by Millie Copper | Dec 5, 2011 | Meal Plans
> Last weeks menu plan was very successful. Going back and looking at some of the old menu mailers that I had was a good idea. Oriental Crock Pot Chicken and Orange Crock Pot Beef were both delicious. Both of these are from Cooking Traditional Foods menu mailer. I...
by Millie Copper | Dec 2, 2011 | Budgeting, Food Storage, frugal options
A couple of weeks ago one of my friends gave me a lesson in pressure canning. A different friend taught me how to water bath can a couple of years ago but pressure canning is totally new to me. My pressure canning lesson was on meat. Using this post with instructions...
by Millie Copper | Nov 29, 2011 | Eating Real Food and Working, Meal Plans
> I used to share my menu plans almost weekly. I have to admit, having my menu plan written out here was a big help for me. I do write it out on paper too but putting it here allowed me to put any links to recipes in which I found to be quite beneficial. I stopped...
by Millie Copper | Nov 10, 2011 | food thoughts, GAPS
> The 30 Days GAPS Introduction Challenge hosted by Cara at Health, Home & Happiness ended the last of October. For the most part, Joe and I really enjoyed the challenge. It has made me very much aware of how different foods affect me both physically and...
by Millie Copper | Oct 30, 2011 | GAPS, Nourishing Traditions, Traditional Foods
As a young adult I totally bought into the whole “Politically Correct Nutrition” idea that fat was bad, especially animal fat. At one time I attempted to become a vegetarian for ‘health reasons’ and I’ve been on numerous low fat diets...