Pepper Jelly is a wonderful treat that can be eaten on crackers with cream cheese. Below is a basic recipe but can be adapted to different flavor profiles and degrees of spice. Makes: 7 8oz jars Total time: 90 min Prep time: 15-30 min Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups finely chopped […]
I always know it’s the end of summer when the basil stems get woody and the fight to keep them from flowering becomes futile. This signals PESTO TIME! Pesto is my husband’s favorite food. It was a “right of passage” of sorts to learn the recipe from my mother-in-law, […]
KETO BREAKFAST When you decide to follow a ketogenic diet, getting enough calories, particularly from fat and protein, can be challenging. When Sean and I began tracking our diets on myfitnesspal, it became apparent that our breakfasts needed to pack a punch. I found this recipe, and began playing around […]
Conscious meal planning can be one of the most successful ways to improve your diet and reduce monthly spending. For over a year now, we have been starting off every month with a single large, carefully planned grocery shopping trip. On this trip, we get all our protein, grains, shelf […]
After brewing beer you have over 10lbs of grain plus the absorbed water, now what to do with it. A majority of the sugars and some proteins have been pulled out of the grain during the mashing process, so it will have a higher fiber to sugar ratio. Uses: Compost […]
