by Millie Copper | Jan 4, 2012 | Food Storage, frugal options
Okay, so maybe it is not a big event but I do find it quite fun that someone designated January as National Oatmeal Month. I love oatmeal so in honor of National Oatmeal Month I thought I’d share some of our favorite oatmeal recipes and uses. At less than 55...
by Millie Copper | Jan 3, 2012 | Meal Plans
A second long weekend in a row and it was great. Except that this was the weekend my oldest (Sierra) moved back to Oregon. We took her to the airport on Sunday morning for a 5:50AM flight. I missed her before we were even out of the airport parking lot. Sierra is my...
by Millie Copper | Dec 30, 2011 | Budgeting, Food Storage, Nourishing Traditions
> When I first began this blog, one thing that I did was share our monthly food budget and the results of achieving (or not) that budget. Toward the end of 2010 I stopped that sharing for reasons I can’t even remember. Even though I haven’t been sharing...
by Millie Copper | Dec 28, 2011 | Food Preparation
I have very much enjoyed taking the GNOWFGLINS series of eCourses. Each of the four courses (a fifth course starts in January) has been extremely educational. Even though I had been doing real/whole/traditional foods for awhile when these courses started, I have still...
by Millie Copper | Dec 27, 2011 | Cooking, Recipes
Taco Soup is a delicious way to finish off a pot of beans. Usually, by the end of my bean pot, there are still some beans in it with quite a bit of the cooking liquid. Since I cook the beans in broth this is still a very nutrient-dense liquid. We’ve talked about...