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Homemade Bread in the Sun Oven | Baking bread in a sun oven is so easy -- it yields bread with a nicely browned crust and a moist, soft inside, plus keeps your house from getting too warm in the summer and saves electricity. Plus, you get to pull up a chair and read a bit while it bakes! | GNOWFGLINS.com

Homemade Bread in the Sun Oven

Root Veggie Tartiflette | This happy accident started when I was trying to use up a few extra root vegetables. It's not a stew. It's sort of a casserole. But it is comfort food: homey and rustic. This tartiflette (a traditional French dish) includes root vegetables, which are high in antioxidants, fiber, and essential minerals. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Root Vegetable Tartiflette

Why We Love Cast Iron | My husband asked about the black specks in the mashed potatoes. "Oh, that's just my frying pan. The non-stick coating is wearing away." Then he brought home a box of old cast iron pans from a garage sale. I ignored them as long as I could, but now? I'm the biggest fan ever -- here's why we love cast iron. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Why We Love Cast Iron

Easy Homemade Essential Oil Deodorant | I've tried so many deodorant alternatives I can't even count them all. Then I found this one: an easy homemade essential oil deodorant that meets all of my expectations: it smells good, it works (even combating stress-sweat, intense exercise, and hot, humid summer days), it’s economical, it doesn’t stain my clothing, and I feel great about the ingredients. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Easy Homemade Essential Oil Deodorant

Soaked Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Soaked Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Soaked Apple Cider Donuts | Apple cider is almost as iconic as colored leaves. It shouts cheerfully “Fall is here! Fall is here!” As families flock to pick apples, orchards offer the ever-popular treat: apple cider flavored donuts. The common recipe is easy to spruce up and make real food friendly at home. And of course, it's best enjoyed with a warm beverage for dunking! | GNOWFGLINS.com

Soaked Apple Cider Donuts

Sourdough Chocolate Waffles | Is there anything better than chocolate at breakfast time? Especially when it's a fermented, sourdough, actually-good-for-you chocolate waffle? Yeah, I can't think of anything better either. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Sourdough Chocolate Waffles

Rustic Honey Caramel Apples | Rustic honey caramel apples (complete with gathered sticks from your yard) will delight you and your kiddos, giving you a sweet treat alternative during this processed-sugar laden time of year. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Rustic Honey Caramel Apples

How To Can Beans The Nourishing Way | Canned beans are easily found on grocery store shelves, but by canning your own you can go further. And not just 1 -- but 2 -- steps further! Here are directions for *nourishing* canned beans, and you'll save money, too! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How To Can Beans The Nourishing Way

DIY Mason Jar Drinking Cup | Yes, I've gone glass and there's no going back! Plenty of people have parted ways with plastic because of its chemical-leaching properties, so I know that I’m not alone. Plus, glass is just prettier! It makes every beverage sparkle! Want to make your own DIY Mason Jar Drinking Cup? The process is simple! | GNOWFGLINS.com TraditionalCookingSchool.com

DIY Mason Jar Drinking Cup: A Glass Act

How to Dehydrate Apples | As much as I love fall's crisp apples, I can't eat them all before they go bad. That's why I enjoy making pies, apple sauce and muffins. Or, I preserve them through dehydrating -- which is easy and requires very little storage space. Here's how. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com GNOWFGLINS.com

How to Dehydrate Apples

The Secret Of Fish Stock | Fish stock doesn't usually make a person's top 10 "I need to try this!" list. But when I read about the health benefits of fish stock, I had to give credit where credit is due -- fish stock is in a class all by itself. Learn how to make fish stock, too! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

The Secret Of Fish Stock

A Traditional Cooking School Thanksgiving | God is so good to us, and Thanksgiving is a great time to remember His blessings -- and give thanks! Have you begun planning your Thanksgiving menu? We -- the Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS writers -- want to help you by sharing our favorite simple and nourishing holiday recipes. We've got you covered from main dishes to treats and appetizers. All simple and nourishing, and oh-so-delicious. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

A Traditional Cooking School Thanksgiving

Let's Get Cultured, Shall We? A Cultured Recipe Round-Up

Let’s Get Cultured, Shall We? A Cultured Recipe Round-Up

Pumpkin Pie Panna Cotta: The Elegant, 5-Minute, No-Bake Thanksgiving Dessert

Pumpkin Pie Panna Cotta: The Elegant, 5-Minute, No-Bake Thanksgiving Dessert

Sprouted Spelt Pumpkin Roll With Cream Cheese Filling | Sprouted flour makes this pumpkin roll super yummy and digestible! This easy recipe will quickly become a family favorite that everyone looks forward to when pumpkin season comes! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sprouted Spelt Pumpkin Roll With Cream Cheese Filling

Caramelized Pear and Coconut Rice Pudding | Gorgeous red, perfectly ripe pears...That's what my family saw at a local farm stand recently. We snacked on our pears all the way home. Meanwhile, I wracked my brain for a recipe to use these delicate beauties before they could go bad. So what did I decide to do? Make a Caramelized Pear and Coconut Rice Pudding! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Caramelized Pear and Coconut Rice Pudding {Dairy Free, Gluten Free}

Crispy Deep-Fried Parsnip Strings | The lowly parsnip... Maybe you think you don't like them? With one last quart of home-rendered, grass-fed beef tallow and several pounds of parsnips on my hands, I knew just what to do: deep fry them! Serve instead of French fries, add to salads for extra crunch, or eat them alone as a snack. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Crispy Deep-Fried Parsnip Strings