Gardening here in the Canadian foothills brings a myriad of challenges with it. A short season, cold nights and highly variable weather are just a few of the things that make it a unique climate in which to garden. We are forced to cram an entire season of growing into what essentially amounts to just…
Seriously Awesome Low Carb Crackers
One of the things about an LCHF/ketogenic lifestyle that really works for me, though it admittedly doesn’t work for everybody as it stalls weight loss for some, is my ability to eat cheese. I love cheese. If I could healthily exist on red wine and cheese I probably would and when I was eating a…
Creamy Greek Feta Dressing
I love the Creamy Greek Feta Dressing by Renee’s Gourmet Dressing. It is tasty, everyone loves it, and it is made with pretty great fresh ingredients. The only thing that isn’t ideal is the canola oil that is ever so common in packaged dressings. Canola, and other oils like soybean are used in products that will…
Home Made Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is one of those things that in days gone by was only made at home. No, Hellmans did not invent it. It is a simple emulsification of egg and oil, with some basic seasoning. Since store bought mayo is made with canola oil and sugar, if you are trying to eat a primal diet…
Making Your Stainless Stickless
I am admittedly a bit of a tool snob. Though I despise useless gadgets I do love to have quality tools that make a job easier. Over the years I’ve discovered, as you probably have, that sometimes great names make great products and sometimes smaller lesser known companies do just as well or better. When Steve…
Hazelnut Almond Milk
Since pretty much quitting dairy in my commitment to embrace a more Primal or Paleo diet there have been a few, though only a few, glitches – so far. Dairy is one of them. I’ve never been much of a milk drinker as I just don’t like it but I do LOVE cheese. Love it. I…
Rendering Lard
So today I managed to find some high quality organic pork fat (there is a tiny part of me that can’t even believe I just said that!) from Sunworks Farm. I have been looking for some, both to make my own lard for cooking, and to add to some venison sausage that Steve and I intend…
Chicken Bone Broth
Learning to make a good chicken bone broth is an essential tool in any cook’s toolbox. This is especially true if you are trying to reduce or eliminate the chemical laden processed foods in your diet. Canned broth is generally very high in sodium and often contains mystery ingredients like natural colouring. Even my go-to-in-a-pinch…
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