Reviving Traditional Foods
Sourdough focaccia with grapes, fresh rosemary and coarse sea salt found its way to our kitchen last week. Loosely adapted from the classic Italian grape bread or schiacciata con l’uva, this sourdough focaccia with grapes and rosemary takes an even more rustic approach – omitting enrichment by egg and sugar in favor of only the [...]
Whole wheat sourdough challah, fragrant with olive oil and honey, is a nourishing bread – rich, flavorful and worth the extra effort it takes to lovingly prepare the dough, roll out the strands and intricately braid the loaves. While typically prepared from refined white flour, vegetable oil or margarine and refined white sugar, challah is, [...]
Natural sourdough is a fantastic way to leaven bread without the use of commercial yeast (which is often a GMO). Working with sourdough can be easy and rewarding if you follow a few simple tips and tricks: Use an established starter. Although it is possible to create a sourdough starter from scratch (as discussed [...]
Nourished Kitchen offers a free cultures and starters exchange which allows real food lovers to share the probiotic love by swapping their starters and cultures. Kombucha mothers, water kefir grains, yogurt and sourdough starters can be shared from one to another through a free-for-shipping exchange among real food lovers all across the globe. If you’re [...]
Mothers day is only a week away. So here’s Nourished Kitchen picks for traditional foods-loving and nourished moms. Tired of celebrating mothers day with gooey cards and grocery store carnations? Leave this post casually open on the screen, or, for you less-subtle types: email the link to your partners. Equipment for a [...]
In the past few weeks, I’ve enjoyed a little treat: fresh, homemade matsoni courtesy of a new company Cultures for Health. Matsoni is a nice tart yogurt hailing from Georgia and was thought to convey long life. Matsoni is also a room-temperature yogurt that cultures well with minimal effort. For those of you [...]
Anchovy toasts make a simple appetizer or lunch that’s rich in flavor. Anchovies are small, oily fish that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and minerals like selenium – a mineral that is remarkably good for hair, skin and nails. Sadly, anchovies are little-loved. To make enough anchovy toasts for 6 servings, [...]
It should come as no doubt that I love food – good, wholesome, nourishing food. Indeed, I take great pleasure in cooking, but one of the greatest pleasures I’ve encountered is the gift of nourishing my family. There is an immense sense of satisfaction in knowing that I’ve fed my family well and [...]
These pancakes have become a delicious staple in our home. They’re easy to prepare, inexpensive to make and offer a great way to use up sourdough starter. Top them with fresh whipped cream and plenty of raw honey for an lovely summertime brunch. You’ll need: 2 Eggs from Pastured Hens 2 Ripe Peaches 1/2 Teaspoon [...]
From time to time even we’re suckers for the classics of the standard American diet: the greasy pizza, the sweet drinks, the sweets … in general. Fortunately, there’s a few tricks so that you can manage to still maximize the nutritional value of these compromise foods. This week was one of compromises and for [...]
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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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