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Morels, Hunting- Eating- Preserving

I have to admit it; I crave the taste of a morel mushroom. Unfortunately, finding them is not as easy as going to the local grocery store (if you do find them, the price per ounce is outrageous). If you order them at a restaurant, the price is worse....

Healthy Monkfish Recipes

It is extremely unlikely that monkfish could ever be described as the most aesthetically pleasing fish in any sea. Also known as anglerfish, it has an extremely distinctive - perhaps even ferocious - appearance. Sadly, this fact alone often puts peop...

Recipe for Homemade Yogurt

Homemade Yogurt (yoghurt) is a healthy source of protein, calcium, magnesium, and other essential vitamins and minerals. The active cultures in yogurt aid in digestion. Yogurt is easy to make and you save money by making it yourself. When you make yo...

Nonna's Vegetable Soup

You will need 4 echalottes chopped including the tails (french onions) 1 red onion chopped , 2 small patatoes, 1 leak, half a cup of sweet red pepper finely chopped , 1 cup finely chopped carrots, half a cup celery chopped, half a cup of fresh corn k...

Real Bread  

How to Make a Sourdough Starter!

I don’t love commercial sourdough bread. Sometimes its too sour, sometimes it just tastes like regular bread. But I am really into fermentation lately, and I love experimenting. I knew it was possible to make my own starter, but I didn't kn...

Real Eggs  

Farm Fresh Eggs!

When I was younger, there was a series of commercials with the refrain "The incredible edible egg!" which has stuck in my memory. The egg is indeed incredible, but to get the absolute most benefit, you should get your eggs from a local source, and ev...

How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs - WITHOUT a Nonstick Pan!

How do you get nonstick eggs without a nonstick pan? Even with nonstick, are your eggs a gummy mess? I always wondered how chefs turned out such light, fluffy eggs, when my scrambles were always heavy and soggy. Turns out the perfect scrambled eggs a...

Real Dairy  

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Cows Aren't The Only Ones

Sure you know that milk comes from cows but did you know people around the world milk other animals as well? There are many books about milk and milking to start off a Unit Study about dairy animals and their products. Finding a friendly farmer who...

How to Make & Enjoy Butter

Homemade butter conjures up images of milkmaids using wooden churns in days of old. Days when the pace of life was different. Idyllic green pastures etc etc. Well making butter can easily be done at home, it's really quite simple and is a fun activi...

Why BUTTER is BETTER for your health than Margarine.

Everyone knows how delicious butter is. What tastes better than a nice plop of butter on a crisp-skinned baked potato, or a thick smear of butter across a piece of pillow soft, warm bread? Butter gliding across an ear or corn, melted on top of a stac...

Halloumi Cheese

Halloumi is a traditional cheese from Cyprus, the island in the Mediterranean Sea. Halloumi has a higher melting point than other cheese what makes it suitable for frying and grilling. You almost won't find any BBQ in Cyprus without the use of hallou...

Who Would Drink Raw Milk?

Raw milk is real food! Science has yet to improve on the good food nature gives us. It tends to really screw things up when it tries ... saccharin, anyone? Milk is a food that has been consumed for most of human history and only in recent times, with...

Real Yogurt  

Benefits of Yogurt / Curd

Yogurt is a thick, custard or pudding-like food, made by the natural bacterial fermentation of milk. The process of making yogurt involves culturing cream or milk with live and active bacterial cultures; this is done by adding bacteria directly to th...

Recipe for Homemade Yogurt

Homemade Yogurt (yoghurt) is a healthy source of protein, calcium, magnesium, and other essential vitamins and minerals. The active cultures in yogurt aid in digestion. Yogurt is easy to make and you save money by making it yourself. When you make yo...

Real Fermentation  

How To Make Vinegar from Honey

The information here is from a 1905 book called "The Production of Vinegar from Honey." There was a time when people were accustomed to the task of making vinegar for the household, but today it is a lost art. Vinegar was kept on hand as a food item...

How To Make Kombucha Tea

Learn how to make your own Kombucha tea and enjoy the health benefits of this centuries old "immortal health elixer" At present time Kombucha tea is hyped a bit by celebrities and health fanatics but the beverage has a long history. The living tea g...

How to Brew Your Own Ginger Beer

Ginger Beer originated in England in the 1700s, and was the nation's favourite drink for 150 years. When sales of Ginger Beer began to decline in the 1930s, England had 3,000 breweries dedicated to ginger beer!

Real Fats & Oils  

Omega 3 fish oil

This page has information on omega 3 fish oils, an important component of a healthy diet

Olive Oil Scam

Is it true that most of the olive oil sold in the United States isn't really olive oil but something else passed off as "extra-virgin?" According to Dr. Andrew Weil, it is!  Here's what he says in his Q&A (Published 04/18/2006) Unfort...

Real Coconut Oil  

Healthy Benefits Of Coconut Oil

Now that you have found this site there are various reasons that it would benefit you to spend some time here. Guard your ticker with coconut oil? Believe it or not, the healthy benefits of coconut oil include being one of the best foods for your hea...

Virgin Coconut Oil

In recent studies, coconut oil— a medium chain fatty acid—has been proven to improve thyroid function. For the many women and men who have hypothyroidism, the use of coconut oil in the diet can help to restore the function of their thermo...

Coconut oil and cholesterol

The following article is taken from Report 14, Keep Hope Alive. Dr. Mary Enig MS (Nutritional Sciences), Ph.D. did original research that showed a positive link between vegetable oil and cancer and a negative correlation for animal fat. She originate...

The Truth about Coconut Oil

It becomes more widely known how modern dairy is the culprit of many diseases - irritable bowel syndrome, heavy mucus, overweight, obesity, heart disease, arthritis, etc. In today's society cows are poorly treated and the milk is not only full of art...

Real Condiments 

Green Tomato Chutney

When I moved to the UK from Kansas, one of the first food dishes I was introduced to was chutney. Specifically, the green tomato chutney passed down through the generations from my husband's great-grandmother. Every summer, my husband's mother and f...

Real Nuts, Seeds, & Mushrooms 

Morels, Hunting- Eating- Preserving

I have to admit it; I crave the taste of a morel mushroom. Unfortunately, finding them is not as easy as going to the local grocery store (if you do find them, the price per ounce is outrageous). If you order them at a restaurant, the price is worse....

Almonds

Did you know that almonds are a healthy snack and that they have been proven beneficial for weight loss, and can help to combat a number of health problems? Almonds posses a very high nutritional profile and are revered for their ability to strength...

Real Soups & Stocks  

how to cook a good soup

The difference between a tasty soup and one that tastes like dishwater lies in the soup stock. Heard of chicken stock cubes or other such soup stock cubes. I don't use them. I like my soups healthy, without MSG or other food additives and those insta...

Nonna's Vegetable Soup

You will need 4 echalottes chopped including the tails (french onions) 1 red onion chopped , 2 small patatoes, 1 leak, half a cup of sweet red pepper finely chopped , 1 cup finely chopped carrots, half a cup celery chopped, half a cup of fresh corn k...

Real Roe  

Roe, Caviar, Fish Eggs ... good stuff!

Taramosalata, A Fish Roe Dip

Taramosalata is well known especially in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Usually it is one of a lot of dishes in a Cyprus meze and eaten as a dip with bread or vegetables.

All About Roe - Fish Roe & Caviar

Find information on any type of fish roe and black & red caviar and buy here: American sturgeon caviar, Russian Beluga caviar, wild Alaskan salmon roe, Sevruga Caspian caviar, Scottish salmon caviar, Iranian Osetra caviar, golden whitefish caviar, To...

Real Seafood  

Seafood Recipes

This page has information on seafood recipes. Send us your favorite fish, crab, lobster, shrimp, oyster, clam, scallop or other seafood recipe!

Seviche

This lens introduces the reader to seviche (sometimes spelled "Ceviche"), a type of lime marinated fish salad which originiated in South America. Herbs and garden vegetables are included in the dish and the result is a very tasty and distinctive meal.

Healthy Monkfish Recipes

It is extremely unlikely that monkfish could ever be described as the most aesthetically pleasing fish in any sea. Also known as anglerfish, it has an extremely distinctive - perhaps even ferocious - appearance. Sadly, this fact alone often puts peop...

Real Salmon  

Wild Salmon

This page has information on wild caught salmon. Many chefs consider wild caught salmon as a classic seafood choice. Salmon has excellent flavor, visual appeal, and health benefits.

Ways To Cook Salmon

Very rich in omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin D, salmon is not just a popular, but also very healthy fish. Additionally it is easy to prepare salmon in different ways. Whether you are using fresh salmon, smoked salmon or canned salmon, you will find, t...

Salmon Recipes

Salmon is very healthy and is a great source of protein, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, and Vitamin D. Salmon is a freshwater fish and a popular choice for many. Many people who don't like to eat fish actually like salmon. Salmon is one of my favorite fish to...

Delicious Salmon Recipes

"...salmon are among the oldest natives of the Pacific Northwest... and they inhabit and use nearly all the region's freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats... From a mountaintop where an eagle carries a salmon carcass to feed its young, out to the...

Real Shellfish  

Oysters

This page also has oyster information including recipes, how to open (shuck) oysters, oyster reefs, conservation, and aquaculture. Also included are online gourmet oyster products, oyster t shirts, gifts, and more.

Delicious Oyster Recipes

When I was a child our Christmas Eve tradition was to have oyster stew. All the aunts, uncles, and cousins would go to Grandma and Grandad's house and we'd have dinner, do the dishes, which took FOREVER, and then we would open presents. At first Gre...

Rich Creamy Crab Stew

Don't be misled by the simplicity of this Creamy Crab Stew recipe. It is very easy to prepare and has only a few ingredients, but it is full of luscious crab flavor. Creamy Crab Stew is a good low carb recipe for those watching their intake of carboh...

Real Beef  

Who eats grass fed beef?

Wow! I am amazed at how many more people are looking at the sources of their food supply. With industrial toxic chemicals showing up in pet food, and now the human food supply, the mainstream population are questioning where their food come...

Defining grass fed beef: Don't be scammed by companies playing word games

Every day new studies and information demonstrate the health benefits of eating grass fed beef. That’s great news, because almost everyone loves beef, and now we know that eating the right kind of beef can create tremendous improvemen...

Real Meat  

Sheftalia, A Cypriot Sausage

Sheftalia is a typical food from Cyprus. Sheftalia is a kind of sausage without skin. Instead of sausage casing it uses caul fat, the membrane that covers the stomach of a lamb or pig, to wrap the ingredients. In a Cyprus meze you will find Sheftalia...

Greek Roasted Chicken

Did you know that the average American eats about 80 pounds of chicken each year? That is not surprising because chicken can be prepared in so many delicious ways. Roasting chicken is very easy to do and it tastes great. There are endless variations...

Real Fruits & Veggies 

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Baby Carrots ~~ When Is A Carrot Not A Carrot?

North Americans love baby carrots. Even more than regular, ordinary carrots. We love them because they are a fresh, ready-to-eat vegetable packaged in a convenient format. A wonderful snack food! We put them on party plates, in our kids lunches and i...

All About Watermelons

The watermelon is a useful plant originating from central and southern Africa and cultivated nowadays in warmer regions around the world. Watermelon refers not just to the fruit but also to the plant producing it. The fruit is a 20 to 60 cm long roun...

Cooking With Flowers - Squash Blossoms

Cooking with flowers? How weird is that? Known in Mexico as "flor de calabaza," [which actually refers to pumpkins, to which they are related] squash blossoms have long been a summer taste treat. Their large size and beautiful colors make a festive...

Eggplant, Aubergine, Brinjal

The eggplant, also know as aubergine or brinjal is a plant from the family of the nightshades and thus closely related to tomatoes, potatoes and peppers. The fruit, which is used as a vegetable in cooking is known with the same name. The plant comes...

Watermelon Recipes, Stories, History & More

  "Whenever I want to feel really beautiful, I help myself to a glass of Daddy's watermelon wine." One lady to another in Destrehan, Louisiana   My childhood memories of summer days are filled with thoughts of watermelons. Whether we...

Real Food  

Antioxidants In Fruits And Vegetables

Eat your fruits and vegetables....they are good for you! Fruits and vegetables are a powerhouse of vitamins and nutrients that your body requires for optimum health. Although sometimes it is easy to forget to include them in your basic diet plan ......

Nutrient Dense Foods

We have supermarkets full of all kinds of food. Our bookstores carry a full line of cooking, health and diet books and everywhere we turn, someone is giving us advice about what to eat. In spite of all of it, American's are losing the battle for thei...

All About Organic Food

People often think that going organic is going to be expensive, so they don't even consider it as an option, even though organic food is often tastier and healthier than the non-organic alternative. In this lens we explore the real differences betwe...

Real Food Prep  

Wood Versus Plastic Cutting Boards

So are you one of the millions of people who are more than a little confused about the issue of wooden versus plastic cutting board surfaces and food safety? Wood was naturally the first material thought to be safest for food cutting surfaces. Then...

Toxic Nonstick Cookware

It is almost twenty five years ago that I was watching the nightly news, and a newscast came on about household birds dying suddenly, and without a visible explanation. The article caught my attention, especially when it revealed that the birds were...

Real Health  

Healthy food for chemo patients

Two common problems that chemotherapy patients often face are inadequate protein intake and low hematocrit scores (blood iron levels). One way to address those problems is to eat hearty beef stock from 100% grass fed beef, free of added hor...

HERBAL TEA RECIPES - make your own delicious herbal tea for keeping healthy and even to cure what ails you!

GREEN TEA and other herbal varieties have healthifying, therapeutic and even curative qualities, and many elderly and even centigenarians attribute their longevity to the drinking of certain herbal recipe teas. So, let's see what we can learn about t...

My accidental and effortless weight loss

My old dress fit looser than it ever had.   After switching from grain feeding our beef to grass finishing it, the weight seemed to drop off without my even trying.  I can't say for sure, but I honestly believe with all my heart that sw...

Soothing Tummy Tea: For Flu or Any Stomach Upset

We've all been there: a bout of stomach flu or food poisoning, and suddenly the contents of your stomach are not your own any more. But what can you drink that will not simply settle your stomach, but also be helpful in recovery? This recipe is great...

Real Farming  

The challenges of ranch life

As 4th generation cattle ranchers in Colorado's San Luis Valley, we face many challenges. In this lens I describe some of them, and how we're addressing them by adapting our operation, through marketing the healthy food ...

Did the ground beef recall impact you or your kids?

In February, 2008, the USDA ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of ground beef that came from a California packing house, after a video was made public of cattle being abused abominably! The video was taken undercover, and showed plant workers m...

Texas Longhorn Cattle: What part of Moooo don't you understand?

Of all the things I have done, one of the most exciting and pleasureable has been raising registered Texas Longhorn cattle. I love the intelligence, beauty, and grace of these awsome animals. Their gentleness and curiosity continue to amaze me. They...

Build a Chicken Coop

Be part of the growing number of people raising chickens! Chickens raised outside instead of in confined factory farms are far more nutritious! New studies show that home raised chicken eggs are better for you then the commercial industry's when it...

Wholesome Ranch Life

With opportunity comes resposibility. Living in paradise is one thing, being a fourth generation ranch owner is another. But, the opportunities of helping steward the land and helping individuals throughout the United States eat healthier is eve...

Real People  

Dr. Weston A Price

Dr. Weston A. Price was a Cleveland dentist who traveled to many isolated parts of the world studying the health of people who were untouched by western civilization. His studies were unique. Many of these populations had members who had migrated to...

Real Book Lenses 

THE CHOLESTEROL MYTH

Born 1934 in Copenhagen, Denmark.  Graduated 1961 from the University of Copenhagen with an M.D.   1961-1967 various appointments at surgical, roentgenological, neurological, pediatric and medical departments in Denmark and Sweden. ...

Nourishing Traditions, Wise Healthy Eating

Like many other people, I have been confused by all the diets that multiply like rabbits from year to year. Eat carbs and eliminate protein. No, eat protein and eliminate carbs. Eat meat. No, veggies only is the way to go. How about grapefruit? The p...

Real Products 

A new way to enjoy grass fed beef: Delicious Tamales and Burritos

Do you find it difficult to eat healthfully when your time is stretched so thin? In today's modern world, it's next to impossible some days to take the time to fully prepare a healthy meal. Of course you want to eat well, so what can you do short of...

Real BAD! Soy  

GROSS, or Get Rid Of Soy Society

Do you know why so much soy is in our food supply now? It is because after the tobacco industry was down sized due to the successful health campaign to discredit its use, tobacco farmers were scared about what to do. In came the government to the res...

Dangers Of Consuming Soy Based Products

Soy Is Found In An Amazing Array Of The Commercially Prepared Food Products That We Eat...But Do We Realize The Health Risks That We Face When We Consume These Foods? Soy based products bounced onto our grocery store shelves in a blaze of excitement...

Real BAD! Genetically Modifed (GMO)  

What is safe to eat!

Want to find out what food is safe to eat? This is the one stop guide to bring you that information, with lists of foods to buy organic, which foods are not genetically engineered, which foods to avoid, low pesticide produce, info and resources. The...

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