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Archive for August, 2007

My Food Journey (part 4)

Posted in faith, foodosophy on August 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Start with part 1…
One day we decided to get on the scales. That caused a great deal of weeping and wailing and a sudden drive to lose weight. We leaped on the low-fat bandwagon with a vengeance. Unfortunately, it didn’t seem to have very much affect at all.
At some point along in here we ran [...]

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Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Posted in cooking, recipes on August 27, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Everybody’s had garlic mashed potatoes. There can’t be that many ways to make garlic mashed potatoes can there? Well, I don’t know, but here’s how I do it.

8 medium new red-skin potatoes
4-6 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 sprig rosemary
3 tablespoons butter (olive oil will also work)
a couple dollops of sour cream (I culture my own)
2 [...]

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Peter Reinhart’s New Book

Posted in baking, books, bread on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I just received my pre-ordered copy of Peter Reinhart’s Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor. I was a little disappointed with some of his previous books, not because they were bad books, but because he seemed to be focused strongly on white breads. While I was only able to read a few pages last [...]

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Potato Salad; Spicy Aoli

Posted in cooking, recipes on August 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »

This is an adaptation of potato and pea salad with chive aioli from Epicurious combined with the mayonnaise recipe from Nourishing Traditions and a few minor changes.
The aioli (makes more than needed for the salad):

1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 T brown mustard
1 1/2 T lemon juice
1 T whey (optional; not whey protein powder, but [...]

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Intro to Price and Pottenger

Posted in foodosophy on August 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Here’s a great introduction to why I eat the way I do. The thing that concerns me most about today’s diet is the cumulative generational affect. That is, a population continuing to eat denatured foods for multiple generations will become progressively worse with each generation… The sins of the fathers will be visited upon the [...]

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Corn Chowder

Posted in cooking, recipes on August 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »

5 medium corn on the cob (sliced off the cob)
8oz roasted red bell peppers (jar)
4oz Sundried Tomatoes in Oil
2 small onions chopped
4 clove garlic clove minced
6 slices cooked bacon
1 Tbsp bacon fat
1 1/2 – 2 quarts chicken stock
2 cup heavy whipping cream
8 small red potatoes chopped into bite size pieces
several sprigs of thyme
a sprig [...]

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Flakier Scones (and Biscuits)

Posted in baking on August 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I recently discovered Cook’s Illustrated. While it certainly doesn’t adhere to Nourishing Traditions principles, it is a very useful magazine for learning techniques for food preparation.
In a recent article on making blueberry scones I picked up a really handy trick for making them flakier. One principle I follow is that grains should be sprouted or [...]

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Experiencing the Outdoors

Posted in exercise, family on August 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »

My family and I have a tradition. We love hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park (we live in Michigan). No, we don’t eat as well when we’re camping in Colorado, but there is a different type of nourishment in our trips. Not only do we get a lot of exercise, fresh clean air, and exposure [...]

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Food and Money

Posted in foodosophy on August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been meaning to write this post for some time now, but Jenny did it for me:
Food and Money

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Chicken and Dumplings

Posted in cooking, recipes on August 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I got a hankering for chicken and dumplings and had never made them before. I considered looking up recipes, but figured it would be more fun to just make things up as I went along. So here are my results.
First I made a roux. I had seen several shows on the food network explaining different [...]

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