We Cannot Go Back to Sleep In 2022, I started the Wake Forest Local Food Collaborative with five neighbors. Five. At the time, the world had just lived through empty grocery store shelves, supply chain breakdowns, rising food costs, and a growing realization that maybe our food system wasn’t as secure as we thought it…
I wanted to have a fun loaf of bread to show my class on Valentines day. Of course chocolate and raspberry came to mind right away. I don’t want to have to memorize other recipes so I used my normal rustic loaf recipe and added some special ingredients and came up with the most amazing…
This was created completely by accident. I was testing out some combinations in preparation of some future sourdough classes and let me tell you, it will be on rotation. It’s just delightful – subtly sweet with perfectly distributed nuts and seeds. I was also inspired by the fig jam I made earlier in the summer…
I finally found it. The best sourdough sandwich bread recipe. I have been tweaking it for weeks and finally have it perfected. Believe it or not, using maple syrup was a game changer! I have made it each Sunday so all week my kids have soft perfection for sandwiches for school. This bread is even…
I have been testing out some higher protein breakfast foods so my kids get a more healthy breakfast and this one might be the best. Moist delicious pumpkin flavor warmed with fall spices. They all LOVED it. I added in the secret protein ingredient and sourdough starter to up the nutrition. You can long ferment…
Ya’ll I am so excited for these muffins! I am trying so hard to prepare for the week breakfasts because the mornings are just so crazy while also wanting to give the kids a higher protein option. The problem is one kid loves hard boiled eggs and the two other ones hate it. One loves…
I have a different take on prepping. While I do think it’s important to have food in case of an emergency or if there is an interruption to the food supply, I don’t think a bunch of cans of soup or dried potatoes will serve your family well. The thought of a wall of processed…
One of the things that I love about going on vacation is having time to make all the sourdough recipes. I was planning to make cinnamon rolls but then my husband took the kids to a local donut shop so I needed to pivot with that bubbly starter. The Best Sourdough Sausage and Cheese Rolls…
As a fly by the seat of my pants kind of girl I never have dinner planned so this recipe is an absolute game changer for a last minute homemade dinner. You will use the best quick pizza crust recipe over and over! I absolutely hate it when bloggers talk and talk about things before…
Slugs are a common problem in gardens, and they can quickly devour tender leaves and seedlings. While there are a number of chemical pesticides available to control slugs, many gardeners prefer to use organic methods. There are a number of effective organic methods for controlling slugs, and most of them are relatively easy to do….