Sauerkraut is a staple in our fridge at all times and pulled out almost daily to add a boost of flavor, deep nutrition, and healthy gut bacteria to our meals. But, making your own lacto-fermented sauerkraut can be intimidating! We will walk you through exactly how to make your own red cabbage sauerkraut (or green)…
When it comes to cooking fats, there are a lot of options and even conflicting information about which one(s) are the best to use. We’ve been experimenting with different cooking fats for years and our favorite for its properties, versatility, and health benefits is cooking with lard. In this post we will give you a…
Few foods store better than homegrown potatoes. With the proper storage steps and conditions that is! We’ll break down how to store potatoes from the garden and the best tips and methods to keep them firm and fresh for months. Growing and Preserving Potatoes for the Whole Year When our family moved to our 5…
When your garden is overflowing with more kale than you could ever possibly know what to do with, what do you do? Our favorite thing is to turn all of those leafy greens into kale powder. We’ll walk you through step by step how to make kale powder, preserving all the nutrient dense goodness those…
When the warmer weather of spring comes, it’s nettle season! When nettle is in abundance, part of my morning routine is to harvest as much nettle as I can for cooking with and preserving to have on hand for the rest of the year. Unsure about nettle? We’ll fill you in on all of the…
Did you know there are more nutrients present in an orange peel than the fruit itself? Instead of throwing away the leftover orange peels, we will walk you through how to make orange peel powder. In this post, we will be discussing the nutrition of the orange versus the orange peel, sourcing oranges to make…
Maybe you are overflowing with sourdough and want to avoid food waste. Or, maybe you want to get ahead and batch bake some sourdough goodies for special occasions! So, you’re asking, “Can you freeze sourdough bread?” Our answer is a resounding, YES! Let’s face it, sourdough is delicious. Bread, pizza crusts, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, scones,…
After doing all the “right things” in my journey to get pregnant, adding liver daily was a game changer. This is the story of how eating liver changed my life. The Backstory I have a long history of disordered eating and over exercise, which ultimately led to a condition known as hypothalamic amenorrhea. In that…