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I drink real milk: fresh, raw, local and full of fat.

May 18, 2011 By Jenny 108 Comments

I drink fresh, raw milk. Really fresh, really raw and always in season. In essence, I drink real milk. I’ve waxed poetic about my love of fresh cream before, but now it’s milk’s turn.

My milk is fresh, in season, grass-fed, full-fat and locally produced. It is rich, and luscious and creamy and it is a living food, teeming with beneficial bacteria, food enzymes and naturally occurring vitamins and minerals. It is not fortified; it doesn’t need to be – for every mineral, every vitamin contained in that cool glass of frothy white milk was placed there by nature as it is in all truly whole and unrefined foods.

How to Make Raw Milk Yogurt

April 26, 2010 By Jenny 121 Comments

Raw milk yogurt is a sort of holy grail for traditional foods enthusiasts, coupling the enzymatic and probiotic components of both fresh milk and fermentation in one glorious, creamy, lovely food. Served over baked oatmeal or soaked oatmeal porridge, on its own or as a basis for savory dipping sauces, a good yogurt can find [...]

Labneh or Yogurt Cheese

October 1, 2009 By Jenny 26 Comments

Labneh – a yogurt cheese of middle eastern origin – is remarkably versatile and very easy to make at home. Alternately known as lebni, labni or laban, labneh is found all across the middle east where it’s popularly rolled into small balls, served with unrefined extra virgin olive oil and used as a condiment. [...]

10 Healthy Treats for Kids

July 20, 2009 By Jenny 52 Comments

Preparing healthy treats for kids can be a challenge. Picky palates seem to prefer junk over wholesome, natural and healthy treats, but even the pickiest kids may find a treat among this list of healthy treats for kids that suits their liking. Many of these are stand-by healthy treats for my family: figs [...]

Win a Gift for Your Kitchen from All Modern!

June 12, 2009 By Jenny

If you’ve read Nourished Kitchen for a while, you know about my love and enthusiasm for high quality local and traditional foods. Real food. Vibrant organic fennel. Flavorful berries. Wild-caught salmon. Fresh raw butter and fresh raw cream. What you don’t know, however, is that while my belly may [...]

One Local Summer: Seared Steak with Cilantro Butter

June 5, 2009 By Jenny 6 Comments

Our premarket CSA began just this week – perfect timing for One Local Summer. It seems now, more and more, all of our meals are local. If not entirely local, they’re substantially local. What a blessing it is to celebrate real food this way! This week we enjoyed local milk, eggs, [...]

Get the Most from Your Farmers Market: 10 Tips from a Market Manager

May 8, 2009 By Jenny 25 Comments

Farmers Market season is upon us with many markets already open while others, like ours, must wait until late June or July before farmers’ fields are productive. Together, my husband and I run our local farmers market – coordinating with the town, recruiting vendors, connecting with customers and devising eccentric activities that keep the [...]

Anchovy Toasts

March 4, 2009 By Jenny 2 Comments

Anchovy toasts make a simple appetizer or lunch that’s rich in flavor. Anchovies are small, oily fish that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and minerals like selenium – a mineral that is remarkably good for hair, skin and nails. Sadly, anchovies are little-loved. To make enough anchovy toasts for 6 servings, [...]