Each week, through online video tutorials, downloadable print materials, easy-to-read charts and other comprehensive materials I’ll provide you with simple tools, techniques, tips and advice on preparing whole, local foods from scratch easily and affordably. After covering tips for sourcing local, fresh nourishing foods in the first week, you’ll learn how to master a recipe for a basic soaked, whole grain pilaf that you can adjust as your kitchen creativity dictates.
Fresh, Local, Traditional: My Food Philosophy
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 [...]
28-day Real Food Challenge: The End
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 [...]
28 Days of Real Food: Week #4 and Week #3 Re-cap
We’re on our last week of the challenge to eat real food for 28 days! Are you still with me? Are you enjoying sourdough breads and wholesome natural yogurts? Are you celebrating wholesome, healthy fats in all their nutrient-dense glory? Now’s the time to sit back, relax and evaluate the week. Did you miss an [...]
Real Food Challenge: Week 3 & Week 2 Re-cap
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 [...]
Giveaway: Win a 1-yr of Nourished Kitchen’s Recipe Cards
The WINNER: This contest has CLOSED, the winner is Jess of Openly Balanced. But for anyone who didn’t win, you can purchase the cards at a discount using the code FBGIVE20 which will take 20% OFF any subscription package through March 1st. If you can’t get enough Nourished Kitchen, are tired of lugging your laptop [...]
Real Food Challenge: Week #2
You’ve got one week under your belts: you’ve cleaned out your pantry, learned about the proper preparation of grains, prepared a soaked flour recipe, started your sourdough, sprouted some grain and – perhaps – even attempted milling your very own flour. So it’s time to check in and let everyone know how you’re doing. Did [...]
Real Food Challenge: Week #1
It’s February 1st, and that means the 28-day Real Food Challenge is underway here at Nourished Kitchen. Day #1′s assignment – cleaning your cupboards – has been sent out and participants should be receiving it shortly. We’ll follow up with another assignment every day for the entire month of February with goal of introducing the [...]



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