A hearty, made-from-scratch beef soup recipe packed full of garden vegetables just in time to warm you up from the cool autumn air. I kissed my kids on their way out the door, closing it tight behind them, their small bodies wrapped in extra layers making their way down the … [Read more...] about Back to Basics: Garden Vegetable Beef Soup
Vegetable Beef Soup
2 tablespoons olive oil or other cooking oil of your choice (butter, tallow) 1 pound beef stew meat cut into 1" chunks (e.g. chuck roasts, bottom or top round roasts) 1 large onion, diced 2 cups sliced carrots 1 cup cut green beans (1.5"-long pieces) 1 cup diced celery 2 … [Read more...] about Vegetable Beef Soup
Menu Planning with the Kids
The what, why, and how of getting your kids involved in menu planning and the discussion of daily meals. I am in the kitchen, bent at the waist with my head tucked inside the refrigerator. Our fridge is always stuffed full with the season's produce, wrapped in plastic or … [Read more...] about Menu Planning with the Kids
How to Build a Better BLT
The basics of building a better BLT sandwich from the type of bread to the thickness of the tomato slice to the variety of lettuce you opt for. Yes, there are rules. A BLT is not a hard sandwich to master, and nearly everyone has the ability to figure out how to slap bacon, … [Read more...] about How to Build a Better BLT
Maple Crunch Apple Puff Pancake Recipe
Whether you refer to these oven-baked pancakes as Dutch babies, pannekoeken or simply puff pancakes, the combination of maple sweetness and tart autumn apples will make it hard to say no to. My feet dangle beneath the checked tablecloth, swinging back and forth. A water glass … [Read more...] about Maple Crunch Apple Puff Pancake Recipe
