This past weekend I attended the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions Annual Conference in Santa Clara, California. If you aren't familiar with the Weston A. Price Foundation, it is a not-for-profit which supports teaching people and organizations about traditional foods and ... Continue Reading
Real Recipes
Great Aunt Babe’s Chocolate Mousse
I came across this secret family recipe from my Great Aunt Babe and I just had to share it with you. This is a pre-low-fat era chocolate mousse recipe that has a secret ingredient…BUTTER! This recipe came from a friend of hers that worked at Chanel so it is truly French! Of ... Continue Reading
5 Ways to use Homemade Mayo
I make a 2 cup batch of homemade mayo about once a month. Because of the pastured eggs and real cold pressed olive oil, this mayonnaise has a lot of flavor already so you will find it doesn't need a lot of fancy spices to make your salads pop. I add mayo to pretty much anything I ... Continue Reading
Cilantro Pesto Crusted Salmon
I made this amazing cilantro pesto this past weekend and thought it would be great on top of salmon. Ingredients for the Pesto 2 bunches of fresh cilantro ½ cup crispy pecans 4 cloves garlic Salt to taste ½ cup cold pressed extra virgin olive oil Directions Blend ... Continue Reading
Why Saturated Fat Is Here to Stay
"Don't eat anything your grandmother wouldn't recognize as food." - Michael Pollan So much of the Real Food dogma is to 'eat like your grandparents did' because the food was unprocessed. Well my grandparents, like all of their generation, initially ate a lot of butter and fat. ... Continue Reading
Preserving the Garlic Harvest
I was able to pick up a large quantity of garlic at my local farmer's market a couple of weeks ago. I bought enough to fill up a quart sized container – so probably about 10-12 heads of garlic. I wanted to preserve it for later use and will also plant some in my garden to have ... Continue Reading
