creme fraiche

Cabbage Roll Casserole: A Tasty Way to Get Your Family to Eat More Cabbage

April 23, 2010

Always trying to find new ways to get more nturient-dense foods into my family, I stumbled upon this idea a while back and it has proven to be a winner!
The original recipe came from a fundraiser cookbook put together by my Nana's Sons of Norway group. I've taken that recipe and given it a few [...]

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Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Ferments Everywhere

February 16, 2010

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"Hi, my name is Stephanie and I have a problem. I'm addicted to fermenting, culturing and soaking foods and they're taking over my kitchen! Help!"
Having a lot of cultured, soaked, sprouted and lacto-fermented foods around is a wonderful problem to have since these are incredibly nutritious and beneficial to consume. Sometimes, though, it can get [...]

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Taking the Mystery Out of Creme Fraiche (What It Is and How to Make It)

February 15, 2010

I love to say it. Creme Fraiche (pronounced "crem fresh").
There's something so gourmet and cultured sounding about it (no pun intended!), and yet it is one of the simplest types of cultured dairy that you can make. Basically, creme fraiche is cultured cream. It's that simple.
For some reason I held off trying it out for [...]

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Real Food Recipe Roundup: January

January 28, 2010

It's time to share a few favorite recipes and recent finds with you once again! Here are some that we are either really enjoying these days, or that I'm dying to have again once we're finished with our grain/sugar/starch free diet (the Maker's Diet):
Addictive Sweet Potato Burritos
With the odd combination of sweet potato and black [...]

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