Nourishing Traditions Book Review: Part III – Carbohydrates, Proteins, Milk & Milk Products

Carbohydrates:

So are you surprised? Fallon and Price both basically state refined carbs are BAD BAD BAD!!!!! Digestion of refined carbs actually uses the body’s stores of vitamins and minerals just to digest and process them! We are usually taught that refined carbs are “empty” calories because they don’t harm or benefit… but actually they are “negative” calories. They actually rob our bodies of nutrients we had previously stored up. Continue reading “Nourishing Traditions Book Review: Part III – Carbohydrates, Proteins, Milk & Milk Products”

Raw Broccoli Salad

This is a great side salad or main dish for summertime! I try to use the oven the least amount possible in summer and this is a great option. It is definitely a light dinner if you use it as a main dish, but I have a hard time serving it as a side since it has meat in it. I do really like it though for a side salad to take to a picnic or pot luck! Continue reading “Raw Broccoli Salad”

Ear Aches

Do you know any kids who have never had an ear ache or infection?  This seems to be a rite of passage for young kids.  Unfortunately it is assumed that we need to rush our kids to the Dr as soon as possible so that we can get that antibiotic that is necessary to rid the infection.  We fear that our child might have permanent hearing loss or a ruptured ear drum if we don’t act quickly enough. Continue reading “Ear Aches”

Cowboy Breakfast

We had a great time with this one! I announced the night before we were going to have a cowboy breakfast and told the boys to come to the table in full dress in case they had to run off to rope a steer before finishing breakfast! They played along! Complete with boots, guns, hats and vests! Continue reading “Cowboy Breakfast”

Nourishing Traditions Book Review: Part II – Fats

Fats:

This section of the introduction was only about 16 pages, but it took me a few hours to read because of all of the minute detail, chemistry and facts.  I found it fascinating, but there is no way I can completely summarize this portion.  It is VERY well written and it didn’t seem like there was a good way to condense or reduce the amount of information or just convey what was most important… so I had to just summarize what I found most interesting.  I hope you find this helpful! Continue reading “Nourishing Traditions Book Review: Part II – Fats”

Into Thin Air

[amazon_link id=”0385494785″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster[/amazon_link]

 

Into Thin Air
By Jon Kraukauer

As you can see I haven’t written a book review in quite a while. I’m running a little behind on my goal! I’m still whittling away and making progress though! I’ve had a lot of great magazines given to me and I’ve been enjoying a different pace of reading, but need to get back on my book track! I also have 2 or 3 other books on my list started, but not making a lot of progress. As I said before… I’ll get there. And I feel like it’s better to take my time and enjoy the process of reading instead of just reading for the sake of finishing my list and getting to add the check mark! Continue reading “Into Thin Air”

Pork Diane

This is going to be a new favorite! It was done in 30 minutes like the recipe said! I was shocked! It was so easy and so delicious! This recipe was from the [amazon_link id=”0696210274″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Better Homes and Gardens Big Book of 30-Minute Dinners[/amazon_link] and is found on page 31 although if you compare it, you will notice I made a few alterations/perfections!

It was a great meat and potatoes recipe. Brian isn’t really supposed to be having potatoes, but there are so many good things in them. I think he should be eating them every so often. Just so it isn’t every day! He isn’t a huge fan of potatoes anyway! I also served this with applesauce that I canned last year. It was a huge hit and I could have saved that and offered it as dessert!

Pork Diane
Ingredients:
1 TBSP water
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce (Most brands have corn syrup in it and white wine is a good substitute)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp Dijon-style mustard – (fermented mustard works well too)
1 lb boneless pork loin roast, cut into four ¾ to 1 inch slices
1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning (be sure it doesn’t have MSG in it) – (can also use lemon zest and freshly ground pepper)
2 TBSP butter
1 TBSP fresh chives or parsley

Instructions:
For sauce, stir together the water, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and mustard; set aside

Sprinkle both sides of each slice with lemon pepper seasoning. In a 10 inch skillet cook pork in butter over medium heat for 6-10 minutes or until just slightly pink in centers and juices run clear, turning one. Remove meat from skillet. Keep warm. Remove skillet from heat.

Add sauce to skillet. Stir until well blended. Pour sauce over meat; sprinkle with chives or parsley.

Makes 4 servings.

Potatoes:
I just cut up a handful of small potatoes and cooked them in a little bit of water and bacon grease with some salt and pepper and an onion and a few cloves of garlic. They turned out delish as well!

Canning – Part I – Peaches

My mom got me a bushel of peaches last week and I was so excited!  I still am!  They are so good!  So sweet and juicy!  Perfect for a cool summer dessert!  If you’ve never had an orchard peach you are missing out!  I purchased a few peaches as a treat last week from the grocery store and it was such a disappointment.  They were hard, grainy and had no flavor.  These were just the opposite! Continue reading “Canning – Part I – Peaches”

Grainless, Sugarless, Diary Free Zucchini Bread

Yumm… sounds delish.. right? Just like the original… uhh… not so much! Last week I said we were inundated with zucchini, and we still are! So you are inundated with zucchini recipes! Continue reading “Grainless, Sugarless, Diary Free Zucchini Bread”

Nourishing Traditions Book Review: Part 1 – Introduction

So I’m finally getting around to reading this tome. It looks quite daunting, but by reading it bit by bit I think I’ll make it through. Also, by planning to post on each chapter as I read it, it will probably help me keep on top of it and make it all the way through the book. I’ve already read here and there throughout the book, but now I’m determined to read it cover to cover and try some of the recipes. I’ve already posted the mayonnaise and the sauerkraut that I’ve tried and have turned out great. Since I’ve success with the first two it gives me encouragement to press on! Continue reading “Nourishing Traditions Book Review: Part 1 – Introduction”