CHEESESLAVE

Everyone knows breast milk is the best thing for babies. But some of us have not been blessed with an easy time breastfeeding. I loved breastfeeding and had no problems… until I started having issues with my breast milk supply when my baby Kate was only 4 months old.
I tried everything to increase my [...]

I came across this testimonial for traditional foods and I thought it was so inspiring, I wanted to share it:
“I got ulcerative colitis a few years ago. I lost so much weight and was wasting away to nothing.
A friend handed me a bottle of probiotics and a copy of Sally Fallon’s cookbook, “Nourishing Traditions”. [...]

Here’s a great snack for toddlers instead of Cheerios (which is terrible thing to feed to a child): raw pine nuts and organic raisins.
These pine nuts are raw, and have been soaked overnight in salt water, then dried in a dehydrator. This way they are chock-full of enzymes and don’t have the phytates that regular [...]

I’m very busy working today — no time to eat lunch.
But I was starving! So I threw this quick, very nourishing lunch together.
As you can see, I was even in a hurry when I took the picture — all the yogurt is kind of sloshed all over the bowl.
I never claimed to [...]

This meal was astoundingly good. If I do say so myself.
I ate the whole thing.
Here’s a recipe for making the roast duck.
The salad is totally simple. Bed of arugula, topped with chunks of watermelon, goat cheese (I used chive goat cheese, which I got from my local farmer), chopped red onion, and pine nuts [...]

Sometimes people ask me what supplements we take. I’m a firm believer in getting nutrition from food. However, we don’t always eat perfectly and we are still recovering from years of eating SAD (Standard American Diet).
Also, Kate’s a growing girl and I’m planning to get pregnant again soon (in the next year I think). [...]

I just got back from Costco; signed up for a membership. I haven’t been a member in years — mainly because I don’t buy much in the way of processed food. But I figured it would probably be a good idea to join Costco just to save money on things like toilet paper and stuff [...]

What Kate Ate Today:
Breakfast:
Eggs and onions scrambled in butter and duck fat
Two pieces of bacon

Lunch:
Leftover bacon
Homemade mushroom soup (made with homemade chicken stock and shiitake mushrooms) with raw cream
Homemade sauerkraut
Local organic grapes

Dinner:
Chicken livers sauteed in bacon fat and butter
Salad of tomato, Italian parsley, arugula, mint, onion, cucumber, and sardines dressed in olive oil, red wine [...]

I copied this idea from Carrie at The Thrifty Oreganic. She posts her weekly menu plan every Monday.
I want to be more regular about this because when I get lax about it, I find myself scrambling at the last minute, trying to figure out what to cook.
We have been off of our GAPS diet because [...]

We’re going home to California tomorrow. Before we go, I wanted to share a few photographs I took today of my family’s hometown, Oregon, Ohio.
Oregon is just outside of Toledo, just south of Lake Erie. Our family has lived here for generations. My great grandfather and my grandfather were farmers until they got driven [...]