I like my desserts simple. So simple that it almost pains me to share them – as though you might read this post and think to yourself, “Apricots, butter, cinnamon and raspberries? Really? That’s all? Man, I could have figured that out!” What can I say, I like simple food. The summer season is in [...]
Giveaway: Win Over $83 in Organic, Grass-fed Ghee
March 8, 2010 By
This contest is currently closed: Visit Pure Indian Foods on Facebook to see the winner . Pure Indian Foods has followed upon their generous giveaway with a special for Nourished Kitchen readers: Go check it out: . NOTE: When you enter this giveaway, you support Nourished Kitchen as I will earn a *very* small amount [...]
Butternut Squash with Cinnamon
February 9, 2010 By 17 Comments
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 on their own, albeit dressed with a little butte. [...]
Maple-glazed Root Vegetables
December 18, 2009 By 8 Comments
Maple-glazed root vegetables, slightly sweet, and a charming accompaniment to winter time suppers, satisfy and nourish. In our home we love to combine fresh, crisp and local carrots and parsnips with clarified butter and organic, grade B maple syrup for a nourishing side. Well-suited to lamb and pork, this side dish is easily prepared and [...]
Ghee: A Wholesome Fat
August 4, 2009 By 6 Comments
We don’t fear fat in my household. Indeed, olive oil, coconut oil, tallow and butter make regular appearances in our kitchen, but there’s an under-appreciated wholesome fat: ghee. Ghee is pure butterfat in its truest sense. Like many traditional foods, ghee is virtually ubiquitous in cultures that raised cattle for milk. [...]
Fats for Cooking & Fats to Eat Uncooked
April 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Fats contribute a great deal to food and cooking, but not every fat is suitable for every purpose. Just as not every fat is suitable for cooking, neither is every oil available on your supermarket shelves suitable for a nutritious and healthy diet. Certain fats such as beef tallow and coconut oil have [...]
Fat Soluble Vitamins: Vitamins A, D, E & K
April 1, 2009 By 16 Comments
Fat Soluble Vitamins Fat soluble vitamins are critical to health and wellness–particularly reproductive health and wellness. Unfortunately, adequate intake of fat soluble vitamins is sorely lacking among modern peoples–especially by comparison to traditional societies. Average intake of fat soluble vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K is inadequate at best [...]
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