A Weekend Full of Simple, Nourishing Meals: Baked Burritos, Rice Bowls, and Egg Burritos

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When I think of simple and nourishing, I have in mind foods that I can whip together quickly for my hard-working family. During the warmer months of the year, we devote our weekends to property work. Everyone is outside the whole weekend, clearing brush, picking up sticks, and trying to get our property ready to produce food. They’re all tired, hungry and eager for something simple and satisfying. In this post, I share how we enjoy simple and nourishing meals all weekend from one day of cooking.

Perfectly Moist Turkey, Every Time

Experience has shown me that we end up with fabulously moist turkeys (even Heritage birds) by cooking our turkeys exactly the opposite way recommended by 1-800-BUTTERBALL. The helpful home economists there recommend cooking your turkey breast side up and uncovered. At least they don’t recommend stuffing the bird; I agree with that for retaining moisture. [...]

Gluten-Free Corn & Rice Tortillas

Corn & Rice Tortillas

I am so thankful to Sonya, a friend and commenter, for sharing a gluten-free tortilla recipe with me! I didn’t follow it exactly, so here follows my modified recipe. The original is Living Without’s Gluten-Free Flour Tortillas. We enjoyed these today as wraps with shredded chicken and shredded goat cheese. We all agreed they were [...]