Look out, folks, it’s been a year since I got in front of the video camera for Kitchen Stewardship®, and for good reason! Get ready to laugh at my amateur videotaping and lack of editing skills (i.e. I don’t edit at all, deal with it.) My friend Shannon and I got together for some fun […]
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If you’re not ready to look at raw liver, you might want to find something else to read today. Strap on your big girl pants today, folks, it’s time to get that package out of the freezer and feed it to your families! We’re going to talk about how to prepare and eat beef liver
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I haven’t wanted to give a recipe a zero and tear up the paper and throw it in the garbage in front of the whole class since I started this Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat Bread challenge, but this one just about pushed me over the edge. There I was, heart rate through the
Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day (no. 5) Read More »
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to…*cringe*…I know, I know…try organ meats! It’s pretty mean, I know, to go right from the Back to Basics series into organ meats. It took me quite some time to try organs for the first time, and I’m still working on incorporating them regularly into our diet.
Homemade bread can be dense, chewy and all around not so good. But that is definitely NOT the case with these 100% whole wheat “happy rolls.” They are soft and light. And they make the perfect pairing for my cream of potato soup. Sometimes the answer might be right under your nose. I’m pretty sure
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to cut down on your microwave use. Our family took on this mission about two years ago, and I’m nearly ready to relegate the microwave to the basement to make room for a big old Berkey water filter system. My husband is not quite ready to get
This is the second in a two-part series of guest post from Donielle of Naturally Knocked Up, where you can always find great advice on foods for fertility. Now that you know how important your diet is before conception, let’s look at foods specific to promoting a healthy pregnancy. Once you see those two little lines
During pregnancy, food is a very common topic among pregnant women; either they can’t keep it down, or they can’t get enough! But do you know exactly how important the foods you eat during pregnancy really are? This is a guest post from my dear friend Donielle of Natural Fertility and Wellness, where she dishes
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to check your pantry for industrial oils or trans fats and root out any remaining stragglers. Today we’ll review the basic structures of fats and why you want to stock up on some and send others packing. Before you’ll be able to embrace the fact that some
Pasta may be a compromise meal for dyed in wool traditional foods eaters, but for many families it’s a stock dinner every week. This recipe takes spaghetti night and upgrades it a level to include nutrient-dense legumes and offers a fabulous homemade sauce –option for those who make their own pasta. The Everything Beans Book
If I had a nickel for every time I wished I had a science lab at my house, and the knowledge to put it to good use… The trouble with yearning to know more about how (and if) some of the traditional foods practices work is that there aren’t a lot of companies who profit
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I come from a long history of amazing bread bakers, believe it or not. My Busia (Polish grandmother, 100%!) raised nine children and made all of her own bread, well over 5 loaves a week. Maybe 9? She kneaded it in a huge bread pan at her feet while she sat on a stool. I
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When I first announced this series last summer, one of my readers eagerly sent her two favorite recipes my way. I tried both of them for our camping trips this summer as the sandwich bread or buns in my Family Camping Handbook meal plan. That means this was the very first recipe I tested for
Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Claudia’s Bread (no. 3) Read More »
Welcome to the inaugural recipe in the Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat Bread series here at Kitchen Stewardship®! First, I will share the print version of the Kimball family’s favorite to date. Scroll down to follow along with me during my venture into finding the perfect whole wheat bread recipe. In December, I fiddled
Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Sweet and Simple (no. 1) Read More »
My sourdough starter may suffer for this, but I’ve been testing out yeasted breads for you all lately. I’ve got a number of recipes up my sleeve and more to come, and only a few loaves that have turned out concave. It is my fervent goal to find the perfect homemade whole wheat bread: packed
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to pack reusable containers to bring to restaurants or cafeterias instead of bringing home Styrofoam take-out containers or other disposables. Get up from your computer right now and do it. That’s right. Stand up, grab a few cheap plastic containers that will survive a few weeks in
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My husband nuked my cookie dough! The only redeeming factor in that situation is that it makes for a pretty funny opening to this post. Get this recipe, updated and improved with tons of FAQs, in the eBook “Smart Sweets,” along with 29 other delicious desserts that won’t make you feel guilty! Click HERE for
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An easy recipe for homemade Irish Cream, just like Bailey’s but with real food and no cans! This will be the best Irish Cream Liqueur you’ve ever tasted! Even though this is not the first time, nor the second time, but the third time I’ve talked about liquor here at KS, please don’t think I’m
Whole Foods for the Holidays: Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur Read More »
Desserts are the feature at the Whole Foods for the Holidays: Real Food Progressive Dinner this week, thanks to our host, Kate of Modern Alternative Mama. Memories of Christmas Cookies For our family at Christmastime, it’s all about the cookies. My mother always made a bazillion varieties, and my husband’s family absolutely focuses on the
Whole Foods for the Holidays: St. Nicholas Spice Cookies Read More »
I’ve hesitated to jump into the fray lately, partly because I was attempting to avoid “one more thing” to research, and partly because I don’t feel very politically minded sometimes. It makes me tired to try to figure out who’s telling the truth and what the lawyer-speak in bills really means. The real food blogosphere
Real Food and Politics: S510 Food Safety Modernization Act and Raw Cheese Seizures Read More »
