It’s feeling like soup time around here in Wisconsin! The past weekend, I put together this minestrone soup I wanted to share with you all. Feel free to add or omit to your liking! I have a tendency to keep...

GARDEN TO TABLE SERIES ​Head over to Nurit Raich to get the Butternut Squash Soup recipe we shared on our Instagram Live this afternoon. If you missed it, here are a few highlights. This is a great staple to complement our seasonal...

Seasonal foods are more essential to our health and wellness than we realize.  As we enter into new seasons we all have our favorite dishes we love. Personally, my favorites are anything cranberry and pumpkin. Would you be surprised if...

FALL PRUNING At least in Wisconsin, it feels like we are ‘falling’ into fall rather quickly.  I think about all the rituals we have to wind down and prepare for winter as we transition to heartier foods, cozier clothes, toastier...

AS FEATURED ON NO SIDEBAR My dirty journey started when I was young. I didn’t have stellar health as a child, despite the fact that I “looked” fine. I had an inflammatory disease called Kawasaki that attacks the heart at...

TRY THESE SIMPLE BEVERAGES! I used to crave the carbonation when I first cracked open that Diet Dr. Pepper years ago. Those days are long gone.  Now I have my water bottle in tow everywhere I go and most of...

It’s not too late to plants some yummy greens this fall! Fall is rapidly approaching here in Wisconsin, and  I’m devastated by the thought that summer is coming to an end.  But luckily, my gardening season is far from over;...

An Allergic Reaction Started My Garden Journey So most have you have read my bio where you have learned I had a severe anaphylactic reaction to a chemical in hair color, which is ultimately what led me to living a...

The Seasonal  Midwest Antipasto! I long for garden-grown tomatoes all year. But here in the Midwest, our window of growing is narrow and they have a tendency to come all at once.  When I’m drowning in my end-of-August harvest, you’ll...