Baby-led Weaning: A Real Food Approach to Feeding Your Baby

19 February 2010

Baby-led weaning is the practice of trusting your baby’s innate sense of hunger, of want, of self-knowledge and of self-limitation. Baby-led weaning offers parents and their children a natural, relaxed approach to the introduction of solid foods and the eventual cessation of breastfeeding. Instead of relying on prepared, commercial baby foods or even [...]

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Molasses Custard

16 February 2010

Gently flavored by blackstrap molasses – a mineral-rich, natural sweetener – this custard has quickly become a favorite dessert in our home, and one my four-year-old relishes.    Molasses custard is well-suited to winter’s supper tables – it’s soft, sweet and satisfying. Dense in wholesome fats from pastured egg yolks and fresh cream, molasses custard is [...]

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Real Food Challenge: Week 3 & Week 2 Re-cap

14 February 2010

We’re half-way finished with the challenge: you’ve tackled the pantry, stocked up on wholesome food, learned to properly prepare grains and wholesome fats and even started to source good, fresh raw milk if you hadn’t already done so.  So, sit back and evaluate the week.  If you blog, share a link to your post (or [...]

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Taramasalata: A Seasonal Savior

12 February 2010

This post was generously contributed by Heidi Robb, a natural foods enthusiast with a penchant for wholesome real food.  Heidi blogs about her life in recipes – one of the most visually stunning real food blogs I’ve ever happened across.  With a personal history in the restaurant business, Heidi has transitioned into culinary media where [...]

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For the Love of Organic Dark Chocolate

11 February 2010

Organic dark chocolate – sweet but not too sweet and almost lustful in its intensity.  There’s no treat that quite fulfills the essence of Valentine’s Day like a good, organic dark chocolate.  Serve it as it suits: in a mousse, in hot chocolate or in a beautiful bar of chocolate.  Organic dark chocolate is a [...]

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Giveaway: Win a 1-yr of Nourished Kitchen’s Recipe Cards

11 February 2010

The WINNER:  This contest has CLOSED,  the winner is Jess of Openly Balanced.  But for anyone who didn’t win, you can purchase the cards at a discount using the code FBGIVE20 which will take 20% OFF any subscription package through March 1st.
If you can’t get enough Nourished Kitchen, are tired of lugging your [...]

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Learn the Fundamentals of Traditional Foods

10 February 2010

Everyone wants to eat better and to share wholesome foods with their families in better effort to support the health of their spouse and children. In many ways, however, we’ve lost our food heritage. Preparing foods the way nature intended is a lost art.
The practices of putting up food for the winter was [...]

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Butternut Squash with Cinnamon

9 February 2010

I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again: simple food makes for the best food.  The key to preparing simple food well is to purchase the very best ingredients you can find: in that way, their natural flavors are liberated. Some of the simplest preparations allow the beauty of those subtle flavors to stand [...]

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Action Alert: Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

8 February 2010

Consumers and farmers practicing sustainable, organic methods are facing another battle: genetically engineered alfalfa will make its way into farmers fields unless the public actively weighs in against its deregulation.  After years of fighting for the deregulation of its genetically engineered, Roundup-ready Alfalfa, Monsanto may be granted its wish as the USDA is considering deregulation [...]

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Real Food Challenge: Week #2

7 February 2010

You’ve got one week under your belts: you’ve cleaned out your pantry, learned about the proper preparation of grains, prepared a soaked flour recipe, started your sourdough, sprouted some grain and – perhaps – even attempted milling your very own flour. So it’s time to check in and let everyone know how you’re doing.
Did you [...]

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