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We just got back from our Christmas trip to visit family in Texas. I had the most interesting talk with the woman sitting next to me on the plane. I feel compelled to share it with you all.

I love talking to immigrants from so-called “developing countries”. I can spend hours talking with them. Why? Because I want to know how they did things in their country, how they ate, how they cooked, what their family’s health was like.

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 year: [...]

Life is CRAZY lately — I’ve been working 16-18 hour days lately trying to launch my new website, Real Food Media. My in-laws are coming to town this week (yay!!!) and I want to make some nice meals for us. I also want to try making coconut flour brownies this week, and I’d like to [...]

I have decided to get serious about menu planning. It makes life so much easier when you know what you are going to cook every night and you have all the ingredients you need on hand. From now on, I’m going to be posting my weekly menu plans every Sunday night.
I’m really excited about doing [...]

Ever since I heard Martha Stewart talking about Tacos de Lengua, I’ve been wanting to try making it. It turns out it’s not hard at all to make and it’s very tasty. It’s not like other organ meats. It’s got a taste all it’s own. When I first tasted it, I thought it tasted a [...]

I grew up in Texas, and chili is still one of my favorite meals (nachos is number one). Here’s a Texas-style (no beans) chili recipe that is GAPS legal and incorporates organ meats — namely, heart.
It was delicious — and I swear, you can’t taste the heart.
This made just enough for 2 1/2 — a [...]

I mixed up a huge batch of baby food for Kate today. This is a very easy way to serve organ meats — by hiding them in ground beef.
This is a recipe for an older baby or toddler, since the texture is like ground beef, not a straight puree.
I used organic everything — and the [...]

Seth was diagnosed with leaky gut a few months ago. He has had a number of symptoms including constant intestinal and digestive problems, an inability to lose weight, inability to concentrate, etc. etc.
Leaky gut is a condition in which your digestive tract is damaged and weakened by a lack of good bacteria.
Good bacteria in the [...]

Busy day today. Got up, nursed, made coffee, did dishes and laundry, and whipped up breakfast for Kate: 1/4 tsp cod liver oil, a soft-boiled egg yolk with frozen organic grass-fed liver grated over it, and some defrosted applesauce (homemade from organic apples).
Then I made a batch of baby formula and packed lunch. Wasa whole [...]