I haven’t found a good local source of lard — AKA good old-fashioned rendered pig fat. (If you live in the Texas Hill Country and know where to get lard, please let me know!) Before the age of hydrogenated Crisco, Lard was King. Only the industrial revolution, with it’s filthy animal husbandry, gave lard a…
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How to Easily Store Bacon
My husband turned 35 today. We’ve been married for 10 years and have 2 amazing sons. I am so grateful. For his birthday breakfast, I served him farm-fresh uncured bacon & eggs with hash browned potatoes. (Yes, I made him break the Orthodox Nativity Fast to do it, but it’s only your birthday once a…
Mark Bittman – What’s wrong with what we eat?
NY Times Food Writer, Mark Bittman, gave a TED talk in December 2007 on what’s wrong with our food. While I’m forever in debt to Mark for bringing us the famous No-Knead Bread recipe, and I appreciate his critique of industrial agricultural techniques in the TED video below, I think his arguments fail to see…
Do Economic Woes = Fake Food?
The NYTimes article highlighting the recent upswing in Spam sales is old news. But, it got me thinking. Do economic downturns necessarily mean that everyone has to eat Spam because it’s the cheapest option? Here’s the short answer: no!
Added Resource Links
I added a new page of resource links to help you find local sources of pastured meats and dairy, as well as natural sweeteners, good oils, and bulk grains. If you’re hunting for that sort of stuff, go check it out.
Enzyme-rich Mayonnaise
Making your own condiments is an easy way to eat healthy fats, increase your enzyme intake, and reduce costs. Why pay $4 for a salad dressing you can make for less than $1? A key base of many creamy salad dressings (and yummy grilled cheese sandwiches!) is mayonnaise. I tried the recipe in Nourishing Traditions…
SHOPPING GUIDE
Are you trying to source quality traditional foods and supplements? The Food Renegade shopping guide can help! The companies listed in the categories below are quality vendors that I believe in and purchase from myself. Please know that some of the links are affiliate links which means that if you choose to buy something, I…
Easy NT Friendly Cold Cereal/Instant Oatmeal
Okay, real food lovers, I’ve got a recipe for you. Amazingly versatile, it’s a cold breakfast cereal and quick-cooking hot oatmeal rolled into one.
Fermented & Raw
Quick! Name a fermented food. What did you pick? Sourkraut? Kimchi? Chutney? Did you even think of cheese, sour cream, yogurt, sourdough bread or buttermilk pancakes? Now, try your hand at naming a popular raw meat. Don’t get all squeamish on me. Think. How about pastrami? Corned beef? Ceviche? Sushi? Every culture has a long…
Real Food
I’m going to say something shocking. Prepare yourself. About 70% of the “food” available for purchase at your local supermarket isn’t food. Confused? If it’s refined or processed, it isn’t food. It’s junk, no matter what its label says. It’s manufactured. It’s engineered by food scientists. It’s what I call an “edible foodlike substance.” Back…