I’ve seen quite a few homemade Pop Tart recipes on the internet. They look delicious and fun, but for me they were still made with white flour, and well – I wanted to find a way to bring them even further Out of the Box. These homemade Pop Tarts are chock full of whole grain wheat, flax meal, and fresh fruit – Making them a win in both taste and nutrition. (more…)
I love my Crockpot. To be able to put fresh ingredients into a slow cooker first thing in the morning, and come home at the end of the day to a delicious, home -cooked meal that cooked itself…priceless. (more…)
Crockpot Chicken Stock
Special Equipment: crockpot, quart freezer bags, fine mesh strainer/colander, medium bowl (more…)
Local, “Real” Food is a gift we can give to our families. We’ve talked about ways to include the kids in Farmers Market shopping, we’ve taken a trip down “Blueberry Lane” to local U-pick farms, and we’ve brought our experiences back here to Out of the Box Food and talked about ways to involve our kids in preparing this Real, local food. By sharing the taste of fresh picked fruits and vegetables with our children, chances of their enjoying it grow exponentially. When they bite into a just-picked peach, or a tomato ripened on a vine down the road, they learn to appreciate the true flavor of “Real Food” not the prepackaged, delivery truck-aged flavor of most supermarket produce. True apples and oranges. (more…)