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Oatmeal Sweet Potato Pancakes A number of years ago, I attended a workshop on how to incorporate more “real” food into your family’s diet. I realized I was not among my people when the teacher said, “Encourage your kids to snack on fruits and veggies instead of processed food. For instance, my daughter loves to go out into our garden and munch on fresh brussel sprouts.” Seriously? Children snacking on RAW brussel sprouts? Her kids must be gifted because I have yet to birth a child willing to touch, much less eat a brussel sprout. Then a fellow workshop attendee...

Oatmeal Sweet Potato Pancakes A number of years ago, I attended a workshop on how to incorporate more “real” food into your family’s diet. I realized I was not among my people when the teacher said, “Encourage your kids to snack on fruits and veggies instead of processed food. For instance, my daughter loves to go out into our garden and munch on fresh brussel sprouts.” Seriously? Children snacking on RAW brussel sprouts? Her kids must be gifted because I have yet to birth a child willing to touch, much less eat a brussel sprout. Then a fellow workshop attendee...

How to Can Blackberry Syrup August is prime blackberry season in the Pacific Northwest. The best part? In a land where blackberries grow like weeds, picking is absolutely free! Find a safe, easily accessible public place and go crazy. We have let blackberries take over a small section of our side yard. Well, it used to be small. They have kind of become like those house guests you invite to stay the night, and they end up spending the week. You love them, but you are ready to have your space back. How do you get them to leave?! It’s hard...