Did you miss the 28-day Real Food Challenge? You can always view the challenge’s archives, or why not sign-up as we give it a second go? Twenty-eight days later, and here we are – at the end of the 28-day Real Food Challenge. Throughout the challenge briefly examined the fundamental aspects of improving that which [...]
Cheese Making: Winner Announced & A Coupon!
December 14, 2009 By
This Contest has closed! Deborah R has won the giveaway! This weekend, the snow fell hard and heavy. Tucked away in our cave of a home, just a few yards from the ski lifts, I spent my weekend hearth-side – testing and photographing new recipes and making cheese to last for those cold months of [...]
Natural Sources of Vitamin D for the Dark Days
December 3, 2009 By 14 Comments
I’ve talked at length about the importance of vitamin D in health – particularly its role in maintaining immunity and protecting fertility. Moreover, insufficient and deficient levels of vitamin D are linked to chronic disease: autoimmune disorders, infertility, cancer, depression, chronic pain, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, cognitive dysfunction, you name it. This nutrient – truly a pre-hormone [...]
Sprouted Grain: Benefits, Preparation and Recipes
July 22, 2009 By 44 Comments
Sprouted grain – rich in food enzymes and natural vitamins – grows closer and closer to the mainstream as people across all walks of life search for a better way to incorporate wholesome foods into their diet on a regular basis. While sprouting grain requires extra attention and, like many aspects of traditional foods, [...]
Paleo Life in a Nutshell
May 20, 2009 By 9 Comments
As my long-time readers know, we do not follow a paleolithic or primal diet at Nourished Kitchen (I just can’t give up fresh cream!), but I value the insights gleaned from this lifestyle choice and believe it has enormous and calculable value to a modern population. What is comes down to is this: for [...]
10 Reasons NOT to Give Up Red Meat
April 7, 2009 By 54 Comments
1. Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Found in the meat and milk of grass-fed ruminants, like cows, Conjugated Linoleic Acid or CLA is a potent nutrient. Researchers are just beginning to understand the mechanisms behind the potent and positive health effects traditional peoples have enjoyed since the days of hunting and gathering. CLA is known [...]
Fermented Food: Benefits of Lactic Acid Fermentation
March 2, 2009 By 41 Comments
Fermented food, enjoyed across the globe, conveys health benefits through lactic acid fermentation. The fermentation process can transform the flavor of food from the plain and mundane to a mouth-puckering sourness enlivened by colonies of beneficial bacteria and enhanced micronutrients. While fermented food like yogurt, sauerkraut and kefir are well-known many other lesser-known foods also [...]
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