It may technically still be summer, but this last week has felt pretty chilly around where I live. The chill in the air doesn't mean that I can't take advantage of all the late summer produce, though! Last weekend my parents sent me home with some of their homegrown tomatoes and peppers and I was able to nab some squash blossoms from the farm, so I decided to make a summer soup with baked and stuffed squash blossoms to bring some extra freshness to the soup. This recipe is re

Today I am feeling sick. And it's snowing. So I decided to make myself some chicken and dumpling soup. While I was pulling out the ingredients I realized I could make the dumplings sourdough which goes along quite well with my last post on how to make your own sourdough starter! This is a perfect way to "feed" the starter. Make something small and then replenish the starter with more flour and water. So, without further delay, here is the recipe! -----------------------------

"In this episode, Nancy Thompson talks about her 25+ years of experience as a health and wellness practitioner, and explains the benefits of high-mineral, nutrient-dense King's Broth and the role it plays in our modern day lifestyles." I had such a good time interviewing Nancy (pictured below on the right) for this episode. We covered a lot of ground, touching on some really great nutrition points (which I will be blogging about in the coming weeks!), but mostly talking about

This year, Mr. Domestique and I had an orphan Christmas. Usually we fly to see either my family in California or his family in Florida, but this year we stayed put here in Colorado. In order to keep with his family's holiday food tradition, Mr. Domestique really wanted a Christmas ham so I pulled out my copy of Julia Child's Mastering The Art of French Cooking and made a Christmas ham, French style. We invited a friend to have dinner with us, and ended up having what felt lik

The first snow has fallen here and that has me in the mood for soup. While I was in the mood for soup I didn't want to tackle anything too complicated, which is when I remembered Grandma's Greek lentil soup recipe. I love this recipe because you just throw everything in a pot or your slow cooker, and let it do it's thing. You can also totally make this recipe your own. Add some carrots or turnips! Whatever you have in your fridge would be great added to this base recipe. red