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Don’t Throw Out Those Turkey Bones

Several years ago, I was told by an older wiser mom, that the secret to her soup is in making homemade broth.  Years later, I learned that the chicken base/bouillon cubes I was buying were actually loaded with MSG, and not only unhealthy  but  a poor facsimile to the real broth in health and taste.

Never [...]

Free Thanksgiving Menu and Recipes Download

Traditional Thanksgiving Menu from The Urban Homemaker

Turkey, Homemade Gravy*, Herbed Stuffing*,

Mashed Potatoes, Aunt Helen’s Sweet Potatoes*, Green Beans Amandine,

Cranberry Relish Jello Salad*

Pumpkin Bread*, Fantastic Whole Wheat Rolls*,

Apple Pie*, Pecan Pie*, and coffee or tea.

Holiday Sweets and Treats!

Love Christmas cookies and chocolate fudge? Learn the healthy way of making these favorite holiday sweets with whole grains, good-for-you fats like butter and coconut oil and natural sweeteners.  This class will be December 6.  Register Here.

Class Includes:

VIDEO: How to soak flour and make buttermilk gingerbread

VIDEO: How to maple sugar walnuts

VIDEO: How to make [...]

Loss Leader Menu

This week chuck roast  is on sale at my local grocery store.   I will buy at least a five pound roast because there are so many ways to use the leftovers.  *Leftover ideas are posted below.

Here is the menu I’m going to use to take advantage of the savings.  I already have a whole [...]

Battling the Grocery Gremlin

By Laura Moll Coble  (Laura is also author of Value Meals for Busy Moms)

I don’t know about you, but my most frustrating shopping experiences happen at the grocery store!  It never seems to fail that when I think I have about $50 worth of groceries in my basket, they add up to $100.  [...]

Pumpkin is loaded with Nutrition

Pumpkin is loaded with an important antioxidant, beta-carotene which is converted to vitamin A in the body with many essential health benefits.  It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C,  Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), B vitamins such as  Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate and [...]

Gluten Free Baking Questions/Answers

I’m going to try making Thursdays our question of the week day, where you teach me and other readers the answers to important cooking and health related topics.

I received this question in my email last week and would love to get lots of reader feedback to help her out.

“Is it possible to make gluten-free bread [...]

Monday Menu – Layered Mexican Lasagna

Ed Note:  This recipe was adapted by my sister who got it from a Pampered Chef Consultant/friend.  She serves it to company with a big green salad, guacamole, and extra tortilla chips.  It’s delicious.  I would like to hear from my Real Food Friends on how to make this “healthier”.

Ingredients:
1/4  cup lightly packed fresh [...]

Roasted Tomato Marinara Sauce

After I  finished the apple sauce Saturday, Belinda and I still had time to chop up the end-of-the season tomatoes to make roasted marinara sauce.

The beauty of this recipe is that you use what you have including tomatoes that are going over the hill.  Oven roasted vegetables of any kind are extra flavorful and so [...]

Dehydrating – Food Preserving the Easy Way

Why Dehydrate?We’re hooked on dehydrating! Most foods can easily and successfully be dried with very little preparation time. What’s more, they are even easier to use!

With all the surplus apples at a good price, Stephen and I are going to get busy dehydrating later this week before he leaves for his [...]