For me, one of the keys to cooking real food is to have a pantry stocked with real food 'building blocks' that I have prepared ahead of time. I always have a supply of homemade broth/stock, home-canned tomato sauce, applesauce, pickles, and multiple other items. It makes it easy to put together a real-food meal without spending 6 hours in the kitchen each and every day. I love cooking with dried beans (black beans, red beans, ...Continue Reading
Archives for April 2013
French Bread Recipe
French bread comes from the store, right? Did you know that I was approximately 22 years old before it occurred to me that a person could make homemade French bread? Yeah, for real... I had it in my head that you simply had to schedule a trip to the store to grab a loaf or two of French bread if you wanted to serve it with your spaghetti or lasagna that evening. So imagine my surprise, back at the beginning of my real food journey, ...Continue Reading
What NOT to Feed Chickens: 8 Things to Avoid
I have to try really hard not to stutter and stare... ...when I'm at someone's house and I watch them throw celery tops, broccoli stems, or banana peels in the trash. That's valuable stuff! Our goats are rather picky, and they only like choice items such as watermelon rind or cornstalks. However, our chickens can be depended upon to eat pretty much everything--especially veggie trimmings or leftover dairy items (like whey or ...Continue Reading