Sustainable Eats

Once upon a time there was a mommy with small kids who lived in the city. She read about scary things in processed food and how it was making rats sick when they ate it so when she went to the grocery store she read all the labels. She couldn’t understand what they [...]

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While my kids still talk about bunny crackers they are just as easily silenced with these homemade cheese crackers. Light and crispy crackers can be tricky to make since they need to be rolled as thinly as possible and the butter tends to make them sticky.
Rather than trying to roll out and cut dough [...]

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As soon as I saw a picture of these pizza rolls I knew I had to make them. When we do forage into PCC the kids gawk at the pastry case by the checkout line and the whining starts. The top three allowable kid picks are the soft pretzels which we’ve been making, the cheesy breadsticks which [...]

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You may curse me for this recipe in the end because they are so addicting. But since they are such a great way to use up plum, cherry, apricot, rhubarb or any other not too sweet jam or fruit butter I’m giving you the recipe anyway. I grabbed this recipe at a Pasta & Co. [...]

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I have a guest post this week written by a friend’s ultra cool daughter, A.    Love all the local ingredients sourced at UW farmer’s market as well.

At 6:00 am, my taste buds are usually too sleepy to even taste my breakfast. Nor do they want to. Spelt pancakes washed down by a kefir shake? [...]

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These flat breads make marvelous crackers that are less work than smaller rolled and cut crackers.  They are the perfect thing for satisfying a need for crunch and can substitute for tostada shells and even be used to make northwest nachos.

3 1/2 cups any combination of ground Bluebird Grain red winter wheat, Lentz Spelt or [...]

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If you get tired of trying to get the perfect American flaky pie crust – give yourself a break and make this instead. Instead of layers of flaky which only come from lard or shortening this uses butter to make a forgiving, fuss-free crust that essentially gives you two desserts in one.
Begin this dough the [...]

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Chicken Little attends Laurelhurst Elementary and they had an ubercool program this week where the kids attend 3 presentations on health and nutrition. There were some very talented presenters and somehow I managed to wrangle my way in.
My presentation was on how to ditch the store and grow your own groceries. I had a slideshow [...]

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This morning I surprised chicken little with a dream come true for this McDonald’s exile, Egg Muffins.
I’m still perfecting the whole wheat English muffins so I’m not yet posting the recipe. The family loved them but they were too dense and decidedly un-craggy for my tastes. I have a few ideas for changing [...]

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In my house chocolate is a word we use to see if the kids can hear us talking. Usually no matter what they are doing or where they are someone will shout “Did you say CHOCOLATE?” and come running. Sure most of us love chocolate and try not to eat it because most things chocolate [...]

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