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Having a perfect pastry crust recipe is one of my secrets for a successful, less stressful holiday dinner. I adapted this recipe from my all-time favorite crust recipe, The Ultimate Lard Pie Crust. This new recipe is made with healthy sprouted whole wheat flour instead of white flour and butter instead of lard. It’s a little …

Spicy sweet soul cakes are a gateway to our past. Growing up a secular American can be a spiritually lonely place and living in a typical American town is often like living in a cultural and spiritual wasteland. At some point you begin to crave the gatherings, community celebrations, and spiritual traditions that our ancestors relished …

I have a weakness for crunchy snacks, as do most people. These super easy cheesy crackers are a perfect way to have that crunchy snack and satisfying cheesy goodness in an easily digestible real sourdough cracker. Ever since I started making my classic Sourdough Discard Crackers With Rosemary and Olive Oil I have been dreaming …

Harvest season is upon us and there is no better way to honor the bounty than with these loaded stuffed peppers! The late summer/early fall produce is so colorful, fresh, and fun that hitting up the farm stand and creating this dish was a delight. To fill the huge red sweet peppers I used super …

My whole family loves sourdough pancakes and I’m often asked to make them on a busy morning. With this easy recipe I can say “Yes” every time! The trick to making sourdough pancakes simple is to have a recipe that can be mixed and cooked within minutes. This recipe uses fully fermented sourdough starter straight …

It’s fun to be a kid (or at least to eat like one). There are so many new and different flavors and textures to experience. Unfortunately, some of the favorite snacks from our own childhoods, the ones we want our children to also delight in, are loaded with refined sugar, processed grains, unhealthy vegetable oils, …

Think of these cheesy stuffed bell peppers as an Italian version of a chile relleno. They are stuffed with a combination of sweet ricotta cheese, melty mozzarella, and spicy herby tomato sauce and then baked to tender creamy perfection. These stuffed peppers are easy to assemble with minimal ingredients and bake up in under an …

If you are looking for a traditionally leavened, super soft, lightly sweet, rich dough recipe then this is your lucky day! I’ve been messing around with this recipe for a few months and even before it was perfect it was sooooo good. The dough is easy to handle, ferments beautifully, and tastes incredible. I chose …

Not to toot my own horn, but I’m pretty sure I just took popcorn to a whole new level of amazing! We turn to popcorn to satisfy our snack craving because it’s easy to control the ingredients and make from scratch. It’s always a great vehicle for healthy fats like butter and coconut oil and it …

You didn’t think I would stop with my super awesome Rosemary and Olive Oil Sourdough Discard Crackers did you? No way! Once I realized what a huge success my discard crackers were I wanted to make all the flavors. This recipe takes four ingredients and turns them into a super cheesy, super crunchy, super healthy …

You are going to see a lot of new recipes featuring this rich and creamy coconut yogurt. I just can’t seem to get enough of this tangy, thick, fermented coconut yogurt. It is full of healthy satiating fats and great gut-friendly probiotics, plus it is completely dairy free! I love my raw cow’s milk yogurt but …

Now even our dairy-free and low-carb friends can enjoy a super creamy soup! This soup is the perfect combination of rich healthy fats, spicy flavors, and creamy smooth texture. Nobody will guess that this decadent flavorful soup is made with only seven easy ingredients in as little as 30 minutes. Try Some of My Other …

I’ve been playing around with sprouted whole wheat a lot lately. I’m really digging the fact that like sourdough, sprouted wheat is better for your health and digestion. The sprouting process breaks down enzyme inhibitors, neutralizes phytic acid, and releases vitamins and minerals that make the grain more nutrient dense. Buying sprouted flour is an …

If you love soft chewy pizza crust then you will go gaga for my super chewy, cheesy, sourdough pizza bread. In the words of my husband (who has eaten a lot of pizza over the years) “Pizza Bread Is Life!” If that’s not a good endorsement then I don’t know what is. Seriously though, this …

Waffles! Crispy, sweet, and loaded with real pastured butter. What could be better? It just so happens that carrot cake waffles are better! I needed a fun brunch idea for our Spring celebration and I was drawing a blank. I was craving carrot cake but wanted it to be breakfast-y. I thought about making carrot …

I’m not going to lie. These sourdough discard crackers are too good and too easy. Way, way, way too easy. If you have an hour, some sourdough starter discard, olive oil, and salt you can whip up a batch of the crispiest crunchiest crackers with incredibly big sourdough flavor. I apologize in advance if you …