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Healthy Choices
- Spinach Margaritas
- Frozen Fruit Smoothies
- Thai Peanut Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Roasted Butternut Squash with Butter and Ginger
- Turnip Chips
- Turnip and Tomato Salad
- FLAX bars (a Rice Krispie treat alternative the kids LOVE!)
- Sprouting Lentils
- Baked Pears with Gingered Rice
- Purslane
- How to Brew Herbal Teas
- Homemade Hummus
- Brussel Sprouts (Fresh OR Frozen)
- Cucumber "Cakes"
- How to make Homemade Applesauce
- How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract
- How to Boil an Egg
- Sweet Tea with NO DREGS!
- How to Make MAYO
- How to easy yeast bread from SCRATCH!
- How to Fry Bacon
- What do nuts look like in their shells?
Breads
- Banana Bread with a sugar crust
- Homemade Tortilla Chips
- Biscuit Pops!
- Grannie's Rolls
- Morning Glory Muffins and quickBread
- The Trick to Crispy Cornbread Edges
Lunch
Sides
- BEST Potato Salad
- Purslane and Chive Potato Salad
- FRIED CHEESE...for real...
- Lavender and Shitake Potato Hash
Beverages
- Hibiscus and Dandelion Tea
- Sweet Tea with NO DREGS!
- How to Brew Herbal Teas
- Spinach Margaritas
- Frozen Fruit Smoothies
- Cafe Mocha and Keurig Cappuccino with Gevalia
- Floating Island Punch
Desserts
- Classic White Frosting
- Super Simple Brown Betty (FAV!)
- Brown Butter Icing (FAV!)
- Pantry Plum Bundt Cake
- Pantry Peach Pie with Redbud (featured on Dearest Nature)
- Pink Lemonade Cake
- How to Prep Fruits for Desserts
- "Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup" (April Fools Prank!)
- Marshmallow Fluff Chocolate Shortbread Bars
- Espresso Cake in a Mug
Condiments, Scents and Other Delights
- Redbud and Lilac Jellies
- Mezcal Crema
- Ginger Scented Grapefruit
- Creating Flavored Oils
- Gourmet Flavored Oils
- Flavored Butters (a favorite!!)
- Guacamole....or not...
- How to Make MAYO
- Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Crock Pot Caramel
- 5 Gifts in a Jar Under $5
- Pantry Spice Mixes (Sweet and Savory)
- Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments ( edible, but not tasty :)
- DIY Baking Soda Ornaments (another favorite!!)
- Lavender Honey Butter
- Why Pie Plates are my Favorite Kitchen Accessory
- What Makes my Kitchen ummmm....different...
- A Kitchen That BREATHES
- Costco GETS and SKIPS
Food Styling and Photography:
- A Tower for Your Croutons | Soups and Stews
- HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH A FOOD TUTORIAL! (Blogging Basics 101!)
Meet MIA - Our Brand new FOODIE contributor here at the Nest!
Visit her foodie blog, Meels on Wheels, by clicking the box below!
Visit her foodie blog, Meels on Wheels, by clicking the box below!






