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Cooking Real Food: Minimally Processed, Unrefined Fats & Oils

October 12, 2011 By jenny 6 Comments

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I’m often asked about healthy fats – and how they can be appropriately used and while I’ve written on the subject of healthy fats and oils before, it never hurts to revisit the topic. In my kitchen, I use a wide variety of fats and oils – some of which I use exclusively for cooking while [...]

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Fried Octopus (Better Than It Sounds!)

June 2, 2009 By jenny Leave a Comment

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The other day we were shopping at the major grocery store in the next town over. Our spring CSA boxes hadn’t started arriving and our stocked pantry had dwindled down to a few jars of apricots, nectarines and tomatoes so we were picking up some essentials. We rarely frequent big chains, preferring [...]

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Fats for Cooking & Fats to Eat Uncooked

April 6, 2009 By jenny Leave a Comment

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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 [...]

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