seasonal eating Archives - Page 2 of 4 - This Pilgrim Life

Spring and summer are great times to be outdoors more-- which means eating outdoors more too. Check out these summer picnic essentials from a picnic packing pro!

Summer Picnic Essentials

A recipe for an easy strawberry crisp, made with natural sweeteners and gluten-free ingredients. Perfect with homemade yogurt, fresh whipped cream, or a small bowl of ice cream!

Easy Strawberry Crisp (Naturally Sweetened & Gluten-Free)

This strawberry balsamic vinaigrette is the PERFECT summer salad dressing! Even better if you make it with farm or garden fresh strawberries!

Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

This homemade chicken salad is SO EASY to make and is very kid friendly too. We love to make a quick batch and take it along on picnics and road trips!

Quick and Easy Homemade Chicken Salad

Pollinators play a crucial role in gardening! Here are five easy things you can do right away to help pollinators and make your garden a hospitable place for them!

5 Easy Things You Can Do to Help Pollinators :: The Family Garden, Part 3

Are you planting a garden this summer? Even if you keep your garden small, you definitely want to include these three essential summer crops!

Three Essential Crops to Plant this Summer :: The Family Garden, Part 2

Join me for a multi-part series discussing the most important things you need to know about keeping a family garden! From planning a garden, keeping a kitchen garden, casting a long-term vision, how to handle weeds and bugs, managing the harvest, and tips for gardening with kids!

The Family Garden :: Planning Before You Plant

These double dark chocolate pumpkin cookies are a healthy, naturally sweetened snack cookie! Even better, they are packed with nutritious ingredients!

(Naturally Sweetened) Double Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies

Oatmeal Date Apple Muffins

Oatmeal Date Apple Muffins

Steel cut oats in the Instant Pot are so easy to prepare and make a wonderfully warm and filling breakfast! Give plain oats a fragrant, sweet twist with spices and chopped apples!

Spiced Apple Steel Cut Oats in the Instant Pot

Delicious, gluten-free, and reduced-sugar apple brownies mixed in a blender and cooked in just fifteen minutes in an Instant Pot!

Apple Brownies in the Instant Pot

Delicious homemade apple fritters, slightly healthified, and ready in thirty minutes!

Homemade Apple Fritters