Real Food

When we think of food preservation, a lot of times the first thing that comes to mind is pantry shelves filled with home-canned foods in …

Even though using a sourdough starter for homemade yeast means that you don't have to buy yeast packets from the store to bake bread, a …

Making a homemade sourdough starter is a fairly simple process, but it can also bring up some questions, and one of those questions is how …

If you have a few backyard maple trees and you live in a climate where it's below freezing at night and above freezing during the …

There are some aspects of homesteading that are definitely more challenging for those of us who live in suburban areas with small yards, but if …

One of the many reasons why apples were such a popular fruit in previous centuries is the fact that they are one of the few …

  Switching over to a healthier, real food lifestyle can seem a little bit daunting at first, especially if you're used to grabbing fast food …

Whether you want to store your own garden-grown produce or whether you want to take advantage of a bulk discount for fresh vegetables from a …

  A lot of times, money can be a big issue for people wanting to switch to a healthier diet of organic, traditional, real food. …

Bread can be somewhat of a controversial topic today with some people believing that grains and gluten are harmful and should be avoided at all …

  Of all of the things that have changed a lot in the past few years, our food supply is definitely one of them! And …

My first thought in writing this post was that it would probably be my most controversial post yet. And then I almost started laughing because …

Thanksgiving? Healthy? It might seem like a bit of an oxymoron, considering Thanksgiving's typical reputation as the holiday of gluttonous overeating, but, in my opinion, …

When you hear the words "scratch cooking" or "cooking from scratch," do you envision hours spent confined in your kitchen, slaving over a hot stove, …

Vacation. Whether you're new to the world of healthy real food or not, chances are that one of the first things you think of when …

  It took a long while before I finally decided to get my own grain grinder. For several months, I had debated whether it would …

Maybe it's just me, but I find that's it's pretty easy to get stuck in a veggie rut and end up eating the same few …

Did you know that the sale of margarine was illegal in seven states in the 19th century and that three states required that it be …

For a long time, I had been confused about the subject of yeast, and especially about homemade yeast. The only yeast I knew about was …

There's been quite a craze the past few decades of calorie-counting. Calorie counts are listed on just about everything now - cereal boxes, restaurant menus, even online …

In my last blog post, I talked about why raw milk is healthier and about some of the benefits of drinking raw milk. But I …

This past weekend, I tried raw milk for the first time. It was the first time I've had a drink of milk in about twelve …

There was a time when almost every home had some type of vegetable garden on the property. Those who were wealthy could afford to have large, …