like, “Savor the moments, it goes...
When you have chickens coming out your ears like we do, you often have extra eggs. Cool, yes, but I have to scramble (get it?) to find recipes to use all of the eggs. Dutch Baby Pancakes is one of my favorite recipes that uses up a lot of eggs and they are ohhhh so good!...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ October 6, 2012 “Back Pocket Delights” This weeks recipes are absolutely delicious staples that I always have in my back pocket for easy meals that delight the family and impress guests. The extra recipes feature basic traditional foods and healing teas that every home should know how to make and...
Real Food Weekly Issue ~ September 29, 2012 “Simple Comforts” The weather is cooling and we have a tiny window of time when we see watermelons and pumpkins sitting next to each other at the market. Here in southern California we are pretending like the weather isn’t still summer hot and getting excited about the...