This is a partnership post with Jovial Foods. A company, built on integrity, that I proudly indorse. Since starting on my own real food journey, bread has always been an area in which I've struggled. In the beginning of my journey, I was honestly overwhelmed by all of the negative information surrounding a food which, since the days of old, has always been considered a source of sustenance. Most of the information I was learning about had to do with the phytic acid within the bran of the ... continue reading...
A Simple, Chicken and Spinach, Green Enchilada Casserole
Over the past few days my boys and I have spent most of our time enjoying the outdoors. It's really difficult to contain us inside when the skies are singing, the forests are coming to life, and we can cast our sweatshirts away for plain t's. This is what I LOVE about homeschooling, we get to learn through nature and exploration. We've hit the bike trails to identify many types of birds flying overhead. We went out a bit too early to forage for morel mushrooms but had fun in nature ... continue reading...
5 Years of My Humble Kitchen and Giveaway!
It's truly unreal to think that I've been sharing about food, urban homesteading, faith, and family for 5 years! What started as a few readers listening to my heart and following my family's food life has turned into a blossoming community where we have been able to become a part of one another's lives. It's a beautiful thing. Many of you have been on this journey with me since the beginning when this place was called, A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa. Others have recently joined the new ... continue reading...
Pakistani Curry – One Recipe, Two Meals
The spring time is generally a busier season for me. With spring cleaning, gardens to sow, 2 boys and a husband in baseball, we seem to fill our days quite easily. It's in this season that I make a lot of slow cooker recipes, rice cooker recipes, and 1 recipe-2 meal creations. With our busy spring schedule, I'm all about saving time in the kitchen. The good thing is that saving time in the kitchen doesn't mean to sacrifice flavor... especially when it comes to Pakistani curry cooked two ways. ... continue reading...
Simple Lives Thursday, #192
It's Simple Lives Thursday! My favorite day of the week where you share your tips and recipes for living a simple life. Whichever blog that you choose to link up your post, it will show up on all 4 sites! As a reminder, this blog hop is a way to share with many people your posts on what you are doing to live a simple life. Whether that's gardening, raising urban chickens, homeschooling, sewing, making your own deodorant, or cleaning supplies... we want to know about it! If you're into ... continue reading...
