It’s here! The week of treats and gifts and family! We’re trying to eat vegetable-heavy, non-holiday food as much as possible to balance the feasts that will come at the end of the week. Meal Plan: Monday – homemade chorizo and bean burritos with guacamole, salsa, and spinach Tuesday – pad thai with bean sprouts and tuna chunks Wednesday – homemade pizza Thursday – Solstice Party in the morning. We’re serving sun bread and chicken [...]

When I wanted to make a derby pie for the Kentucky Derby over the weekend, every recipe I could find included a store bought pie crust. Crazy! Pie crust isn’t hard, folks. Why shell out a few bucks for an over-processed, floury, off-tasting crust when you likely have the ingredients right at hand? With the fresh fruit pie season approaching, now is a great time perfect your pie crust. Anyone can make a crust as [...]

Are you making handmade gifts this year?  We are! Hand-rolled beeswax candles will make an appearance in several gift baskets.  They are simple enough that Lillian can make a passable candle and they burn cleanly with only the slightest honey scent. We order bulk beeswax sheets from Knorr Beeswax for $43 (shipped) for twenty 8×16 inch sheets and wick. It comes in a variety of colors and is very high quality in our experience. To [...]

Here’s what I had for lunch today: That’s homemade yogurt from Kate the cow’s raw milk, frozen blueberries we picked this summer near Cleveland, local Ohio honey, and homemade granola. Coming soon – a new series of posts called Make it Yourself!  We will be sharing all our tips and techniques for making commonly store bought food at home.

Eating made from scratch meals is common in our house.  Most days we eat 3 meals of homemade food, mostly made from scratch. Many people we meet are stunned that we do this.  100 years ago everyone ate from home, but now many people are used to lunch out, and often breakfast and dinner on the run. Yet research from dietitians and psychologists alike confirm that eating at home, and eating made from scratch food [...]