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Month: January 2015

And another episode focusing on questions about sourdough. Please keep them coming... I love to answer and help you! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/100

Sourdough Listener Questions (KYF100)

Here's a delicious sourdough einkorn focaccia -- a flat bread that goes great with pasta, soups, sausage dishes, and will even work as a pizza crust. Einkorn is an ancient variety of wheat that many may find easier to eat and digest. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Sourdough Einkorn Rosemary Focaccia

In all my years of cooking outside, I've learned a thing or two. Here are my 8 best tips for cooking over an open fire. Whether you're just getting started or you're a seasoned off-grid cook, I can't wait to hear your best tips. Be sure to share in the comments! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

8 Tips for Cooking Over an Open Fire

Caring For Bucks (and their wether companions)

Caring For Bucks (and their wether companions)

I'm back answering listener questions. I don't know what I would do without all of you. It's truly a blessing to hear from you and be able to help you figure out this thing we embrace called Traditional Cooking. Thanks for honoring me with your trust. I hope you find today's episode (and the answers) helpful on your journey. Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/99

Listener Questions (KYF099)

Allergy-Friendly Cookies {1 Dough, 16+ Variations!} | Allergy-friendly cookies? Introducing your one-stop shop! Now you can make 1 basic dough and turn it into 16+ kinds of delicious, nourishing, and uniquely different cookies. How fun is that!? | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Allergy-Friendly Cookies {1 Dough, 16+ Variations!}

How To Make Cinnamon-Infused Honey {2 Ways} | Did you ever eat red hots as a kid? I loved the spicy cinnamon flavor. I have found a simple treat that tastes just the same but is about 1,000 times better for you. Learn to make cinnamon-infused honey and use it in cooking, natural medicine, or straight off the spoon! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How To Make Cinnamon-Infused Honey {2 Ways}

Last year propane was nearly double what we'd paid in the past. So, after considerable research and shopping around, we purchased a Napolean wood burning stove with a cook top. Here are a few of the advantages and disadvantages of heating with wood -- as well as some things we learned when purchasing our stove. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Heating With a Wood Stove

Homemade Herbal Tooth Powder & Toothpaste | Why would anyone think about making homemade toothpaste? Or homemade tooth powder? Maybe because there are questionable ingredients in conventional products and a high price tag on natural alternatives. Not to mention, the satisfaction of doing it yourself, and knowing exactly what you're putting in your mouth. Convinced yet? Then here are recipes so you can brush your teeth with your own personal mix today! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Homemade Herbal Tooth Powder and Toothpaste

Sick for years, Agatha finally learned she had Lyme Disease. But today, through natural healing and herbs, she's completely recovered. And along the way, she discovered a passion for herbs. She's got a refreshing common sense approach, sharing the best herbs, and how to gather, store, and use them -- safely! Plus... the tip of the week! | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/98

The Independent Herbalist (KYF098)

How To Cook Pastured Chicken | Since you and your neighbor aren't "engineering" your chickens to be plump and juicy, you may notice that your pastured meat is sometimes dry or tough after cooking. No one wants to eat dry chicken, especially when you've spent years raising it or quite a lot of money to buy it! Here's how to get tender and juicy pastured chicken. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How To Cook Pastured Chicken {so it’s flavorful & juicy!}

Chocolate is one of my must-haves. Can I get an amen? However, after looking at the ingredients in a regular chocolate bar, I couldn't eat it without a major prickle in my conscience... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

What’s Hiding In Your Chocolate?

10 Things To Consider When Buying Land For Your Homestead | When we began to consider our move to the country, purchasing land was intimidating. Neither of us (my husband nor I) had made that kind of purchase before. While there are many things to consider when purchasing an acreage, here are 10 important things that we learned (some the hard way) along the way. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

10 Things To Consider When Buying Land For Your Homestead

10 Reasons to Use Coconut Oil | If you've been around traditional/paleo/real foodies for any length of time, the subject of coconut oil has probably come up! Unlike the popular fats like canola oil, vegetable oil, and wannabe butter spreads, saturated fats (like coconut oil) are actually the healthiest fats you can eat and use in a variety of ways. Here are 10 reasons to use coconut oil... plus 33 recipes! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

10 Reasons To Use Coconut Oil + 33 Recipes!

How We Came Upon Traditional Foods | I never imagined that a bottle of baby shampoo could change our lives. After the birth of our son (our first child), I read an article mentioning all the horrible chemicals it contained. And I cringed. So much questioning began. Traditional foods did not enter the picture right away. They came eventually, after other changes led the way. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How We Came Upon Traditional Foods

Reconsidering the "Cleanse", part 2 | Sadly, this world of ours is a toxic place. We don't need to panic, however, because our bodies are amazingly designed by our Creator to detox on their own every single day. Here are 7 effective, simple, and inexpensive things you can support your body's natural detox pathways. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Reconsidering the “Cleanse”: 7 Easy Ways to Support Daily Detox

Reconsidering the "Cleanse" | Looking to make some healthy changes this year? I encourage you to steer clear of the boxed detoxes, multi-level marketing cleanse programs, and juice and smoothie fasts. Surprised? Here's why boxes, kits, powders, fasts, and pills aren't the best idea... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Reconsidering the “Cleanse”: Why Kits, Powders, Fasts, & Pills May Not Be for You

KYF #097: Happy New Year | In today's podcast, I'm sharing the highlights of 2014, and I talk about what I have in mind (Lord willing) for 2015, plus I share my "word" for 2015 and give you a printable of my favorite quote by Mother Theresa. But it doesn't stop there. No, this podcast requires your input, too! Plus, the tip of the week and the weekly listener question. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/97

Happy New Year (KYF097)