I don't know about you, but I love the taste of stuffed peppers but think they're way too much work.
My mom gave me this recipe for "unstuffed" peppers some years ago, and it's the only way I've made them since. It has all the goodness of the stuffed version, but it saves you time and effort by cooking it all in one skillet and eliminating the stuffing and baking steps.
Let's get right to the recipe instead of my life story. You can continue reading afterward for some tips and resources.
There are many reasons you might want to cook more foods from scratch – saving money, controlling ingredients, not being able to source certain foods in your area.
Many people find it intimidating to start making foods at home. Sometimes, it's because of the equipment they see other people using. Many of us slowly build our arsenal of kitchen tools and gadgets as we get more involved in cooking from scratch, but you don't need much to start. In fact, I'm somewhat of a minimalist when if comes to kitchen items, even after years of scratch cooking.
Here are five items I highly recommend for a versatile cook-from-scratch kitchen.
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You may have heard about Whole30. It has become pretty popular since its beginning in 2009. My husband and I decided to try it to reset after the holidays. Sugary and starchy foods are all too common from November until January, and our bodies can begin to crave them. We decided to nip that in the bud and do a complete reset in January to start the new year off right.
Here is my experience.
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If you prioritize organic or pasture-raised meat in your diet, you probably know how difficult it can be to source it. I spent 12 years raising and eating our own beef, so I already struggle to buy meat at the grocery store, but when I started learning about the benefits of grass-fed beef and pasture-raised chicken and pork, I knew I had to up my game even more.
The problem was that I couldn't find a local producer who raised their animals on pasture. I live in the midwest, and almost no one questions the conventional method of raising livestock on grains. I know I didn't until just recently, but once I did, I tracked down a couple companies that can provide it.
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Have you decided to make the switch to better groceries – whether you're looking for organic, non-GMO, pastured, more nutrient dense, or anything else? Having made that decision, are you now struggling with where to find them?
There are many reasons you may face a shortage of quality groceries. For me, I've always lived in a more rural and agricultural area. Most of my life, I was in a town of 1800 people with a single grocery store, and even now that I have two large grocery stores and a smaller, more natural-minded one to choose from, I still struggle to find the quality of food I want.
Furthermore, in agricultural-focused areas, few people seem to think twice about spraying Roundup and other poisons on or near their gardens or feeding antibiotic-laced feed to their healthy animals, so sometimes, even the farmers markets or local gardeners don't have what I'm looking for.
If you're feeling my pain, don't worry – I'm going to lay out exactly what I do to find the quality groceries I want, starting with the best option and working my way down.
