I love Joel Salatin and his latest book, Folks This Ain’t Normal, is on my 2012 reading list. In this brief interview of Joel by a member of the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, he discusses the premise of his book and the reasoning behind his writing. Can’t wait to read it! Have you read it yet?

Welcome to Day 3 of the Nourished Living Network’s Valentine’s Day Progressive Dinner. Today, we’re heading into the first part of your dinner with soups and appetizers. I am offering up one of my favorite soups, my Thai Chicken Coconut Soup. If you’re wanting something crunchy AND healthy, check out my Savory Baked Kale Chips. Next, we… Continue Reading

  Nourished Living Network’s Progressive Valentine’s Day Dinner continues today with breakfast! It’s the most important meal of the day and we’ve got some great recipes to get you going! I’m offering my Fruit and Nut Granola with Chia and Coconut. KerryAnn at Cooking Traditional Foods has Chocolate Crepes and Chocolate Grain-Free Donuts. Adrienne at… Continue Reading

This week, Nourished Living Network is having a Valentine’s Day Progressive Dinner Party! We kick off the party today with Valentine’s drinks. I am submitting my Peppermint White Hot Chocolate (perfect for cold winter days!). KerryAnn at Cooking Traditional Foods submits her Spicy Hot Chocolate to warm you up, while Jill at The Prairie Homestead submits her Peppermint Milkshake to help cool you off!… Continue Reading

Traditional Tuesday’s Nutritious and Delicious Blog Carnival is for anything involving traditional foods. Recipes, techniques, tips, discussions on the hows and whys we do what we do, kitchen organization, appliances used, fitting traditional foods into your life and schedule, anything under the banner of traditional foods is wonderful. Posts, Facebook pages or websites on the… Continue Reading

Kimchi is something I have been wanting to make for quite some time. This was the first time that I’ve made it and I am so happy with how it turned out. The awesome thing about kimchi is that you can flavor it however you want, and you can add whatever veggies you want to, so… Continue Reading

I love herbs and spices from sweet to savory to spicy. Thought this was a fun infograph about the World of Spices! What’s your favorite spice? To view a larger version, just click on the picture, or click here. via

Love this! Music video of how some children decided to end their relationship with Snickers and Coke and fall madly in love with broccoli. Enjoy!