It’s Monday still on the Pacific Coast, so I think this will still qualify as a valid "Menu Plan Monday". Ironically, I’m late in posting because I spent the time I should have been using to menu plan to plan a class I taught last Saturday night on menu planning! If you are interested in receiving the handouts and "weekly meal planning tools" I shared at the class, simply e-mail me and put

In the last couple of years, it has become increasingly clear to me that the government has been heavily influincing what we eat. The food pyramids, the RDA’s on the back of every package of food we buy.

The challenge this week is going to be getting my slowcooker scrubbed and clean enough to use for the next day! I’m going to wish I had two! As the lovely Indian Summer we’ve been enjoying here in Oregon fades to dark, cool, and cozy, I’ve been inspired to try something I’ve never done before: An entire week’s worth of Crock-Pot recipes!Several years ago, my dear mother bought me a simple

Butternut squash has become a staple in our home, thanks to being on the GAPS/Standard Carbohydrate Diet. Low in carbohydrates and high in nutrition, this vegetable can meld into sweet or savory dishes. One butternut squash usually provides about 4-5 cups of puree, which can stretch for several meals.

Thank heaven for coconut flour! All I can say is that this is a miracle flour for our family! It’s low carb and high in fiber and has that wonderful "bread-like" texture that we crave sometimes, without the gluten and carbs! Many of you have asked me to share our Honey Muffin recipe. Instead of posting the recipe, I will direct you to it. Go here for a GREAT website on cooking with coconut flour

I feel like such an inconsistant blogger. My internet connection is still very unreliable….but perhaps it’s okay that I didn’t have this "distraction" tempting me last week. I needed every free moment last week (after the kids were asleep) to prep snacks, lunches, etc.

Well, the past 2 weeks have been a total paradigm shift for me and my cooking, but since I posted a few weeks ago that I felt “God was leading us to Gaps” I have felt totally confirmed in that! It’s so hard to believe that I was so blind to what I needed to be doing for my family for so long.