Anne Vassal

Sep 24, 2024 | motherearthnews.com | Anne Vassal

While living on our farm on the upper peninsula of Michigan, my family had a wood-burning stove on which we’d simmer soup all day long. And if you’ve ever survived a Michigan winter, you know how you come to live for your wood stove. Lunch was regularly signaled by the call of “Soup’s on!” and the enticing smell of chicken minestrone or cream of broccoli, which permeated the house and didn’t stop there. It frequently traveled right out the flue and down the road.

Sep 27, 2023 | motherearthnews.com | Anne Vassal |Averie Sunshine |Domenica Marchetti |Barbara Damrosch

Indulge in twice as much banana goodness with this simple and satisfying Double Banana Bread Recipe.

Sep 26, 2023 | motherearthnews.com | Anne Vassal

Try baking one of these healthy quick bread recipes for a comforting and nostalgic holiday snack. Maybe you remember waking up to your Grandma’s fresh-baked bread cooling on a countertop, filling the house with its warm, sugary aroma. Or maybe you wish you’d had a Grandma who baked. Either way, most everyone appreciates a piping hot loaf of bread come wintertime.

Sep 6, 2023 | motherearthnews.com | Anne Vassal

Try these simple apple recipes — from a healthy apple chicken salad to an old fashioned applesauce cake. As far as I’m concerned, few things compare to biting into a crisp apple at the height of autumn. So you can imagine my ecstasy when we decided to move to a farm with an apple orchard, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. City slickers that we were, we believed bushels of apples would effortlessly tumble into our baskets.

May 23, 2023 | motherearthnews.com | Anne Vassal

Learn how to cook portable easy camping meals for family perfect for hiking, camping, or on the go. This includes recipes for granola pancakes and more!Ahhh–vacation time is here again.