by Millie Copper | Nov 22, 2009 | Cooking, Recipes
One of the early changes that we made to our food was to soak our oatmeal. Why? In a nutshell, oatmeal is high in phytic acid. Phytic acid blocks the absorption of some minerals in the body and is basically an anti-nutrient (you can read more detailed information here...
by Millie Copper | Dec 18, 2009 | Cooking, Recipes
Last winter we lived in Northern California (after our house in Oregon sold but before we could move to our land in Wyoming) and we had access to an amazing array of different fruits. Joe’s parents had a grapefruit tree and to be honest we ended up with...
by Millie Copper | May 20, 2010 | Cooking, Formula Cooking, Recipes
I like having formula’s for basic meals ideas. It helps me to use up things that I have on hand without making a special trip to the store (the store is about 15 miles away) and helps to keep our food budget in check. I’ve posted before about my...
by Millie Copper | Jun 17, 2010 | Cooking, Recipes
I often post about different recipes and uses for my sourdough starter. You might be thinking that I have a sourdough obsession. You might be right. I think I do. I have a goal to someday produce only naturally leavened baked goods. This weeks sourdough experiment...
by Millie Copper | Apr 29, 2023 | Cooking, Recipes
Sourdough French Toast? Yes, please! Your whole family is sure to love this delicious and healthy Sourdough French Toast with Fruit and Nut Syrup! This recipe was originally published in September 2012. My girls have always loved French toast. When we switched to a...
by Millie Copper | Dec 3, 2009 | Cooking, Recipes
I love sourdough. I love a big crusty hunk of it to enjoy with stew. But crusty sourdough doesn’t work very well for sandwiches. Making a sourdough that is sandwich bread quality is actually very easy and I’ve been playing with my sourdough recipe to make...