A few weeks (okay, months) ago, my friend and neighbor, Janis, had me (and our friend, Shirley, pictured below) over to her house to teach me her method for baking artisan no-knead sourdough bread. It came out so well — I’m very excited to share it with you.

Right after I got my copy of Sally Fallon Morell’s Nourishing Traditions cookbook, my first two purchases were a bunch of starter cultures (kombucha scoby, sourdough starter, yogurt starter, kefir grains) and an Excalibur dehydrator. Little did I know the dehdyrator would be one of the best investments I ever made on my journey of cooking traditional food.

Last Thursday Real Food Media bloggers attended the soy prison press conference in Chicago. According to a press release issued by the Weston A. Price Foundation:

Citing serious health conditions due to high levels of soy, inmates in the Illinois prison system are suing for a permanent injunction against the substitution of soy for meat in prison meals.

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I don’t know about you but I often feel like I am too busy to read. Being a mom and running a business keeps me pretty occupied 24/7. One of the ways I squeeze a little education into my day is to listen to audiobooks, mp3s and podcasts. What I love about learning this way [...]

Why go to the trouble of making homemade granola? In Sally Fallon-Morell’s book, Nourishing Traditions, she explains that whole grains that are not soaked, sprouted or fermented are full of phytic acid, which impairs mineral absorption (not good for building strong teeth and bones). In addition, cereals are made with extruded grains which some say [...]

If you read my blog with any regularity, you know I’m a big fan of lard and tallow. I use them for pie crusts, making chicken nuggets and fried chicken, onion rings and French fries, and plan to try my hand at doughnuts and potato chips. Oh, and let’s not forget about buttermilk biscuits… I’ll [...]

I love podcasts! I like to listen on my computer while I’m working — or download them onto my iPod and listen while I’m driving or cooking or working out at the gym. I also love Sally Fallon Morell. Author of Nourishing Traditions and Eat Fat, Lose Fat: The Healthy Alternative to Trans Fats (co-authored [...]