Farm to Table recipes and Homemade Natural Living
This fall-apart roasted pork shoulder roast is an easy one-pot dinner idea. Just throw all the ingredients in the dutch oven in the afternoon and you have yourself a hearty and delicious dinner that night. The apple and cranberry add sweet and festive flavors of fall and winter.
I’ve been on a kick lately with butternut squash recipes, so today I’m sharing my favorite simple butternut squash salad recipe. When it comes to making dinner, sometimes you have to be creative with what you have around your kitchen. When I got several butternut squashes from the nearby farm this season, I made it a mission to cook all of them. Now we’re enjoying butternut squash in many different ways, which is both healthy and festive.
I just finished my midwife appointment so I thought I’d write up a second trimester pregnancy update. Normally the midwife comes and goes pretty quickly, but now that I am entering my third trimester we have a bit more to talk about. In this post I share a second trimester update, my new diet, natural remedies I’m using, books I’m reading, and helpful resources to prepare for a natural birth. If you are going to be a new mom, read on and drop me a comment below!
I am pretty much on quest to eat the best, most pure food during this pregnancy. These delicious protein muffins are both sweet and healthy, making them the perfect pregnancy snack. With chocolate chunks, protein powder, and nutritious toppings, these muffins satisfy that mom-to-be late afternoon craving without feeling guilty.
This post is a little different from my regular scheduled programming, but for a good reason. Surprise! I’m pregnant, and today I’m sharing how I’ve spent my first trimester of pregnancy. In this post I’ll share all about my healthy first trimester and some natural pregnancy tips I’ve learned along the way.
I’ve been making milk kefir for a while now, and it’s so easy to do and provides so many health benefits. Try making kefir to add to your favorite smoothie, or just drink it on its own for a snack. Learn all about how to make milk kefir in this easy tutorial.
It’s fall at the homestead and that means homemade chilis and pumpkin galore. Come along as I show you how to make this pumpkin chili recipe with lamb, a perfect and healthy cozy recipe for a cold fall night. I’m sharing today’s recipe with 5 of my other blogger friends for a fall chili cook off, so be sure to check out their recipes when you’re done with this one!
Learn how to make fresh blackberry pie for a sweet and sour, juicy dessert that is best topped with homemade whip. Ah, fall is here!
It was a quiet day on the homestead today and I finally got to cut all the apples up that we picked a few weekends ago. They don’t last as long as store-bought apples so you really have to cut them up and use them, or freeze them for later. I hope my family doesn’t get tired of apple pie, because this is one of my favorite recipes to make! Learn how to make this homemade apple pie recipe naturally sweetened with honey.
We love cooking from scratch and eating organic, farm-to-table when we can. Every now and then we run out of a lot of food at one time and chose to do a healthy Costco grocery haul. Here’s what we bought to cook homemade meals every day without going back to the store for, hopefully, a while!
