I’ve been loving wheat berries lately. I loved them in the winter Orange Wheat Berry Salad and I love them in this spring salad. They are a nutritious and versatile grain. Plus, I love their chewy texture. However, this salad is also good with any chewier grain – farro, spelt, barley, and millet are also perfectly […]
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At first, I thought is was impossible. Ridiculous. No way was I going to be able to make this recipe taste delicious. Inspired by the 1967 cookbook An Apple A Day…Vegetarian Cookery by Doctor’s Wives, I wanted to take one of the outdated recipes and remake it for today. (Check out last week’s post
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Thank you to all of you who entered in my Ginger Cookie Giveaway celebrating the first 100 likes on Craving Sustenance’s Facebook page. The random winner is: Susan Pepsin! We’ll be in touch so I can mail you some delicious cookies! Now, you must try this new stuffed squash recipe! Winter squash can be so
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And so the remodel project continues. Original Bed New Bed (with drawers!) Oreo approves. We have shelves up, and now I’m playing around with different arrangements of my things on the shelves. The mirrors will eventually be hung on the wall above the long gray DVD case. New Living Room Shelving I also started
When I get stressed, I have a tendency to retreat to my kitchen. When the world is spinning around me, I feel in control when I’m cooking. There’s something nice and straightforward about measuring ingredients and chopping vegetables. And last week was a doosey. My grandfather passed away last weekend, so my husband and I
Sweet, salty, spicy. This recipe has it all! These spiced bar nuts can be served as a light appetizer or a fun party snack. I made a couple of batches during the holidays for stocking stuffers. The recipe is simple. Basically, you are toasting nuts for about 20 minutes and halfway through the toasting cover
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Maybe it’s because of the lack of sun during this time of year. Or maybe it’s because of the draining holiday season. Whatever the reason, finding motivation to cook anything more than cold cereal has been a challenge. So, when we received our final CSA veggie box this week, I set my mind to stepping
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During this transitional time of year, Lemongrass Risotto is perfect. Like all risottos, it is creamy and comforting, just what we crave as the air gets brisk. Yet, the lemongrass makes this risotto bright and refreshing, reminding us of those beautiful summer days. Risotto is a rice dish, but it is very different from
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I had high hopes for this baking adventure. Maybe that’s where I went wrong. I love cooking, but baking always seemed like too much chemistry for me. I can combine textures and flavors on a whim, but combining ingredients that chemically react with each other is a little bit more challenging. If you know
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