This blog focuses on nourishing traditions. While Nourishing Traditions is a cookbook espousing traditional foods and methods of preparation, there exist nourishing traditions that are not related to food.
By choosing to prepare foods in a traditional manner, we are saying that we don’t really approve of all the newfangled foods and preparation methods in existence [...]
Archive for February, 2007
Nourishing Character
Posted in family on February 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Book Review: Real Food
Posted in books, foodosophy on February 27, 2007 | 4 Comments »
During my vacation in Vermont I had some time to read Real Food by Nina Planck.
My preconceived concept of this book was that it was basically a rehash of information from a number of other readily available sources. But, since I’m addicted to reading books about food and I was in need of a week’s [...]
Scones
Posted in baking, recipes on February 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This recipe is based on a recipe from More Than Breakfasts by Sue Gregg.
1 1/3 cups soft white wheat freshly ground into flour (or 2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour)
5 or 6 tablespoons butter
1/2-2/3 cup buttermilk
6 tablespoons sucanat
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
sucanat and cinnamon for sprinkles
Mix flour and [...]
Canned Tomatoes
Posted in cooking on February 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I recently started making my own tomato sauce for spaghetti. I came across a terrific tomato sauce recipe from Harvest Eating (which, by the way, is a terrific site).
In the video recipe, chef Keith Snow says to use only San Marzano tomatoes or you’re wasting your time. I was able to find a can of [...]
Weekly Planning Pt. 2
Posted in kitchen logistics on February 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Start with part 1.
On Saturdays, if I am in need of more meat stock to put in the freezer, I start cooking that in the morning. I cook that most of the day and then put it on ice in the sink. After it has significantly cooled I put it in the refrigerator till the [...]
Fun in Vermont
Posted in family on February 15, 2007 | No Comments »
My family and I are currently on vacation in Vermont. For photos of the snow from the big storm, read Fun in Vermont on my other blog.
Walnut Chicken
Posted in cooking, recipes on February 10, 2007 | No Comments »
This recipe is adapted from The Healing Cuisine of China.
2 egg whites
4 teaspoons of arrowroot powder
3 chicken breasts
1/2 cup of crispy walnuts
several tablespoons of fat skimmings from making chicken stock
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
8 shiitake mushrooms sliced
2 teaspoons of minced fresh ginger
5 scallions chopped
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons of rice wine
1 tablespoon of arrowroot powder
1/4 [...]
Healthy Tollhouse Cookies
Posted in baking, recipes, sweets on February 10, 2007 | 7 Comments »
A few weeks ago I tried making some healthy chocolate chip cookies. I wasn’t very happy with the results and made another attempt on Sunday. These turned out quite well, and with a few tweaks will be quite excellent. They have already been approved by my kids.
I took the original Nestle Tollhouse cookie recipe and [...]
Tortillas and Burritos
Posted in baking, bread, gadgets, milling, recipes on February 8, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Using my spiffy new Fidibus 21 grain mill and my new tortilla baker (a Christmas gift), I made burritos. I would link to the tortilla baker, but Amazon doesn’t seem to carry it anymore.
I had been making corn torillas with masa harina, but Shari wanted me to try to make flour tortillas. So here’s the [...]
Weekly Planning Pt. 1
Posted in kitchen logistics on February 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Cooking in a traditional manner requires a lot more planning and preparation than the average American cook is used to. My planning-ahead skills have never been very good, so I have had to really work on developing them. This has certainly not been an overnight thing, but something that I have had to grow into [...]
KoMo Fidibus 21
Posted in gadgets, milling on February 3, 2007 | 53 Comments »
I received my KoMo Fidibus 21 last Thursday. So far I am very happy with my new mill (see also my reasons for choosing this mill). I’m also happy with the service I received from NaturalEurope.com. I sent an email asking a few questions about the mill before purchase and receive a prompt answer. The [...]
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