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Archives for June 2015

Month: June 2015

Learning to Let Go of Perfection | “Simple living stress syndrome” is a phenomenon I discovered shortly after our transition into a simple life -- and it's triggered by unnecessary "noise". To let go and reduce the noise, I focused on three homestead zones -- the garden, the kitchen, and the home -- where I looked for ways to reduce the noise and the stress. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Learning to Let Go of Perfection

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot | “The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” --Wendell Berry. Just like everything else, it’s a journey beginning at your own front door. Here are a few ideas to help you Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot in your own home, neighborhood, and town. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot: The Four Rs of Conservation

Is Lacto-Fermentation Safe? | Over the years, I've received lots of questions about fermenting. Today's question in my Lacto-Fermentation 101 series is... is fermentation safe? The answer is yes IF... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com/LF101

Is Lacto-Fermentation Safe? {Video}

12 Yummy Snacks Using Sourdough | You love sourdough and your family loves snacks. We're putting the 2 together to make you all happy! We vetted a whole bunch of sourdough snack recipes on the internet and pulled out the best ones -- whole grain and incorporating a full souring of the grain for best nutrition and digestion. Enjoy! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

12 Yummy Snacks Using Sourdough

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Keeping Your Chickens Cool During the Summer Heat | Not only does weather wreak havoc on the garden and landscape, it takes its toll on pets and homestead critters such as chickens. During the summer, keeping our chickens cool is a very active part of our daily routine. Here are a few things that we have found to be helpful, as well as some additional suggestions I’ve gathered from my fellow chicken-keeping friends. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Keeping Your Chickens Cool During the Summer Heat

Tropical Probiotic Smoothie | Not only is it healthy, this simple smoothie is like vacation in a glass -- picture yourself on a tropical island, lounging under a palm tree, listening to the waves crash against the beaches! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Tropical Probiotic Smoothie

Maca, Superfood | Mark Ament has made it his life's mission to source the best quality, freshest Peruvian maca while keeping it as affordable as possible for all of us. He's doing a great job -- his maca is truly the best. I can feel the difference in my vitality and I eat it regularly in smoothies. Here's all the scoop on maca -- plus a coupon to save 10%. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/117

Maca, Superfood (KYF117)

Do you need special equipment for lacto-fermentation? {video} | Over the years, I've received lots of questions about fermenting. Today's question in my Lacto-Fermentation 101 series is... do you need special equipment for lacto-fermentation? The answer may surprise you! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Do I Need Special Equipment for Lacto-Fermentation? {Video}

16 Recipes and Tips for Real Food Camping | Fond memories aside, just because we are “roughing it” on a camp site doesn’t mean we have to compromise on providing delicious, nutritious, whole food meals. To prepare for this year’s camping season I scoured the internet and our own archives for creative, healthy, delicious, and easily-prepared camping meals. You can also put all of them on your camp-out menu and won’t need to pack a single sheet of tinfoil! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

16 Recipes and Tips for Real Food Camping

9 Insanely Refreshing Popsicles {that you and your kids will love!} | Summertime means 2 things: 1) fresh food abounds and 2) it's hot. So, what better way to celebrate summer than to indulge regularly in cold, refreshing, nourishing popsicles, packed with seasonal delights? Here are 9 insanely refreshing popsicles... that just happen to be good for you, too! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

9 Insanely Refreshing Popsicles {that you and your kids will love!}

How to Start a Local Food Co-Op or Buying Club | Want to start a local food co-op or buying club? Look no further than John Moody! He's the guy behind the innovative and helpful Whole Life Buying Club in Louisville, Kentucky and he's the author of the Food Club and Co-op Handbook. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/116

How to Start a Local Food Co-op or Buying Club (KYF116)

What Is Lacto-Fermentation? {Video} | Over the years, I've received lots of questions about fermenting. Are you wondering how much salt to use, what salt to use, how to store ferments, if fermenting is safe, or other fermenting questions? This video series will answer them! It begins today with... | TraditionalCookingSchool.com/LF101

What Is Lacto-Fermentation? {Video}

Transitioning to Gluten-Free Baking: 10 Tips and Tricks for Success | As I navigated the world of gluten-free flours, starches, gums, and endless lists of substitutes, I learned a few things that made my baked goods both better and healthier. Here are my top 10 tips to help you transition successfully and healthfully. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Transitioning to Gluten-Free Baking: 10 Tips and Tricks for Success

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd | If your layers are prolific and you have eggs to use up, make this! The whites make the meringue and the yolks go in the lemon curd. Though I used strawberries, this recipe is flexible for whatever fruit is in season. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd