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Adding Seafoods to Your Diet

April 11, 2011

Written by Meg Dickey, Contributing Writer
When Dr. Weston A. Price traveled the world examining primitive cultures, one of the first things he noticed was the great lengths the people went to in finding nutrient dense foods. One of the most desired of these nutrient dense foods were sea foods.
Dr. Price noted that those who [...]

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Simple Food {for winter} : Nourishing, Seasonal Recipes

January 12, 2011

The idea of seasonal eating is coming back into vogue, as notions of local food and "100 mile" eating spread. A small portion of the general population is beginning to realize that out-of-season foods like fresh lettuce from California, avocados and tomatoes from Mexico, or watermelons from Ecuador in January (for goodness sake, seriously people?) just [...]

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In the Kitchen- Real Food Basics eBook (Interview and Giveaway)

October 27, 2010

Are you still new to real food or making slow but sure changes? Would you love to have a simple, affordable resource that will give you more info, more resources and more recipes and kitchen how-to's?
Many of you have already met Kate as one of the fantastic contributing writers here at Keeper of the Home, [...]

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Coupon Code for A Peasant’s Feast Ecourse

June 23, 2010

Recently I ran a giveaway for a membership to A Peasant's Feast ecourse. This course is by Kimi of The Nourishing Gourmet and the goal is to teach you to cook nourishing foods on a budget!
I've been fortunate to preview some of the course, and I can assure you that it will be a [...]

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Learn to Cook Nourishing and Frugal Food from The Nourishing Gourmet (And a Giveaway!)

June 10, 2010

Do you struggle with knowing how to balance the time and budget demands of making food for your family, with your desire to cook whole, nourishing and traditional foods?
If so, you will love this new eCourse being offered by my dear friend Kimi of The Nourishing Gourmet! It's called "A Peasant's Feast: [...]

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Video Blog: How to Make Coconut Milk Kefir

May 17, 2010

Since beginning the GAPS diet back in March, our family has been dairy-free. Although we are currently not on the GAPS diet anymore, through doing the diet we discovered that at least two members of our family react poorly to dairy.
Though I am a huge advocate of raw milk (and cheese and creme fraiche and [...]

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Organization in the Real Food Kitchen: Making Room for Bulk Storage

March 8, 2010

When you think of storing bulk food, what comes to mind? Do you wonder where you will ever keep it? Do you dismiss the idea because your kitchen storage is already on the small side? Do you envision hefty, 25 lbs bags of grains sitting in your dining room, with no where else to go?
Most [...]

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Eating More Nutrient-Dense Foods (Yes, I Really Tried Fish Eggs)

January 20, 2010

It's difficult to read Weston A. Price's book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, without having a sudden urge to bolt to the store for some fish eggs and liver.
No, really. It is. You think I'm kidding, but I'm not.
After spending more than a week devouring this fascinating book full of Dr. Price's nutritional research and investigations [...]

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Almost-Christmas Ramblings

December 22, 2009

Just a few thoughts as I prepare to take a little time for celebration, relaxation and meditation this next week:

1) The picture you see above is Johanna's birth announcement. It may make some of you feel oddly comforted to know that I picked them up last week. Yes, she's 4 months old. I figured it [...]

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