Another homemade bread baking reference

Simple Living

I recently found the Half-Baked Beauties blog, which is written by a group of women who are baking their way through a bread cookbook. We’re hoping to have some posts soon with lots of pictures about bread baking steps, but you might also enjoy learning from...

Grinding Grain: Is it economical?

Simple Living

If you’ve considered the health benefits of grinding your own grain into flour, but haven’t been sure if it would be worth the extra cost of investing in a grinder, be sure to read this interesting analysis of how one family saved as much in six months as...

Autumn Comfort Foods

Recipes, Seasonal Living

One of my favorite things to do in the fall is make applesauce. I wash and slice enough apples to fit in my stock pot, add a little water and a cinnamon stick, and simmer it until the apples are falling apart. I then stir it together and, depending on if it’s...

Baking Homemade Bread

Homemade Bread, Recipes, Seasonal Living, Simple Living

There’s something about Autumn that turns the hearts of bakers to bread. In the past week I’ve heard from three people that they unaccountably feel like baking bread now, after taking time off from it over the summer. As Debbie pointed out in her post on...

Catching up with our bodies

Simple Living

Today as I barreled down the road on my “leisurely” walk, the story of the Missionary and his African guides came to mind.On his first trip to Africa to set up a mission in a remote portion of the country, a young, driven missionary met his guides in town....

What is the Difference Between Maple Syrup Grades?

Real Food

A simple search on the Internet with this question brings up some of the most amazing and incorrect answers imaginable. I read articles that told how there were two different processes for making syrup and that the process used for making A syrup stripped it of all of...