Don’t be intimidated by the title. Making homemade barbeque sauce is a lot simpler than it sounds. When I first thought about making it on my own, I wasn’t sure where to start. I knew it was tomato based, but that was about it. I took to the internet and found that most people out […]
Easy Roasted Asparagus Recipe for Fresh Foods
One of my favorite home-grown food is asparagus. I love that they are perennial, so grow year after year with minimal effort on the part of the gardener. And since asparagus is expensive in the store, it’s awesome to be able to pick your own. Snap them off when they are 7″ – 9″ tall […]
Oven-Roasted Broccoli Side Dish – Eating Garden Fresh
While I personally love broccoli and always add several plants to our early spring and fall gardens, some of the kids won’t eat broccoli unless it is soft and not “crunchy to my teeth.” I was thrilled to find Heather’s oven-roasted broccoli which produces tender but not soggy, flavor filled broccoli that EVERYONE enjoys! A […]
Simple Homegrown Strawberry Tart Dessert – Eating Garden Fresh
Spring means strawberries as the first, sweet fruit begins to ripen in late April or early May for many areas of the country, and then some types continue producing for weeks after that. The beauty of strawberries is that, for a small-space gardener, they are a fruit that can be grown in limited spaces, whether […]
Eating Garden Fresh – A Summer of Whole Foods
Growing your own garden can be a huge undertaking, and at the end of it you have delicious food. But if you are new to raising your own food, you may not know all the amazing and savory ways to enjoy fresh foods. We’ve scoured the internet and taken submissions of some of the best […]
Sweet Side Dish With Carrots
This is one of our family favorites when it comes to eating carrots and gives a deliciously sweet flavor to the veggies. The fresh zest of the basil combines with the maple syrup to make it a flavorful side dish. This recipe combines the zest of fresh basil, with the sweet carrots glazed with maple […]
Eating Garden Fresh Recipe Submissions
So many times, I get the question, “OK I grew it, now what?” or “Can anyone tell me what this item in my CSA box is and what I’m supposed to do with it?” My goal with Untrained Housewife, as you know, is to gather all the lost little tidbits of wisdom from times past. […]
Spinach and Ricotta Pasta
We love pasta at my house. We are Italian, though, so it was a foregone conclusion. I am, however, always trying to find ways to get my children to eat more vegetables, so adding them to a pasta dish is an easy way to do this. Two of my children are very picky, but they […]
How to Make Herb Butters
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas This is a quick and easy dish to fix for those busy weeknights, or this can be prepared ahead for the freezer and then cooked later. The ingredients are simple, easy to store, and most likely will be things you already have on hand. Let’s begin! You will need: 3 cooked chicken […]
Vegan Raw Snicker Doodle OR Chocolate Cookie Dough Cookie Truffles
Ignore the ingredients that go into this; it’s an amazing treat that tastes like the real thing. It packs a whollop of nutrition, protein, good fats, and vitamins. This is something you can feel good about giving the kids or indulging in yourself. Ingredients: 2 scoops Garden of Live Raw Vegan Sprouted Protein* […]
How to Make Garlic Infused Oil
You have your olive oil, you have your garlic and now you think you’re ready to make garlic infused oil. Maybe you are. However, if you’re like me, you might not really know what you’re doing. You see, I used to think you simply put some cloves of garlic into some olive oil and let […]
