When Lauren Myer cut grains, dairy and refined sugars from her diet, she found herself at a loss for tasty snacks that met her new dietary requirements. So, she turned to her own kitchen and started experimenting. She created…
I listen to a lot of podcasts, often while walking my dogs or driving my car. One favorite is a podcast called Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger, who co-wrote the well-known book How Not to Die with Gene Stone about…
I love melons! They are by far my favorite type of fruit. When summer rolls around, I wish it could stay forever, because fresh, local melons are the best! The good news is that melons can be frozen. Be sure…
Whether you’re reading this during a mid-year initiation into homeschooling or on summer vacation, it is always important to nourish our children with delicious whole foods and healthy meals while they are in our care. Children who learn to love…
Weaver’s Orchard customers are a special bunch. You care enough about food to pick it yourself in our orchard and to support local farms and family businesses by shopping in our market. You care about the quality and source of…
It’s applesauce season. On wintry days, you can’t beat the taste of warm applesauce or the smell of simmering apples filling the kitchen. But before making applesauce, an important question faces you: which apple varieties should you use? Your choices are…
I’m pretty sure my 3-year-old son eats more applesauce than any other food. It’s his go-to snack when we’re in the car, in a rush, or if he needs a little bedtime snack. Store-bought applesauce has its perks, but there’s…
If you ask my wife, she’d be sure to say that our kitchen gets pretty crazy in the summer. The abundance of homegrown fruits and vegetables from the orchard at my fingertips and the hot, humid Pennsylvania summer days tend…
“Do you have any allergies?” It’s the question you know you have to ask any guests before they come over, but sometimes, when the answer is yes, it’s tough to come up with recipes that work well for everyone while…
Sometimes when we are having some friends over and they have kids in tow, I will slice up an apple while they wait for me to get dinner ready. I am usually astonished at how quickly the apple vanishes, and…