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Chicken Parmesan is one of my husband’s favorite recipes. It’s a little bit more involved than the one skillet meals I usually like to do, but it is definitely worth the few more minutes it takes to make. This Chicken Parmesan recipe is breaded and browned in a skillet. Then it is covered with Mozzarella...
Now that your ready to make your Homemade Sauerkraut full of all those wonderful probiotics, here’s a Polish recipe to go with it: Crockpot Sauerkraut and Kielbasa Crockpot Sauerkraut and Kielbasa is a healthy dish for when you have a couple of minutes in the morning or early afternoon and want to throw something together...
Homemade Sauerkraut is a wonderful way to receive good nutrients from lacto-fermentation. Lacto-Fermentation is a food preservation process that has been used for thousands of years. There are many great reasons to eat fermented foods. The chief reason is to provide healthy bacteria for your gut. We wipe out our good flora with antibiotics and...
Natural Flavoring is found in almost everything now, which is one reason why your finding this recipe for homemade ketchup and Parmesan fries. My question is, if it is just a natural flavoring, then why not state what it is? I used to think this was because it was the secret part of the special...
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin bread is a great way to use that pumpkin that you kept in your freezer from last Fall. It adds some extra nutrients into the bread that no one will even know about, unless your kids are into cool stuff like that. I pureed the pumpkin I had from my garden last...
There are so many reasons that I love sourdough. One huge bonus is having a natural starter ready and waiting for you so that you don’t have to rely on buying yeast. For more information on how to get a starter going, see Sourdough Starter. Once you have that sourdough starter going, come back here...
I guess when I made this Crumb Cake Recipe I referred to it throughout the day as multiple things. Finally, my son asked me, “What is it? Crumb Cake, Coffee Cake, or Spice Cake?” It is what it is. Though I’m sure there is someone out there with a perfect definition of the differences, I...
These are my Top 2 Bread Recipes. They are my “go to” recipes whenever I need to whip up a loaf of bread. I use them because they are delicious and really work for most circumstances. I know they will always rise wonderfully I know they will always taste great. The first recipe is a...
I like to keep things simple. Why have 16 recipes for 16 breads, when you can have one or two that you tweak for different needs and uses? That’s what I love about this recipe for Blueberry bread. I actually use the same recipe to make banana bread, strawberry bread, banana chocolate chip bread, and...
I told you WHY We Eat Out Less, now I want to give you the HOW We Eat out Less. I was definitely addicted to sugar, caffeine and salt. It took a few things to happen for me to change my ways (and thus, my family’s ways). First, we live in an area that has...
There are a lot of reasons as to why we limit eating out. A lot of people will say it’s expensive and unhealthy to eat out a lot, but not everyone would agree. Plus, there are other consequences that we sometimes do not think of. Here are our family reasons for limiting the number of...
When you have some children, it’s important to have a list of family favorite recipes on hand that you can cycle through. You want recipes that everyone loves and is excited about. Reality is that you won’t please everyone, but there are some things that really hit big. These homemade pizza rolls are just that....
I can’t believe how much I’ve learned in the past year! Check out the Simple Life Mom Top 10 of the year. I do things now that I never would have thought of this time last year (I love how banana peppers are right in the middle of all the DIY items). Thank you all...
In an effort to make more things ourselves, I have started making 2 of our favorite salad dressings: French and Greek. Both are simple. Both are healthy. The comfort of knowing exactly what’s in your homemade salad dressing makes a huge difference. You can skip the preservatives and unhealthy additives, and keep the ingredients pure...
I feel that it is my responsibility to provide my family with real food; food without all the preservatives, additives, dyes, etc. This Homemade BBQ Sauce Recipe is just another step in that direction. So, I have been making my own Homemade Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Sauces, and Dressings, Making Homemade Ketchup was actually a pretty...
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