I think a lot of people are overwhelmed when they consider a switch to traditional or real foods as an overarching philosophy for feeding their
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We’ve always been a camping family. The Sweetie Pie and I once made a two-week cross-country trek without ever staying in a hotel room. Once
This tomato soup from Gluten-Free Mom has quickly become my favorite gluten-, dairy-, soy-free recipe. It’s easy to put together, makes the whole house smell
One of the most common questions people ask about Plan to Eat is whether or not there’s a mobile app available. Technically, the answer is
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Remember that big jar of preserved lemons that I made a few months ago? It’s so delicious. And every time I open the fridge I
On busy weekday mornings, we often settle for a quick bowl of cold or hot cereal. However, if you stop by our house on any
As of two weeks ago, our youngest daughter is now on a gluten-, casein- and soy-free diet. While in many ways the transition has been
I’ve always said that one of the things I love about Plan to Eat — besides the fact that it simplifies one of my most
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I have a fondness for a certain type of sage that I allow to run rampant in my garden. It’s really not that pretty. My
Photo by AForestFrolic.com My mom and I recently held a marathon crafting session to prepare for an upcoming Christmas series that I’m hosting at Life…Your
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To be honest, the multiple store lists feature of Plan to Eat is one that I’ve only recently started using. Because we live out in
Breakfast is the hardest meal of the day for me. Practically every breakfast food has an allergen in it or is, in itself, an allergen.
You could probably fry grass clippings and they’d taste pretty darn good; it’s hard to go wrong with crispy and fattening. Here’s just one more
While the Plan to Eat Menu Planner and Shopping List are seamlessly integrated to automatically create your shopping list with everything you need for the
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I know it’s the end of summer and your grilling recipes have gotten pretty stale. Maybe you’re entirely sick of the grill and are ready
Doesn’t everyone joke about how you can’t give zucchini away at the height of the season? There are just too many of them. But fear
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I mentioned once already about how much I like cobbler. Well the only thing I like more than cobbler, is pie. Oh my, how I
I often discover something new and exotic to love when I shop at the local Asian market. This time it was agar agar. I’ve been
Have you discovered Pinterest yet? It’s truly one of my favorite social media sites (if you follow me on Life…Your Way as well, you may
We have tried to make importing recipes from the web extremely easy. Currently you can import recipes by searching directly from Plan to Eat, copying-and-pasting
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The Meal Planner is the heart and soul of Plan to Eat! And while using the bare bones features of the planner are enough to
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking exactly what I was thinking when I saw this recipe in Cooking Light. “Meh, at least it’s allergen-free.
Photo by: sporkist When it comes to meal planning, I consider my freezer to be almost as valuable as my oven! At least one of
Photo by Ava Lowery I don’t know about you, but as summer wears on, I’m finding us stuck in a summertime snack rut. I’ll admit
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We’re starting a new series of tips and tricks to help you get even more out of your Plan to Eat account, and today’s tip
Friends, I’m interrupting this regularly scheduled blog to ask a question. I don’t mean to be nosy, I’m just curious. What’s missing from your diet?
At the top of this recipe torn from a newsletter I have written in all capital letters “OH MY!” because that’s what the Sweetie Pie
This time of year, I tend to buy as much stone fruit as I can because the season never seems to last as long as
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I don’t have anything against potato salad or three-bean salad. It’s just that they’re so….predictable. If you’re looking for something just a little bit different
As our family prepares to move off-grid later this year, I am slowly switching from cooking techniques that require electricity to those that don’t. This
Full of apples, carrots, coconut and raisins, morning glory muffins have been one of our family’s favorite breakfast recipes for years. Just recently, though, I
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A church we used to attend had an annual 4th of July Cobbler Cook-off. This was one of our favorite days of the entire year.
When I was in middle school my dad went to Nepal for a month. He came back bearing exciting stories, turquoise jewelry, stunning photographs, and
A couple of weeks ago, I shared our family’s favorite mix-and-match smoothies. My girls had been begging me to freeze some of the leftovers into
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This recipe will change the way you think about beans and rice. I promise. In our house, we have a certain 5-year-old who gets very
Now that it’s officially summer, I am thankful that our weekly schedules have slowed down a bit. We have almost no sporting events, committee meetings,
Photo by DC Central Kitchen The Environmental Working Group has updated their “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists with recommendations on the fruits and veggies
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One of my allergen-induced symptoms was a horrible case of eczema on my hands. It made my job as a mama really difficult, since I
This is the drink that quenches my fruit craving down to the tips of my toes. I cut two or three grapefruits in half and
Have you planned your Father’s Day menu yet? If not, let me help you out: barbecue bacon-wrapped shrimp kebabs grilled veggie kebabs grilled pineapple grilled
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I have logged many, many hours staring at nutrition labels in the grocery store aisles reading ingredient lists, searching for allergens and hidden allergens (why
It has been really fun to follow along with Erin’s look at Nourishing Traditions. I read that book almost five years ago now and it
Photo by Simple Bites If you’re like me, and cooking doesn’t come easily, then food blogs are pretty much the best thing since sliced bread.
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I used to be willing (and able) to put a lot of time and effort into cooking. I truly love to eat good food, and
Along with the veggies in our garden, there are a bunch of delicious, edible flowers in our yard. We have a ton of day lilies
Because all of my girls have dealt with dairy intolerances when they were infants and toddlers, I’ve never made yogurt/milk smoothies. Instead, I make pure
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At the time that Sweetie Pie and I got married, he actually had more cooking experience than I did. I was one of those college
I LOVE fresh-from-the-oven cookies, but I don’t always love the time it takes to scoop out individual balls of cookie dough, wait in the kitchen
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Of all the foods I mourn since all my diet restrictions set in, take-out Chinese food is probably at the top of my list. Yup,
I wish I’d made this bread for Easter, it’s so delicious and lovely. It is, of course, another Peter Reinhart stroke of of genius. The
Memorial Day is less than two weeks away! As we approach the start of the grilling season, Shaina from Food for My Family and I
I spent several months my final year of college doing the morning baking at a friend’s little French cafe in Savannah. It was the perfect
My mom has this amazing recipe for rhubarb pie. Unfortunately she has forbidden me to ever share it! However, I recently made this rhubarb cobbler,
My husband and I got married young. I was barely 20 and still in art school. We had a teeny tiny apartment in downtown Savannah
Photo by Lauren Mitchell Going green means different things to different people. To me, it’s the intersection between eco-friendly, frugal and simple
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Our yard and the surrounding area is teeming with weeds. There are the ubiquitous dandelions, those pesky stinging nettles, and an invasive species called garlic
Although I’m trying, I’ve never really enjoyed cooking (although I do enjoy baking!), so most of the meals I prepare have as few ingredients as
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We have been reading the Little House on the Prairie series to our girls at bed time. It is a wonderful series that I never read
I grew up in south Georgia. I practically cut my teeth on a corn cob, and by the time I was five I slurped “bolled
Last week, Andrea shared some of her favorite Simple Kitchen Quick Tips. Today, I wanted to add to her list with a few of my own!
Congratulations to Lisa. She is the winner of the final giveaway in our Jamie Oliver cook-along. We have really enjoyed cooking through much of Jamie’s
My journey through the world of food intolerances and allergies and special diets has taken me a lot of different places. I’ve tried therapies and
Every year I get a little sad when chili season comes to an end. Here in the Rocky Mountains we can get away with chili
I love cooking and baking, but I’m not willing to spend hours and hours in my kitchen each day. So I’m always looking for shortcuts,
I probably look like a crazy woman when I head to our local grocery store and load up my cart with bags of “overripe” bananas,
If you’re eating with allergies, dinner invitations can be scarce. I mean both the kind that you give and the kind you receive. Most people
Good Old Chili Con Carne, pg. 172 Jamie’s Food Revolution Much like the fajitas in Jamie Oliver’s cookbook, we thought this recipe was very eatable
If you are like me, you are busy planting seeds while the actual harvest of spring produce is a way off. But whether you can
With growing concern about the safety of conventionally grown fruits and veggies — and the relatively exorbitant prices of organic produce — properly washing produce
Chicken Chow Mein, pg. 60 Jamie’s Food Revolution Chicken Chow Mein on Jamie Oliver’s web site As I flip through Jamie’s cookbook, there are some
Moroccan Lamb with Couscous, pg. 246 I begin some of the recipes in Jamie’s book with a certain amount of trepidation. I have never cooked
And we are back! We hope you have all had a lovely spring break. We enjoyed some good family time and I enjoyed a little
I tried to eat soy sauce for a long time, telling myself that it didn’t really count as soy because it was fermented soy. Fermentation
Let’s just call a spade a spade–cooking allergen-free is hard. It’s twice as hard if you’re trying to cook for your family, too. And if
Congratulations to Susan F! She is this weeks giveaway winner! She has won a 1 year subscription to Plan to Eat. We are going to
I have a very clear memory of looking at the elementary school lunch menu and seeing “refrigerator clean-out” on the calendar. I think I usually
Homemade dressing is so simple, and infinitely tastier than even the best store-bought varieties, that once you start making your own you’ll never go back.
Our dinner tonight is the first recipe in Jamie Oliver’s cookbook: Butterflied Steak Sarnie, pg. 25 This was yummy! I have never cooked with portobello
With a bit of skepticism, tonight we had: Chicken Fajitas, pg. 38 We began this journey as a way to get out of our cooking
We really enjoyed tonight’s meal from our cook-along through Jamie Oliver’s cookbook, Jamie’s Food Revolution: Pork Kabobs, pg. 238 As I started this recipe I
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