I’m a last-minute shopper. I can’t help it. It’s part of what makes me who I am. So if you’re like me, here’s five last-minute gifts for the real foodies in your life. And, if I might be so bold, there’s nothing wrong with treating yourself either. for the newcomer: nourishing traditions So if you’re one [...]
I drink real milk: fresh, raw, local and full of fat.
May 18, 2011 By 20 Comments
I drink raw milk. 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 [...]
10 tips for real food newbies
April 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you’re just starting out, just learning and baby-stepping away from packaged and boxed foods into a diet based on wholesome, natural traditional foods, those first few weeks (months? years?) can feel daunting at best, and completely impossible at worst. It’s hard, especially if you were raised on Lean Cuisine, Pop Tarts and Crystal Light. [...]
My Story: Recovery from Gluten-intolerance, PCOS and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
March 23, 2011 By 3 Comments
A few weeks ago, I shared my husband’s story of recovery from mental illness and chronic pain through real food and promised to share more stories of recovery. Soon, I’ll share the story of my son who, raised on real and traditional foods, illustrates that there is hope for true recovery in the next generation. [...]
keep the bounty: week #2
August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s week #2 of the Keep the Harvest Challenge at Nourished Kitchen and we’re working our way through August by ditching our canners, and brushing up on old-world, traditional techniques for food preservation. Our first week was all about fermentation – the magical transformation of fresh food into pickled through the function of beneficial microorganisms. If [...]
Recipe: Olive Oil Ice Cream with Blood Oranges
April 6, 2010 By 19 Comments
Olive oil ice cream with blood oranges, inspired by these olive oil recipes, recently found its way to our kitchen with our first bottles of fresh, raw milk for the year. In this recipe for olive oil ice cream, the inclusion of a good quality unrefined, extra virgin olive oil is essential. The flavor of [...]
Weston A Price: Findings on Traditional Foods
March 26, 2010 By 30 Comments
Weston A Price, a Cleveland dentist who, when challenged by rampant tooth decay and the considerable physical degeneration of his patients, left his practice and traveled the world researching the dietary practices of peoples consuming processed foods and those consuming an unprocessed, native diet, and the non-profit nutritional advocacy group named in his honor – [...]
Fresh, Local, Traditional: My Food Philosophy
March 2, 2010 By 33 Comments
I want to welcome all the recent readers from CNN’s story: An Inconvenient Challenge as well as the Globe & Mail’s story: Ditching Processed Foods which covered Nourished Kitchen and the recent 28-day Real Food Challenge. If you’re new why not subscribe or get involved? You can also learn more about me and how to [...]
Real Food Challenge: Week 3 & Week 2 Re-cap
February 14, 2010 By 27 Comments
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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