We all need good fat in our diet every day. But what ARE the good fats and what do we need to know about them? My friend, RuthAnn Zimmerman, and I chatted about this in great detail today. I hope you join in our conversation, via youtube or the podcast.
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Are Old-Fashioned Foods Healthy? (with Jill Winger) In today’s podcast episode I’m chatting with Jill Winger about all things old-fashioned foods. We cover: Has reducing “bad” fats & carbs from our diets made us healthier? If real food is life giving and good, why are we told to avoid it? Why has our society shifted
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The idea of adding bacon and maple syrup to chocolate chip cookies? I feel like it may be one of my most brilliant ideas ever… I was rendering lard and had more cracklins than usual. The same day I had quite a craving for chocolate chip cookies. Naturally, I started fantasizing about adding some cracklins
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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, lard is amazing for baking. 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
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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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New England Style Chicken Pot Pie is my favorite use of left-over, shredded chicken (or turkey) and it’s the perfect warm, delicious cure to a long, cold New England night. I asked on my instagram tonight how many of you all are fans of chicken pot pie. I’m pretty sure the poll ended in a
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Yes, I’m always finding a new way to use maple syrup in my kitchen. My family’s favorite maple-infused recipes line the pages of Sweet Maple, which you can find wherever books are sold, or order right here. Take a peek inside, and see what others are saying about Sweet Maple right here. This post contains
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My daughter made my Grandma’s Strawberry Pie today. It was a long time in the making. But I’m so thankful we weren’t in any rush at all. DISCLOSURE: This post contains affiliate links. ♥ The Secret to Amazing Strawberry Pie? I think that may be the secret to perfect-every-time, made-from-scratch fresh strawberry pie… take it slowly. Something
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