by Renee Pottle | Jun 4, 2013 | Real Food, Sourdough and Other Fermented Foods
This is, without a doubt, the best, most moist, banana bread recipe ever. It makes a healthy, low-fat loaf of bread full of real banana flavor accented with just a touch of orange. It’s not easy to get all these benefits in one loaf; healthy, delicious, low-fat... 
by Renee Pottle | Mar 28, 2013 | Canning and Preserving, Pickles
Suffering from canner’s withdrawal? Have you been looking for an easy canning project that will improve the sad looking vegetables at the grocery store? This pickled carrot recipe is your answer. It’s small – makes one jar, quick – takes less... by Renee Pottle | Feb 18, 2013 | Fermenting, Real Food
Kombucha, although gaining in popularity, is still surrounded by mystery to many. There are some enthusiastic advocates who claim that kombucha will solve every problem from acne to world peace. Then there are those who warn that drinking kombucha will make your hair... 
by Renee Pottle | Feb 12, 2013 | and sweet treats, Recipes From the Garden
Here’s a great recipe to use up some of the dried fruit you made last summer. What is muesli? I like to think of it as hot oatmeal without the heat! If you, like me, never could stand mushy oatmeal, muesli may be the answer. Made from whole grain oats, dried... 
by Renee Pottle | Feb 11, 2013 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
If you grow tomatoes, you have probably faced the short days of autumn with a bounty of green tomatoes. Beautiful, plump tomatoes that are just not going to turn red. One way to quickly deal with all those tomatoes before the frost gets them is to chop and freeze...