by Millie Copper | Oct 2, 2019 | Food Preparation
I love a good bowl of soup! I can’t think of many better things on a cold day. Especially with a chunk of crusty bread on the side and knowing my bowl of soup not only tastes great but is a nourishing bowl of goodness. What makes it so nourishing?...
by Millie Copper | May 8, 2012 | food thoughts, Starting Out, Traditional Foods
We started our real food journey in January of 2009 after reading Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig. I’ve have mentioned several times (so much that I probably sound like a broken record) that we made changes very slowly in order to...
by Millie Copper | Oct 2, 2013 | Recipes
We raise ducks for eggs. About every other year we get a new batch of ducklings either from a friend who incubates or from incubating them ourselves (with our neighbor’s little incubator). The trouble with these new ducks is they won’t all be females and...
by Millie Copper | Dec 30, 2010 | frugal options
I had a turkey in the freezer that we did not use for Thanksgiving. I admit to being slightly turkey challenged. I’ve roasted a few of them over the years but that is about the extent of my turkey experience. I’m great at using the bird post roasting but...
by Millie Copper | Dec 30, 2010 | Recipes
Did you score sale priced turkey, or ten? Looking for some options other than roasting a whole turkey? Here’s a great one for you! Cut the drumsticks, thighs, drummettes and middle wings from a whole turkey for this delicious and easy recipe. Using the crock pot...
by Millie Copper | Nov 28, 2010 | Recipes
You ever have a night when nothing sounds good? Maybe the menu plan you so diligently made just doesn’t quite work for that night? Or maybe you just didn’t bother to make a menu plan for the week. Sometimes I have those kind of nights. I’ve been on a...