The Nourishing Gourmet

How to Cold Brew Coffee

KimiHarris — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:35:53 +0000

Cold brew coffee makes a smooth, non-bitter coffee that is especially perfect for iced coffee. I shared this over at Mnn.com the other week, but it’s such a favorite I thought I should share it here too. Whether you should drink coffee or not from a health perspective is up to debate, but if you [...]

Pennywise Platter Thursday 5/24

KimiHarris — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:03:33 +0000

It’s time to share your frugal and nourishing tips and recipes! Where do you shop for quality food at a lower price? What recipe saves a penny? How do you balance a budget with nourishing food? Share here. Please read through the three simple rules for those participating. This helps keep the quality of our [...]

Important posts you have missed while my RSS feed was down

KimiHarris — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:27:24 +0000

These last few weeks were incredibly busy as they marked the graduation of my husband from Multnomah Bible College. In the midst of him finishing his last assignments, with me holding down the fort at home, my feedburner stopped working. I admit it took me a week or so to notice, but in the throes [...]

Pennywise Platter Thursday 3/17

KimiHarris — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:37:22 +0000

Should we drink coffee?

KimiHarris — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:30:20 +0000

Coffee and I have had a distant, distrustful relationship until recently. Because I got interested in health food during high school, I was warned early of the “evils” of coffee. I also saw how addictive coffee is to many people. It seems a shame to not be able to “wake up” in the morning without [...]

Creamy Ham and Sweet Potato Soup

Jennifer — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:18:11 +0000

My mom mentioned to me she made a “Ham and Potato Soup” and had substituted sweet potatoes for the potatoes and had really liked it! I decided to give it a try. I combined a few different recipe to come up with this one. If you would like to see either of the original recipes, [...]

Pennywise Platter 5/10

KimiHarris — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:57 +0000

Facing food in a tragic world

KimiHarris — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:32:57 +0000

Facebook can be such a poignant picture of life. My newsfeed contains the trivial mixed in with the interesting, the joyous mixed with the tragedy. This last weekend was no different. Alongside trivial comments on one’s day, came the heartbreaking news that one of my husband’s former students slipped near a rushing river and was [...]

5 ways to enjoy asparagus

KimiHarris — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:42:49 +0000

Asparagus has been booming in our local stores. With better prices than I’ve seen in a long time, we’ve been taking home several bunches of asparagus every week. This favorite spring vegetable is enjoyable when prepared both simply and when added to more complex dishes. Here are a couple of my favorite ways to enjoy [...]

Pennywise Platter Thursday 5/3

KimiHarris — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:43:16 +0000