Bruschetta

Bruschetta

I love to cook and come up with recipes I can make using vegetables from my garden. When summer is at peak, our gardens tend to yield lots of beautiful and tasty veggies. This bruschetta tastes so great when made from garden vegetables. For those that need to cut out...

Vegan Eggplant Parmesan- Elizabeth Fresse

Vegan Eggplant Parmesan- Elizabeth Fresse

Elizabeth is such a great cook and has a lot to offer those that come out to the cooking classes. This is one reason I enjoy cooking with this super lady. Elizabeth shared with our class a recipe for vegan Eggplant Parmesan. Even though the demo was not made gluten...

Cucumber Dressing- Elizabeth Fresse

Cucumber Dressing- Elizabeth Fresse

Elizabeth is one of my co-cooks that I absolutely love to cook with. We taught a cooking class together on recipes you can make from the food in your garden. She shared with us her recipe on how to make cucumber dressing for your salad.This dressing turned out yummy...

Asian Quinoa Salad

Asian Quinoa Salad

I had a privilege of teaching a cooking class for my friend, Marsha Foster with Freedom Dreamer Photography. It was so much fun and I really enjoyed the experience and the great people that were involved. I made several summer salad dishes that I am happy to share...

Flax Meal Tortillas

Flax Meal Tortillas

Eating a strict diet is hard. Whether it is for health reasons, weight loss, allergies or intollerances, its a challenge. My family really loves to eat Hispanic food. We especially love tacos, burritos, and fajitas. Often we run into a problem of finding a tortilla...

Blueberry Scones

Blueberry Scones

When you are on a gut recovery program, it is hard to find things that you can eat that taste good. One morning I decided I wanted to make a biscuit recipe that I could enjoy in the mornings. Since blueberries are an approved fruit that I can eat, I decided that I...

Protein Fried Rice

Protein Fried Rice

I am in the process of working on healing my gut from so many years of mistreatment. Since I was little, I have always had a problem with digestion. So enough is enough. I want to know that I can sit down at a meal and enjoy every part of it but, until I can actually...

Zucchini Meatballs and Sauce

Zucchini Meatballs and Sauce

It is so exciting when a recipe works out. I have seen a recipe for zucchini meatballs floating around Pinterest, but it wasn't gluten free or vegan. There were a few others things I had to adjust to it too. So, with all the modifications this recipe became my own. If...

Ginger Salad Dressing

Ginger Salad Dressing

Ginger is my favorite spice. I find it to be warming and settling all at the same time. It is great for the digestive tract and gives lots of other benefits as well. I need to say that this is the best salad dressing I have ever had! I wish that I could take ownership...

Lentil Curry Soup

Lentil Curry Soup

I am usually not a fan of soup when it is hot outside, but my daughter Olivia really wanted to eat lentils. I asked her to find a recipe that she would like and I would make it for her, for lunch. To my surprise, she chose Indian Lentil Cauliflower soup by Angela...

The Colburn family — Jennifer, Mike, and their daughters — on a boardwalk in autumn

Hi friends, I’m Jennifer Colburn. Welcome to our healthy homestead. This is a place where my husband, Mike Colburn, and I will share our love for healthy cooking, coffee, travel, faith, insurance, and our journey toward a country life.

Our mission is to encourage families to live whole, healthy lives — good food on the table, faith at the center, and the people you love protected and cared for. We’re so glad you’re here!

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