I’ve been thinking lately about how I got into this whole adventure, and what started me down the path of conscious living. Interestingly enough, one of the big starting points for me was my pets. (Incidentally, they were also part of what motivated me to learn to process rabbits.)
Once upon a time in the mid-90’s, a cool movie character who I kind of wanted to be made three sounds at once (Neve Campbell in Three To Tango, for anyone who’s curious). The protagonist says to his love interest…
As a member of Eating Well Magazine’s website, I get to participate in polls that various marketers run, including a recent question, “Are you planning on joining a CSA?” I decided to take a look at the answers, and a few were very interesting.
Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman was in Seattle this weekend for a book signing, so I batched together my northbound errands and broke my trying-to-drive-less resolution to haul my butt up to Lake Forest Park, abducting a friend along the way.
I almost didn’t write a review of Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle because 1) it’s so last year, and 2) you should just blow off reading this review and go get the book. But it also feels odd to not review what, for me, has become a foundation of my understanding of local food, ...
Whey, whey, whey coming out of my ears. The second thought I had after making cheese was, “Wow… this is a lot of whey. Wonder what I do with it.” (The first was something along the lines of, “Omg… OMG! I MADE CHEESE!”)
Last night was a fun development in my real food journey!
While I was participating in the Real Food Challenge last month, Annette of Sustainable Eats (hello, lacto-fermentation blog carnival, how strange and cool is that!) hooked me up with the Seattle area chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation so that I could try to find someone near me who had kefir grains and a kombucha SCOBY to share.
Yesterday was the last day of the 28 Day Real Food Challenge, and I’m sad to see it draw to a close. I want to send a huge thanks to Jenny at Nourished Kitchen for putting on this challenge. I have learned so much, and have many thoughts about the broader implications of ...
This week was definitely easier. Things that were totally new concepts are now becoming habits and I am starting to think about food differently. However, I found myself really craving fast food. I didn't give in, but it was odd because I don't normally find fast food terribly appealing. At one point I wandered into ...
Week 2 of the Real Food Challenge was way easier than Week 1. Much less bitterness. Many more pancakes. Correlation? Yes. Causal relationship? Also maybe yes. Day 8 - Fats for High Heat If we are what we eat, I am becoming a sourdough pancake. Cold, hot, plain, sweet, savory - good no ...
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