Reviving Traditional Foods
Tomato and cucumber salad, sparkling with the bright flavors of parsley, fresh lemon juice and a subdued and earthy olive oil, finds its way to our supper table several times a week during the height of the tomato season from early August through mid-September. Our family loves the simple combination of some of summer’s best [...]
Kombucha vinaigrette, may seem like an unusual take on the classic combination of olive oil and balsamic or red wine vinegar, but, when complemented by the unique flavors of clove and allspice it can become a nourishing, if unique dressing for any salad. I find it pairs particularly well with the sweetness of beets, apples, pears and nuts. Reminiscent of apple cider vinegar in combination with club soda, kombucha offers a unique flavor that is growing in popularity as more and more natural foods enthusiasts learn to cherish the beverage – a sweetened tea that undergoes a unique fermentation process through the use of a mother or symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast.
So this is the plan for our first week of our pantry challenge. The menu is fairly varied, and I’m interested to see how the rest of the month goes! Monday Breakfast: Oats with Raisins, Green Tea Lunch: Leftover Buffalo Pot Roast, Greens Dinner: Butternut Squash Souffle, Mixed Green Salad, Fermented Beets To Do: [...]
I failed to participate in last week’s Nourishing Frugal Foods carnival, though I had intended to. Things have kind of slipped away from me lately. They just have. This week’s carnival is hosted at Keeper of the Home and focuses on Sides, Salads and Desserts. Though many will disagree with me, I don’t think [...]
It’s summer time, and in most corners of the northern hemisphere you can find the beautiful fruits and vegetables of the season: the cherries, strawberries, cucumbers as well as early season vegetables like radishes. So here’s some excellent recipes and posts from other bloggers who are celebrating nature’s bounty in a nourished, healthful way. [...]
While a simple green salad with a raw cider vinaigrette will always be my choice of salads, that doesn’t always go with every meal and it’s awfully nice to mix things up a bit here and there. For this Asian-inspired Vinaigrette, you’ll need: Tamari Ginger Fish Sauce Brown Rice Vinegar Some Sesame Seeds to [...]
We eat a salad with every dinner, and often with lunch too. Making raw or enzyme-enriched foods an essential part of your diet provides you with a good source of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Besides, salads are tasty. I prefer to use mixed mesclun lettuce rather than head lettuce (except in [...]
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Jenny McGruther is a wife, mother and cooking instructor specializing in real and traditional foods. Her work has been featured on CNN, the Globe & Mail, the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post and WebMD. Click here to learn more.
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