I’m on a mission–everyone should know how to bake with lard. Why? Because it’s a truly healthy fat, if it’s sourced from a pasture-raised pig. And as long as you know How to Render Lard, or purchase your lard from a good source (more on that below), it’s amazing in baking.
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Yes, I bake using lard. And yes, it’s a good fat to have in your family’s diet and use in your kitchen daily. Read more about baking with lard (& why you should) here. But this recipe is also delicious is all you have is butter on hand. Since butter behaves a little differently in
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Rendering lard from pigs? It’s way easier than I imagined and produces much more amazingness than I ever knew.
Complete Guide to Rendering Lard Read More »
Pork lard is an amazing thing. I use it in my kitchen daily, in one of many ways. The first year we brought pigs home to our little New England farm, I had no idea of the joy their amazing variety of fat would bring me. I was, afterall, just in in for the bacon.
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I make pasta sauce with dehydrated tomato powder. Often. Every Friday night, all winter long. Today I’m breaking down exactly how you can do this too. Well, it doesn’t have to be only on Friday nights of course…
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All teas are NOT the same. Today I sat down and talked with the Director of Operations for Positively Tea, Marlena Snyder, and talked about what details we really should know about a tea before choosing it for our families, how to find this information, and why these often-overlooked details can actually be very important
Is Tea a Healthy Choice? Read More »
We love homemade pizza crust in this house. “Come hell or high water,” as my southern Daddy used to say, Friday night is pizza night in these parts. So today I’m sharing my #1 go-to recipe for homemade pizza crust.
Homemade Pizza Crust (with optional sourdough discard) Read More »
I didn’t know I needed a decaf tea that tastes like coffee. Until I stumbled across one. In fact, I loved this “coffee tea” so much, I had to experiment with making my own blend, and I have to say… WOW, this is a keeper.
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I have a new obsession… dehydrated powder tomatoes. I’m holding a mason jar of it in my hands right now and thinking how magical it is.
How to Make Powder Out of Dehydrated Food Read More »
I’m often asked “What are duck eggs like?” And of course everyone is curious how duck eggs compare to chicken eggs. So today I’m breaking it all down, itemizing why many folks prefer duck eggs (they definitely garner a higher price tag) and all the pros and cons I see to every factor.
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