What to Do With a Pig’s Head

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How to Make Roasted Garlic

If you have never made roasted garlic, you are totally missing out!  I love the depth and richness that roasted garlic brings to food.  It also tames the sharpness of the garlic into a more mild almost sweet version.  Those who normally shy away from garlic because of its strong taste may actually [...]

Apple Rosemary Chicken Broth

Because I have a ‘beaucoup’ of apples (they’re in season, ya know?) I decided to try making a broth flavored with apples.  Rosemary pairs well with chicken and apples so I threw several sprigs of that in the pot as well.  Why would you want to make broth with apples instead of veggies like [...]

Homemade Pumpkin Puree

If you are wondering how to make pumpkin puree from scratch . . . I just did it.  Sure it’s a little more time consuming than using puree from a can, but what else are you going to do with those pumpkins that you have leftover from Halloween, hmmmm?  Besides, homemade pumpkin puree [...]

How to Make Salmon Broth

This post and recipe is named SALMON broth instead of just FISH broth for a reason.  Salmon and other fatty fish need to be treated slightly differently than leaner fish and have a tendency to become bitter and yucky tasting if cooked too long.

My local fishmonger started stocking salmon carcasses [...]

Sourdough Bread that’s not a BRICK

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My Special Curry Recipe (garam masala)

Pin It For part of my Christmas baskets this year I made up curry jars.  Curry is a mixture of preferred spices.  In some southeast Asian cultures each family has a secret blend of curry blend or ‘garam masala’ that they pass on from generation to generation. It is best to use high quality spices [...]

Tomato Balsamic Pot Roast

Pin It Super easy.  Super good.  Gather your ingredients and go!

You need:

1 chuck roast or arm roast (I used  a big chuck roast this time) 1 onion, sliced thinly a few cloves of garlic 1 can of fire roasted tomatoes (I used Muir Glen, but it is still unclear as to whether these [...]

Video: How to Make Coconut Milk, Coconut Oil, and Toasted Coconut

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Puto – Filipino Rice Cake in Real Food Style

Puto – Filipino Rice Cake

“I love it when a plan comes together!”  Do you remember that phrase from the 80′s TV series the A-Team?  Well, that was the exact thought that crossed my mind in addition to “Thank you, Jesus!” when my Puto came out perfectly for the first time in 13 [...]

Coconut Chicken Chili

Chili Powder

I originally made this without coconut milk and such, but I tweaked it to match my new Real Food lifestyle.  It was excellent before, but now it ROCKS!  ENJOY and let me know what you think!  I do this in the crock pot, but with some variation you could probably use a [...]

Chicken Stock

I could write a song to sing the praises of and uses for this staple ingredient (or any bone broth for that matter, but chicken broth just happens to be my favorite).  Not only does chicken broth taste yummy it is also healing and calming.  It heals the nerves, improves digestion, reduces allergies, and will [...]