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A friend of mine emailed last week and said she had some extra lobster bodies for stock — she didn’t have room in her freezer. I was thrilled to get them. Lobster stock is delicious, especially in seafood risotto or pasta dishes. You can also use it in seafood stews or soups, like cioppino. This [...]

I’m hosting Real Food Wednesday this week on Cheeseslave (Kelly the Kitchen Kop hosts on alternate weeks). I was planning for the theme to be Healthy Desserts (for Valentine’s Day) but I have changed my mind. Kimi at The Nourishing Gourmet is hosting a carnival, Nourishing Chocolate Recipes, on Tuesday February 10th. Since the topics [...]

Why make homemade chicken stock? Three reasons: flavor, nutrition and economy. 1. Flavor These days many (most?) processed and restaurant foods are flavored with MSG. MSG is a neurotoxin. Traditionally, food was always flavored with stock — beef stock, fish stock or poultry stock. By adding stock to your meals, you will naturally enhance the [...]

We have all had those nights when you don’t have anything ready and need to get dinner on the table ASAP. When this happens, you need a back-up plan. Here’s one of my favorites — Mexican Rice & Beans. This is an easy recipe to throw together at the last minute. And it’s very nutrient-dense. [...]

I usually do my menu planning on Saturday or Sunday but I’m a little late this week. We just got back from our trip on Friday night, and the weekend was spent unpacking, doing laundry, cleaning, picking up raw milk in the valley, and grocery shopping. I’m focused on a new goal for the new [...]

If you read my blog regularly, you know we eat a lot of shellfish. Particularly mollusks, such as oysters, clams, and mussels. I try to feed my family mollusks (usually oysters) once a week. It was after I read Nina Planck’s wonderful book, Real Food, that I decided that we needed to eat more shellfish. [...]

Tonight we had a last-minute dinner guest (my husband’s business partner). Luckily, when I got the call, I was already making a big batch of risotto. I wanted to incorporate some leftover shrimp from a Christmas party the night before. Risotto is fast and easy and fancy enough for dinner guests. It’s also highly nutritious; [...]