Bone broth is made from bones with a little bit of meat on them, which you cook for longer than you would a meat stock. You can introduce bone broths into your diet once you’re through the Intro Diet and following Full GAPS. It’s a good idea to prepare a large quantity of broth at a time; use it to make healthy soups, stews, and casseroles or simply to drink throughout the day … [Read more...]
6 great things about chia seed pudding
Have you heard about chia seeds? And I am not talking about chia pets here, although they do use chia seeds to create those bizarre creatures. Chia seeds are actually a very nutritious food. They are a vegetarian source of omega 3, and they have lots of fiber, as well as some calcium, iron, and magnesium. One tablespoon of chia seeds has a whopping 5 grams of fiber and 3 grams … [Read more...]
2 simple secrets to great oatmeal
One glance down the cereal aisle at the grocery store, and you know that oatmeal is far from the most popular kid on the block. In fact, oatmeal accounts for a tiny percentage of foods consumed at breakfast. And that's really sad because oatmeal is versatile, delicious, inexpensive, and good for you. It costs far less per serving than a bowl of commercial cereal, is … [Read more...]
Antiquity Oaks hashbrown casserole
This casserole is great for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, and unlike so many recipes out there, this ecothrifty recipe is made without canned soup! 2 pounds of frozen hash browns or shredded potatoes 1 cup sour cream 3/4 cup whole milk (goat or cow) 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon dried minced onion 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon garlic … [Read more...]
Recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Pudding
We are entering that time of year when all common sense towards food starts to go out the window. But, you can have treats that don't send you into a sugar high, and this pudding is one of them. It has half as much sugar as most homemade puddings and much less than store-bought. Plus, you can pronounce all of the ingredients in this one! 3 cups milk 1 cup cooked pumpkin … [Read more...]
Recipe: Peanut butter chocolate chip muffins!
Last week I reviewed the book, Cooking With Coconut Flour by Bruce Fife, N.D., and I promised to give you one of the recipes this week, so here it is! All of the muffin recipes in the book make six muffins, and because I have a 12-muffin pan, I doubled this. I also made a couple of adjustments. I used 3 duck eggs instead of 6 chicken eggs, and I used 1/4 cup maple syrup as my … [Read more...]
The perfect recipe for fall: Caramel apple butter!
Whether you have your own apple trees or enjoy visiting local orchards during the fall, this is a great way to preserve the harvest to enjoy year-round! Not only is caramel apple butter great on toast, but it is also delicious mixed into a bowl of hot oatmeal on a cold winter morning! Caramel apple butter recipe Makes 6 half-pints (jelly jars) 8 pounds … [Read more...]
Ecothrifty carbonated beverages
Americans consume an average of two and a half cans of soda at work every day, and although cans are the most recycled packaging in the United States, only 58 percent of aluminum cans are recycled, which is better than the 31 percent of glass that is recycled, 29 percent of PET plastic bottles, and 6 percent of asceptic cartons. If you like bubbly water, you have … [Read more...]
Cheese Recipe: Queso Blanco
This is a great cheese for beginners to try because it requires no special equipment or ingredients. It is a traditional Mexican cheese, and it does not melt, because it contains no rennet. We like to cube it, lightly brown it in oil, and serve it on pasta dishes with marinara sauce. You can also use it in Indian recipes that call for panir, and some people use it in … [Read more...]
Recipe: Creme Brûlée Pie
If your backyard hens have thrown themselves into full production mode, and you want a super delicious and FAST dessert, creme brûlée pie is the recipe for you. I included this one in Homegrown and Handmade, and because it was so fast to make, I often demonstrated this when doing TV talk shows to promote the book. It was no problem at all to get this mixed up and into the pie … [Read more...]
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