Is it possible to practice yoga as a faithful Catholic? Every time I mention yoga here at Kitchen Stewardship®, like I did in this post about harnessing the power in a woman’s natural cycle, I receive feedback challenging me to look into the issue and find that Catholic Church teaching explicitly forbids yoga. As I […]
In high school one of my favorite breakfasts was a leftover baked potato and a glass of orange juice, eaten standing up a the counter. My mom and I used to joke that if you eat standing up, the calories don’t count (ha!). Anyone else like to have dinner leftovers for breakfast? How about in
In our quest for the healthiest possible grains and legumes, so far we’ve wrassled yeast into a jar and learned to feed it, coaxed things to sprout in our kitchens, and fiddled around with soaking oatmeal or flours. I hope you are convinced that sourdough preparation is proven to increase nutrients, improve digestibility and neutralize
I was almost certain this recipe would be a bust. I’m glad my bad attitude didn’t taint the whole process, because I have to say I was thoroughly surprised and impressed by the end result. I’d often heard of people having bad experiences with the baking recipes in particular in Nourishing Traditions, and I always
When I got my Nutrimill in the mail to test and review, I was absolutely shocked at how LARGE it was. Between that and the Excalibur dehydrator arriving around the same time, my husband very seriously mandated that I get product dimensions before allowing any more boxes to come to our door. Where to Grind
Sometimes my husband just shakes his head when he walks past me, and I’m never sure why. Recently he confessed, “I’m still sort of in disbelief that you make flour in our basement.” It’s a big step to go from buying flour to buying 50-pound bags of bulk whole grains and grinding them in your
Food for Thought: Is Freshly Milled Flour More Nutritious? Read More »
We have another serious contender! The Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat Bread series is heating up! From my husband at dinner tonight: “Oh, my gosh, this is good bread.” I wish I would have taken a picture of his super thickly sliced, toasted, garlic-salted bread. It was just gone too fast! See what our
Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat: Tammy’s 100% Whole Wheat Bread (no. 6) Read More »
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
Nutrimill vs. Wondermill Grain Mill: the Head-to-Head Challenge (VLOG) Read More »
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
“Recipes” for Liver: How to Eat Beef Liver (Without Tasting It) Read More »
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 »
