Monday Mission: Finalize your Fat Vocabulary
on Nov 16, 2009 in Fat Full Fall Monday Missions fats and oils Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to increase your oil vocabulary. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps This is the final Fat Full Fall mission!  I’ll share a baseline fats post this week breaking down what to use in what...

Recipe Connection: Lazy French Fries or Potato Chips in Beef Tallow or Coconut Oil
on Nov 13, 2009 in Do It Yourself Fat Full Fall recipes coconut oil fats and oils french fries tallow I’ve got a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder at times.  For example:  as a child, every week during the 45-minute drive on the way back from dance class , I would consume a small order of McDonald’s French fries.  (That’s no...

Searching for a Slow Cooker Recipe? Me, Too!
on Nov 13, 2009 in recipes carnivals slow cooker The first blog I ever read and the first bloggy friend I made are BOTH hosting Slow Cooker recipes in the next week, and I feel so inadequate.  In 8 months of blogging about food, I have only posted one slow cooker recipe and have nothing new to sha...

Food Allergies/Special Diet Round Up
on Nov 12, 2009 in Uncategorized I’m ever so thankful that I don’t have to work with food allergies in my family, but I have watched some friends struggle to learn a new cooking style after being diagnosed with allergies or sensitivities.  It can be hard to know where t...

3 Post Throw Up Clean-up Tips for Sick Kids
on Nov 11, 2009 in Cleaning kids tips

Real Food Wednesday: The Ultimate Traditional Real Food
on Nov 11, 2009 in Mary and Martha Moments Eucharist real food I blog about food.  I’ve come to appreciate the “traditional foods” approach to eating and embrace the philosophy that says that if a food’s been around a few thousand years, it should probably be in our diets.  If it’s younger than 100 y...

Food for Thought: Lard and Tallow, Healthy Fats?
on Nov 10, 2009 in Fat Full Fall Food for Thought Science of Nutrition fats lard saturated fat tallow trans fats

Recipe Connection: How to Make Meatloaf/Meatballs
on Nov 10, 2009 in Do It Yourself recipes freezer cooking kid-friendly meals Meatloaf is more of a “choose your own adventure” than a recipe, I’m afraid. If you’re a by-the-book kind of cook, you may want to skip this post.  If you can handle a little flexibility, let’s talk meat.  Loaf.  And balls. My mom’s me...

Monday Mission: Time to Tackle Lard and Tallow
on Nov 9, 2009 in Fat Full Fall fats lard Monday Missions saturated fats tallow Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to relax about animal fats. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps (”Making Strides” emotionally for some of you) Believe me, I know this is a tough one.  I used to spend a LOT of ti...

Winner: Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil
on Nov 8, 2009 in Uncategorized I’m excited that so many of you are willing to take the plunge and try a new fat with coconut oil!  I’m happy to announce the winner of the Tropical Traditions coconut oil is Emily Lorenz Please email me your mailing address and phone nu...