From the monthly archives: January 2011

What We Eat Without A Grocery Store

by Shannon on January 17, 2011 · 14 Comments · in sustainability & gardening

You never really appreciate something until you have to live without it. Right now I really appreciate green food. I haven’t purchased a fresh vegetable for seven weeks and it’s definitely starting to show. The carrots are gone. The celery is gone. The turnips are gone. The cabbage is gone. The frozen broccoli is gone. [...]

Why Winter Is Menu Planning Season, an Interview, and a Giveaway

by Shannon on January 14, 2011 · 3 Comments · in odds & ends

Today I have a few things happening around the internet that I’d like to share with you. Why Winter is Menu Planning Season As you know I have been feeding my family from our pantry since the first of December. I shared over at the Plan to Eat blog why menu planning is helping me [...]

making :: sourdough starter (and how to identify a food intolerance)

by Shannon on January 13, 2011 · 8 Comments · in cooking & recipes

The printed version of Simple Food {for winter} is almost here. We wanted to make sure that you would get a quality product so we had to make some changes to the layout. I hope to have it available for order next week! I am continuing my making series today with another item from our [...]

A December 31st Harvest & the Hoop House

by Shannon on January 7, 2011 · 10 Comments · in sustainability & gardening

A long, long time ago I had many requests to share photos of the hoop house. Just when I was about to share them winter set in with temperatures in the single digits over night. None of us checked our little winter garden for several weeks and I had written it off as a goner. [...]

Defining Wellness, A Winner, & a coupon code for Simple Food {for winter}

by Shannon on January 5, 2011 · 5 Comments · in odds & ends

This is the time of year everyone is talking about health and wellness. Yesterday I shared my thoughts on what wellness really is over at Keeper of the Home. I was truly touched by all of your most memorable moments of 2010 shared in the comments on the giveaway last week. They were heart warming, [...]