A Look at Our Food Budget

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The subject of money comes up a lot, especially for those real food newbies who are not quite sure how to make the transition from a standard American diet of prepackaged, convenience foods to wholesome, real foods.  The cost of grass-fed meat, raw milk, wild-caught fish and organic vegetables can really add up over time. [...]

1 Chicken, 5 Meals: How I Justify a $30 Broiler

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Let’s face it: good food costs good money. In my area, a nice pasture-raised broiler fetches between $4 and $5 / lb.   I count my stars that it’s this low considering that some national retailers of pastured poultry get away with charging twice that to their customers.   It’s expensive, especially when you can [...]

A Glossary of Real Food Terms

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Pastured hens.   Heirloom varietals.   Heritage pork.   Certified Naturally Grown.   Biodynamic.   It can get confusing trying to differentiate one term from another when it comes to food and agriculture, so here’s a handy guide that should help you to answer some quick questions about exactly what means what when it comes [...]

Perfect Roast Chicken

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I roast a chicken every week, sometimes two chickens in a week. It’s easy, relatively inexpensive and it lasts. You can have roast chicken one night, Asian lettuce wraps the next and then a soup from the broth.   It’s a wonder that I’ve never posted the recipe before given that we make it every [...]