With Fall weather setting in my thoughts are turning to soup. I have a good way of making up a simple soup that also helps make sure leftovers get used up. Whenever you have leftovers that aren’t enough for a full serving put them in a freezer container and put them in the freezer. Keep addingContinue reading “Making Soup from Leftovers”
Category Archives: Food
Zucchini Bread
Last week I found myself at a small town farmer’s market. One of the things that came home with me was a zucchini. Some of it went into zucchini and tomatoes and the rest found it’s way into the lovely loaf of gluten free zucchini bread pictured above. I used my mother’s zucchini bread recipe with my usualContinue reading “Zucchini Bread”
My 10 Favorite Gluten Free Foods
1. Strawberries — what else is there to say? They are candy. 2. Spaghetti Squash with homemade sauce. 3. Homemade soup –any kind, but I love chili (meat or veggie). 4. Anything stir fried — (well maybe not anything, but you get the idea) served over brown rice, quinoa amaranth or millet. 5. Gluten FreeContinue reading “My 10 Favorite Gluten Free Foods”
Canning Season
Is you garden doing well this year? Do you have cucumbers and tomatoes covering every inch of available space? Have you thought about taking up canning? There is still time to can seasonal fruits and vegetables. There is a sense of satisfaction when you look at your counter top full of freshly canned corn relish,Continue reading “Canning Season”
Making the Church Fellowship Hour Healthier
In many churches Sunday morning fellowship hour means coffee, some sort of sweet drink and doughnuts with nothing for those with special needs. Stewardship includes keeping our bodies healthy and including people rather than excluding or inadvertently leaving them out. Keeping this in mind let’s consider these points. 1. It isn’t about food. The purposeContinue reading “Making the Church Fellowship Hour Healthier”
Food for the Road
One lesson we learned the hard way is the importance of traveling with healthy food. When traveling by car we carry an ice chest with food for meals for the trip as well as snacks. We take salad on road trips to help keep us eating healthy. Sometimes I take the ingredients and mixed them up whenContinue reading “Food for the Road”
May is National Salad Month
I love salad! So when I learned May is National Salad Month I was ready to celebrate. If you are having trouble meeting the new My Plate nutrition guidelines of one half of your plate being fresh fruits and veggies salad is one way to accomplish this. Try a variety of greens including spinach, arugula, watercress,Continue reading “May is National Salad Month”
A Gluten Free Baking Tip
Think you can’t bake gluten free from scratch? You may actually be doing it without realizing. That gluten free mix you are using may be nothing more than a gluten free flour blend. If you are following the directions on the package and adding ingredients such as eggs, milk, oil and baking powder check the ingredients. If allContinue reading “A Gluten Free Baking Tip”
Celebrate the Small Things: Cake
Most people celebrate special occasions with cake. At our house cake is a reason for celebration all its own. And why not? This week I made a carrot cake and we are still celebrating. Click here for my Carrot Cake Recipe and you can join the celebration. There is a weekly Blog Hop at ScribblingsContinue reading “Celebrate the Small Things: Cake”
I Aspire to be a Giant Squid
No, not the sea creature. Bob was recently forced into retirement. This was totally unexpected and earlier than we had planned. So I am taking on more projects to bring in extra income. One of them is Squidoo. Don’t worry, Espirational will stay as it is. When I started this blog I was determined to keep it non-commercial. Continue reading “I Aspire to be a Giant Squid”
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