As soon as the air turns crisp in the Rocky Mountains, you will find me in the kitchen baking. Usually it’s something practical, like cornbread
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Are you ready for it? I’m sure most of you already have your guest list made and maybe even
Ya’ll. It’s here. Today begins the biggest giveaway in Plan to Eat’s history with a $200 prize package. We’re so glad you’re here. You’ll find
No, I’m not Swedish (which is where Mazariner hail from). Nor am I Italian (where the cakes reportedly came from before they came from Sweden).
For most of us meal planning is something we do to keep the wheels spinning on our household. Typically we are planning a week (or
WAIT! Don’t go! I know you have dozens of other tweets and posts and pins waiting to be looked at, and you glanced at this
“Tomorrow, I start healthy eating for real.” “Next week, I’m going to get on track and stay there.” “After this weekend, everything changes.” Sound familiar? Please tell
Many Plan to Eat users have been asking for a way to access the details of a recipe without being taken to a different page in
If you’ve been hanging around the Plan to Eat blog for a while, you’ve likely read at least one of my posts on using food
Creating a weekly meal plan is a habit that has served me well over the last few years. It keeps me organized, saves on the
I had the radio tuned to NPR one day while I was toodling around town running errands. I caught a portion of an intriguing interview
Summer has finally arrived in Northern Colorado. We spent most of the month of May with cloudy skies, rain, and flooding. June has brought with
This week I decided to cook recipes from the Inspiralized Cookbook with one requirement: “I wouldn’t normally make this…” I wanted to branch out and
Confession: I judge books by their covers. Especially cookbooks*. Whenever I’m evaluating a new cookbook, I pull it out of the envelope, read the title,
Meal planning can be an overwhelming process. Now throw in trying to lose weight and feed a family of four and it can seem down right
I really love good food. I enjoy trying unique new restaurants, being inventive in the kitchen, and amping up old favorites. I also really love
Tags allow you to organize recipes into any categories and customize them to your lifestyle. Once a tag is applied to a recipe, all recipes that
We are really excited about a new feature that allows you to convert any recipe in your Plan to Eat account into Metric, regardless of
When one finds out that they are unable to eat a certain food, the mind automatically goes to extremes. “I guess I’ll never eat ice
Like all of you, our weather here in the Rocky Mountains of late has been erratic and unpredictable. On a sunny, record-breakingly warm day in
We’re still making our way through the 160 pounds of sweet potatoes I purchased last fall. We’re fairly sick of the roasted, buttered option and
Spring is so close and yet seems so far away, doesn’t it? We’re getting ready to direct-sow some crops and start others in our south-facing
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Many people still hold on to the belief that weight loss comes in the form of a magic pill, potion, shake, wrap, or restrictive fad
Besides soup and plain meats and vegetables, what exactly does one eat on a restricted diet? I’ve been exploring this with our son as we
Black beans are one of the worlds healthiest foods. We keep a large stock of them in our pantry, and soak a big batch of
Aunt Jessie did not spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Her answer to every culinary question was a pot roast and a coconut
It’s the end of February, we’re just about to start our seedlings. Other than ferment jars, roots, and some pretty tough cilantro that keeps surviving
Our son is going through a fairly strict elimination diet regimen right now. Poor guy is a growing eight year-old with some long-standing tummy issues
A few months ago I was at our local, small town grocery store. I was just wandering through the produce aisle when the sweet potatoes
Valentine’s Day is the first holiday that happens after New Years–At least the first one that is primarily celebrated with food- fancy dinners, chocolates, candies,
I love the idea of a Mexican haystack. Essentially it is all of your favorite Mexican meal fixings – meat, beans, veggies, rice, toppings –
Wash on Monday, iron on Tuesday, mend on Wednesday… you remember how it goes in Little House on the Prairie, don’t you? And Saturday was
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned vegetable fermentation as one of the five practices of traditional food preparation. For me, vegetable fermentation has been
Sweet & spicy, tangy and flavorful. I enjoy simple baked chicken – with a sauce that doesn’t require too many ingredients – but packs in
My six-year-old’s favorite meal is chili. It doesn’t matter how I make it – different every time – or what I put into it –
Last year we welcomed a sweet new baby into our family. Every new baby, no matter how sweet, brings disruption, but due to my ulcerative
When you next log into your Plan to Eat account you may notice a few changes. We are really excited to unveil our latest upgrades
I remember cooking omelets in teflon pans in high school and thinking how easily they came out of the pan despite the lack of fat
I’m not sure how this happened but everywhere I turn there are remnants of a humanely butchered animal. Now, before this comes off as morbid
Thinking about grocery budgets makes me want to crawl under a rock and hide from the three real food meals per day that I feed
I’ve been on an oat flour kick recently and I thought the nutty, dense flour would lend itself well to a shortbread recipe. Shortbread is,
A smooth breakfast ritual has eluded me for the longest time. It was always a tough transition from sleeping to eating to beyond with
One of the foods I will buy when I’m crunched for time is canned beans. I’ve been cooking dried beans for years, but sometimes I
Plan to Eat was approached by the Lititz Pennsylvania Meals on Wheels to see if we could help them organize their recipes, coordinate their menu
When we don’t have vegetables coming out of the garden that I can work with, I generally buy quite a bit of produce every week.
We love cabbage. This year, we planted over 30 heads in the garden – hoping to harvest them throughout summer and store some for winter
We really like chia seeds in our house. They’re versatile and full of good things and pretty tasty to boot. Actually, chia seeds don’t taste
There are a lot of takes on what exactly the pilgrims ate at the first Thanksgiving. I wouldn’t even hazard a guess, except to say
We have truly embraced the taste of fall. More than any other season, everyone gets on board with warm spices, root veggies, soups, stews, and
Pumpkins and Fall…a magical combination. After the warm days of summer yielded these giant french baking pumpkins (Rouge Vif D’etampes) – the start of the
Am I the only one who cannot seem to pull it together for breakfast? Sometimes I think I am when I hear about the exciting
On December 10th ZipList will be ending its services leaving many current ZipList users without their recipes. If you are a ZipList user, and are
I think it’s easy to get so bogged-down with the zealotry of idealism that we are too overwhelmed to just do what needs doing. I’ve
When looking for something both new and versatile to add to our meal repertoire, I came upon the concept of sopes. These little cups are
Some foods are carriers. By this I mean pasta is a carrier for sauces, rice is a carrier for stir-fry, and tortillas are carriers for
Besides broccoli, I know of no vegetable that brings on fear and loathing like the Brussels sprout. They’re so cute, the children say, like tiny
I know it’s time to change things up at breakfast when pancakes and eggs are sniffed at. I’m not sure why but breakfast is often
When my oldest son, now eight, was a baby I distinctly remember trying to get him to eat my pureed cauliflower from a little colorful
I’m sure this is old hat for vegetarians, but since we’ve cut back on our meat consumption over the past few years I’ve had to
Shortbread is definitely my favorite cookie. It isn’t sickeningly sweet, like most cookies, and they are dead simple to make. So dead simple, in fact,
Nearly two years ago I wrote about dealing with scratch cooking burnout. Even us die hard real foodies get a case of burnout every now
With summer vegetable season in full swing, my garden is pumping out the produce. Something I’d planned for all winter and spring – this season
This past week I strolled through our gardens, surprised at those vegetables still giving despite our recent triple digit temperatures. I snapped off okra pods,
Getting ice cream is one of the great joys of summer, and as we wind down the season it seems a great time to fit
About eight years ago we began to look into eating organic foods. I was, up until that point, a bargain shopper, stocking our freezer with
(see our updated post on Freezer Cooking) Freezer cooking is the process of cooking multiple meals at one time and placing them in the freezer
With school starting again I am finding myself wandering the aisles of the grocery store looking for easy and quick snacks to toss into lunch
Sometimes less is more, even when it comes to tasty food. I am generally a lover of bold flavors, especially this time of year. Spicy
I was shelling our black-eyed peas while sipping on a quart jar of tea the other day and the irony of that whole scene was
There are only so many ways to eat ground beef before you get bored, right? There’s hamburgers, spaghetti, tacos, stir-fry, soup, and stew. And then
We planted two large rows of beets this year. I am excited to be picking them already… roasting beets, sauteeing them, boiling, pickling… and the
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the different “diet” types, how our family has dabbled in a bit of them all, and where we
When we have grocery stores lined with everything imaginable and the ability to buy many of these things, it’s hard to imagine a culture who
It’s just about the hottest part of the year for all of us, isn’t it? And I don’t know about you, but I am not
As you head into the kitchen you realize that you forgot to take the chicken out of the freezer last night, which means that you
When I discovered lacto-fermentation seven years ago now, my mind was blown. What do you mean I can make delicious pickles without boiling everything good
I headed out to the garden before the hot summer sun could fully take its toll. I found our Swiss chard standing high, begging to
A few weeks ago we posted a question on Facebook asking where you get your recipe inspiration. It was fun digging through the blogs that
We eat a lot of tacos. And by a lot I mean almost every day. More often than not I make them with homemade corn
If you’re anything like me, then you could happily cook all day long without complaint. Three meals a day? No problem! Homemade everything? Sure! Dishes?
A few weeks ago we posted a question on Facebook asking where you get your recipe inspiration. It was fun digging through the blogs that
It wasn’t very long ago that I was making dinner with taco kits, pasta nights, frozen perogies. The convenience was something that fit my life
This, our third spring in Texas, has been the loveliest by far. The weather has been cooler and we have had substantial rain right when
A fantastic box arrived in our mail that is going to interest all you foodies… or anyone who is bored with your recipe repertoire. It
So far we have discussed breakfast, lunch, and snacks. When I discussed our lunch routine, I hinted at making extras deliberately. That’s because I often
Quitting sugar seems to be a trend that is rapidly taking over the world and social media. It’s definitely not a bad thing, as it’s
Up until recently lunch was a simple affair with not much thought necessary. In college it was mostly sandwiches or canned soup – a last
Last week we posted a question on Facebook asking where you get your recipe inspiration. It was fun digging through the blogs that are new
Have you heard of one-pot pasta? If you eat pasta, then it could be a game-changer for you. You throw your pasta, ingredients or sauce,
The success of our family outings is largely determined by the quality of snacks that accompany them. A simple trip to the park down the
Feeding a growing family can be as complicated or as simple as you allow it to be. I am grateful to have a husband who
When I was growing up, planting the garden was a family event. I remember planting the seeds and being so excited when they began to
I alluded to our love of lentils in last week’s introduction to Feeding the Growing Family. We’re also big fans of the big salad. Packed
We are excited to announce the launch of a new Sort, Filter, and Search in your Recipe Book that will allow you to find recipes
These days creating meals for my family is kind of like solving a puzzle. We have food intolerances – wheat, dairy, fruit, and sugars. We
“What are your favorite food blogs? Where do you get your best recipes?” We asked those questions on Facebook and the response was fantastic. We
It’s been over a year now of us experimenting with a Paleo lifestyle. Between the crossfit enthusiast husband of mine and my extremely athletic 12 year
So, last month we talked about Buying the Whole Cow – reasons why you might want to buy meat in bulk and the cost savings
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