When you love those old cookbooks, and start digging deeperfor recipes, sometimes you need a little bit of help. I have something that istruly a must have for anyone who wants to play with their food in  a more serious way. A kitchen scale. The …

After enjoying one last Food Preservation class at our local community college, I started to really think about the idea of eating local.  For many of us that is easy to do in the summer. We all know about farmers markets and the like. Even …

Do not be afraid of cooking. Get creative and don’t be worried about failure.

Of all the things in my pantry, I think flour is myfavorite pantry item. Why?  Flour is used for so many fabulous things and it isthe basis for most of my scratch cooking. I can make sweet, savory, hearty,fried, crispy and smooth/creamy-all with flour. My …

Photo: Apps-School.com We use real life living, to teach a large part of our homeschool day. I have never been a workbook/busy work, kind of teacher, preferring to teach lessons with a purpose.It is a given, that my kids have to be on the cutting …