Hi everyone! Since I’ve been posting sparsely recently, I decided to just make this an official “hiatus.” I’m up to my ears in a couple of other projects, and all of my energy is going to them for the moment, so I think it’s easiest if I simply press the pause button here instead of [...]
Last weekend, a friend came to visit. It was wonderful to see her, and a few of us did the usual thing you do when a friend comes to stay: we went out one night to a fun bar, spent a day and night with drinks & movies & chatting into the wee hours, and [...]
You don’t want to end up like this, but if you do, it’s ok. There is a lot of information on the web (and on this site) about how to switch to real food, how to make better choices, and the like. For a different take, here are some things not to do if you’re [...]
Continuing from my last post about the 7 steps to switching to real food, here is a more detailed look at one way to switch: this is the basics of how I did it. Please take my ideas as just one way among many; doing these steps in this order may or may not work [...]
With all the talk about real food these days, I thought I would offer my version of making the switch. Of course, eating more eggs, raw cheese, grass-fed beef, nitrate-free bacon, and grass-fed butter is easy, right? Well, sure, eating the good stuff isn’t a problem; it’s eating the good stuff all the time and [...]
Stink bugs enjoying their daily meal. In some ways, doing things organically is easy, such as buying a better product. In other ways, it’s really fraking hard, such as growing your own food, especially when your garden is irresistable to insect life. I planted 9 tomato plants of various types. So far, I think 5 [...]
Ok first off, sorry for being MIA to this blog for so long! My only excuse is that during spring and summer, I tend to blog less as I’m occupied elsewhere. So forgive me if posts are few & far between between now & fall. But I had to write today my quest for a [...]
I love this Cornishware lard jar! I gotta get one for my kitchen. Pic from this site (but sadly I cannot find one for sale, anywhere! Must keep searching…). One of the first things I learned on my real food journey is that far from being the cardiac danger that the mainstream health experts would [...]
Sorry for the poor picture quality; I wasn’t really ready to photograph this recipe! I’ll take better pics when I make it next and will update this post accordingly. But at least you can still see the yumminess… Happy Easter to those who celebrate it! Since I stopped eating candy or sweets, I must say [...]
While I love to cook, I don’t really get into trying lots of new recipes, especially if they require items I don’t usually keep on hand. I cook based on what I’ve got in my pantry. I don’t “meal plan” per se, as I buy the staples that I can afford in a given week [...]
I have a little worry and cynicism I want to get off of my chest. I beg your pardon if this isn’t your cup o’ tea. Despite being a real food & small farmer champion, I’m not political otherwise, and I rarely read or watch the news. I’m an admitted cynic who prefers to mind [...]
Glad you stopped by! This blog is focused on real food: cooking it, growing it, and its politics. It is also focused on the real, true health & healing that comes from eating nourishing, nutrient-rich food and developing a thriving immune system. These topics usually branch out into self-sufficiency, sustainability, and simple pleasures. For more about the project, see this page.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor or nurse or in any way a "trained health professional." I am simply one gal reading voraciously, making changes to my life that make sense to me, and sharing what I know. Please take what I say as my own opinion and do your own research into the topics that interest you.
