Raw Nettle or Spinach Pesto Recipe- Vegan, Paleo, and Cheap
Nettle pesto on spiralized zucchini I almost feel silly sharing a recipe for pesto here made with wild greens, because it seems like, other than scrambled or in a salad, pesto is just about the most common way that people prepare wild greens. But the thing is, pesto is yummy when made right, but if […]
Working Hard, Foraging and Cooking Up a Storm
Musakhan chicken dish, made with foraged sumac Dear wonderful readers, I haven’t gone anywhere. Nope, just been super duper busy. My final everything for my cookbook is due on March 6, and that includes all the photography which I am having professionally done… So in the last little bit I’ve been running around like crazy, […]
Foraging Salsify or Goatsbeard- Delicious Wild Edible
When people first hear about foraging from me, a response I typically get is “Oh, so you eat grass?” I’ve noticed that most people who aren’t immersed in the world of wild plants sees large swaths of green and instead of noticing different plants, they just see a green blur, which they dub grass. I […]
10 Tips to Save Money Dining Out
Eating out is great, but I feel guilty about doing so unless it is done on a budget. Here’s a post by Swapnil, a British reader, who loves to inspire people to develop a realistic savings plan and pursue their financial goals. I love to dine out. Having said that it’s not just about satisfying […]
My Mini Makeshift Edible Garden
In our old apartment, the first one we had when we got married, we had a yard, and much of the time we didn’t make too much use of it (to get to the yard you had to walk through one of the bedrooms). Eventually we got chickens and rabbits and that was fun, but […]
Away From Home: A Working Parent’s Guide to Keeping Children Safe
Once upon a time, I pictured myself always being home with the kids, never working outside the house, and just being there for them 24/7. Life happens, and even though I’m home with my kids most of the time, I’m a work at home mom most of the time, but also work out of the […]
Green Meatballs in Creamed Greens Recipe- Frugal, Paleo, Egg Free, Dairy Free and Delicious
When people hear meatballs, typically what comes to mind is beef meatballs in tomato sauce, over pasta. If you’re from other parts of the world, Swedish meatballs in a cream sauce may be their first association. But as a forager and frugalista, not to mention someone who likes to change things up a lot in […]
7 Proven Tips on How to Balance Work and Family Time for Busy Parents
When Danny Nguyen from Myparentingjournal.com, a parenting blog dedicated to good practices, advice, tips, and resources for parents around the world, sent me this article about trying to find the proper work life balance, it really hit home. As much as I am enjoying the business I’m bringing in, and the financially security it leads to, […]
Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Chews Recipe- Vegan, Refined Sugar Free, Paleo Option
I love my chocolate. A lot. But I am trying to stay away from white sugar and eat healthier in general. So when I saw someone in a healthy eating group share this recipe for homemade chocolates using date syrup as its sweetener, I knew I had to try it out. But using jaggery syrup, […]
My Completely Free Grocery “Shopping” Trip- Foraging and Salvaging
I just had a conversation with my publisher about my cover photography for my book, and what we want on it, as well as the photography for within the book, and then I realized that I don’t have the ingredients needed to make all these foraged items, and to get them, I’d have to go […]
