February 2009

French Dip w/ French Onion Au Jus – Real Food Wednesday

February 11, 2009

REAL FOOD WEDNESDAY is hosted this week at Cheeseslave’s blog and the topic is Bone Broth Recipes. Be sure to go see how others incorporate more bone broth into their diets for the amazing nutritional benefits, and of course it tastes great, too. (Read HOW to make healthy bone broth/stock – it’s easy, honest! And [...]

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Healthier Baked Beans Recipe (also…why I love my mother-in-law)

February 11, 2009

Keep in mind the title, healthiER baked beans. The sugar prevents me from calling it a “healthy” recipe…but it sure is yummy! This one is a combination of four different recipes; one from our friend, Brother Andy, one from my sister, Terri, one from the Nourishing Traditions Cookbook, and one from Kent’s Mom, Mary Ellen [...]

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Starting a Blog – Random Reader Question

February 11, 2009

Last week I asked readers if they had any questions they might like to ask, and this question comes from Julie: I’m thinking of starting a blog, in fact have a blog name, but already have a bad case of writer’s block. Any suggestions for getting started? I can honestly say I’ve never (so far) [...]

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“Quick Takes”

February 9, 2009

I have all sorts of little things to share with you, so hang on, here we go……… Here’s my main post for today, be sure to check out these stories telling how various readers have gotten past the “low fat mentality”. (Responses from Nina Planck, Sally Fallon & more!) I also start answering Random Reader [...]

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Your Words: Letting Go of the “Low Fat Mentality” (Responses from Nina Planck, Sally Fallon, & More!)

February 9, 2009

Wow, I got a great response to this post: “How Difficult Was it for You to Give Up the Low-Fat Mentality?” Instead of cutting and pasting all 28 comments (so far anyway), go to the comment section there for some very interesting stories. Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts! MORE RESPONSES VIA EMAIL: Nina [...]

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Lice and Coconut Oil – Random Reader Question #1

February 9, 2009

In the post, “Go on, ask me, I dare ya”, I opened it up so that readers could ask questions about anything they might want to know. This question came from Leah, and I decided to answer her first, because I soooo fear one of my kids coming home with lice, and I wanted to try to help her fast!

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Committing to Long Term Health

February 7, 2009

I thought I’d put up an extra weekend post to share a couple good stories I came across recently, both about the long-term commitment it takes to live a healthy lifestyle. If you are sitting around with nothing to do this weekend, you may want to take a look. Meditating in the Garden of Self-Loathing [...]

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A Cure for Type II Diabetes?

February 6, 2009

Important Update: Please see below for some very good corrections and clarifications to this post from a respected diabetes blogger & author. Then don’t forget to check out the comments for more great input! Thanks to Ronda & Diana from the comments at the recent rotten hospital food post for telling me about this clinic [...]

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5 MINUTE MEAL! Egg Drop Soup

February 6, 2009

Call me a freak, but certain recipes get me really excited. This is one of them! This Egg Drop Soup recipe has a lot going for it: Takes FIVE minutes to make Tastes wonderful All four kids loved it It’s got ZERO carbs It’s grain-free/gluten-free It can be easily adapted for one person or a [...]

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Rookie Tips From YOU (advice for beginners) – Real Food Wednesday

February 4, 2009

Cheeseslave & I take turns hosting Real Food Wednesdays, where we hit on various Real Food topics and ask for your input. The topic today is “advice for beginners“. Most of us remember what it was like when we were just starting to eat a better diet. (Read my “food conversion” story.) There can be [...]

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