A blog about nourishing and loving ourselves and our families.
I know it might be a little early for a Fried Green Tomatoes recipe, especially since for most of us this warm winter turned into a long, extended winter and tomatoes got in the ground a lot later this year. But if you are in Florida like me, green tomatoes are already coming! This recipe… [read more]
I have shared here before that I make my own chicken stock. I use the traditional recipes in the classic Real Food book, Nourishing Traditions, for both my chicken stock and my beef stock. Bone broth is one of the most healing foods on the planet. If you do one thing to improve your… [read more]
The short answer: Yes and no. There has been hot debate on the internets these last few weeks about the quality of a woman’s breastmilk. Breastfeeding advocates got up in arms, guns blazing at some things that a Real Food and Village Green Network (VGN) blogger said as well as what Sally Fallon, founder of… [read more]
It’s taken me a long time to get to where I am food wise. I started on my health journey when I was about 18 and have been passionate about learning what healthy means and how to cook ever since. Through lots of trial and errors I have finally come to the place where I feel pretty… [read more]
I learned this recipe years ago at a Mule Day party. If you know what Mule Day is, you get a special prize. Long before I even started cooking, or had the courage to get into the kitchen in try things, I would always ask people how they made stuff. I collected recipes for fun, even… [read more]
I’m a Southern Girl through-and-through, so obviously chicken and waffles is one of my favorite things to eat. But at restaurants, even nice ones, they are made with white flour – both the breading on the chicken and the waffle. The day before I made my Grain Free Chicken Nuggets, I had come across a… [read more]
I have a love-hate relationship with Chick-Fil-A- and I want to stay away as much as I can muster. But I came across this recipe on Pinterest and wanted to try it out. I had no idea the secret ingredient to Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets was being marinated in dill juice! I have an amazing, grain free chicken nuggets… [read more]
We’d all love to be perfect, right? But if one thing I’ve learned is that sometimes it’s better to be “real” than be “perfect”. I’m not going to eat a perfectly organic, healthy meal every time a bit of food passes my lips. Ladies, y’all know I eat some Chik-Fil-A! But if I can stick… [read more]
Honey is totally under appreciated and is a phenomenally healthy and tasty ingredient to use in baking and also crazy things like oh, face masks! Here is a little round up things I bet you didn’t know about honey! In its natural form, honey is a mixture of glucose and fructose (white sugar is… [read more]
I have been making Penelope fruit smoothies jam packed with extra nutrition like spirulina powder, probiotics, cod liver oil and raw egg since she was about 10 months old. Penelope has always been a bit picky (thanks to the compromised digestive system she inherited from me, click here to see the book that explains this… [read more]
Good news! My Gluten-Free/Grain-Free Baking Cookbook is now available in print! Click here to buy it for $19.99! I was so happy to get my little hands on a print copy, because I am still in awe of the layout and design and photo quality of this book. I have come so far since last year… [read more]
Did you know that a baby’ first foods should be egg yolk and not a cereal? I don’t know how or why this information slipped through the cracks, and why on God’s green earth that pediatricians and a whole host of other “professionals” recommend you should give your baby rice cereal or oatmeal as their… [read more]
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