It seems like 7 out of 10 people I shook hands with this week had just sneezed on that very same hand….Whether born of allergy or cold, everyone seems to have the spring sniffles. Through the muffled coughs, sneezes and wheezes I hear a lot of remedies being traded about but, you know folks, I
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Bieler’s Broth For Spring Cleansing
I’m not a huge fan of fasting, as the extreme and temporary nature of a fast can be unnecessarily shocking to the body. In an ideal world, everyone would simply eat a well balanced, nutrient-dense, seasonal diet and avoid junky, over-processed foods. In reality, however, this doesn’t always happen, and occasionally it’s nice to give
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Irish Corned Beef Stew
I’m not hardly Irish but, I relish any excuse to celebrate with food! We love corned beef around our house. And since I decided I would only eat corned beef if I had cured it myself (another recipe for another time)….well, I make quite a bit at once. This always leaves some left over for a
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Beautiful Beet Borscht
Hello. My name is Monica and I am a Real Food Nerd. I love exploring faraway cultures through food and food custom. A couple of years ago, I spent about a month wandering through Poland. Eating my way from one place to the next and learning traditional Polish food ways from Polish grand-mamas…other people’s grand-mamas…okay, strangers.
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Nutrient Dense ‘Nonton’ Soup – Homemade Chinese Food
Do you love Chinese food? Do you miss the days when you and your lovey ordered-in and ate Chinese food in bed while you watched your favorite old movies? I do! I am in deep love with wonton soup. So, now that I don’t defile myself with gross take-out, I make wonton soup (without the wontons…thus the “Nonton”)
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Pear and Apple Soup Recipe
The savory sweetness of this soup is delicious served warm or cool. It’s a great way to add more bone broth to your diet without feeling like you’re having another cup of bone broth. Feels gourmet. Simple to make. Lovely to taste. Pear and apple soup ingredients 1/2 lb diced bacon for garnishing 1 onion,
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Green Soup for Cleansing
You know what’s worse than breaking down and binging on too much sugar? The few days or weeks afterwards when you’re stuck in a cycle of dependence and disgust with sweets. Perhaps you have no idea what I’m talking about. Or perhaps you feel like I can read your mind. But either way, this recipe
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Carrot Ginger Soup: GAPS Friendly
This week I got a case of carrots as an add-on item with my farm box. This was not a small box. I filled three gallon bags with carrots to freeze for later, and still had about two gallons left. So, naturally I whipped up my favorite carrot and ginger soup for dinner. I typically steer
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Easy Crockpot Chicken Soup With Roasted Veggies
It is certainly soup season in my neighborhood, and this crockpot chicken soup is both easy and nurturing. The recipe is based on Nourished Kitchen’s Slow Cooker Chicken Soup, but I’ve changed the steps a bit to remove the bones and non-savory bits before adding veggies and opted to roast the vegetables separately in the
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Anna’s Earth Mother Lactation Stew
Also known as Persian lactation stew, this delicious dish was delivered to me by my dear friend, Anna, after the birth of my first child. Not just for nursing moms, my whole family enjoyed it. This is great to take to a new mom or prepare ahead and freeze yourself for when baby arrives. I promise it won’t
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The Best French Onion Soup
Adapted from Nourishing Traditions, this is one of my husband’s favorites from our early pre-kid days. I remember having blissfully quiet evening on the deck in autumn slurping this soup and sipping wine, and discussing something grown-up. Ahhh. This simple, yet elegant soup delivers a nutritional punch with nutrient dense bone broth full of minerals,
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