Nourishing Pod-cast #2

We are up and running with our second pod-cast.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Melanie for our second pod-cast.....What a great story and how she transitioned into a holistic lifestyle and the path that her illness led her down.  Melanie has a lot of great information to share.  I hope you all enjoy.

 

Nourishing Podcast #2

You can also subscribe by following this link : podcast #2 or this one http://soundcloud.com/melanie-Emily

As always, if you have questions for us, you can email us at thenourishingpodcast@gmail.com.
Thanks for listening!

Is your body filled with toxic waste?

You are what you eat - You are also what you eat, eats.
Eat organic, pastured, raw, local food whenever possible and know what your animals consume if you choose to eat them.  If your beef eats corn, candy, manure and dead chickens, guess what you are eating?  Yup! corn, candy, manure and dead chickens!  If they are pumped up with antibiotics and hormones, those too are part of the meat.

Nourishing Podcast

Nourishing Podcast #1

Well, here it is. The first official Podcast for 'The Nourishing Podcast.' I am still trying to figure out the computer side of linking to pictures and such, but you can at least link from the options below until I figure the rest out, I hope.

I am so excited to get our first podcast out to the world.   I hope this becomes something that everyone can learn from and share with others.  This first interview is all about me and what I do.  I hope you enjoy :o)

Other links for the podcast are available here:
iTunes
The Grecian Garden

Rabbit Cacciatore (Crockpot)

Ingredients:
1/2 rabbit(or more) - skinned, and cut into pieces
1 can diced tomatoes
1 small onion diced
4-5 cloves of garlic rough chopped
1 1/2 cup fresh chicken stock
1 tsp thyme
2 bay leaves
sea salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Layer crock-pot with onions, then rabbit. Add salt, pepper and thyme. Pour in the stock and tomatoes and add the garlic and bay leaves on top. Cook on low for 6-8 hours until meat is falling off the bones. Serve with veggies and extra juice for dipping the rabbit meat. If you have with bones, be careful they have small bones that are hard to pick out. 

Enjoy!

A daily routine...

Nourishing Mama daily routine on most days!

4:39am - alarm goes off-hit snooze

4:45am - awake and let dogs out, turn coffee machine on

4:50am - sit at computer to try and have a few minutes of down time and plan my day, and answer emails     Let dogs back in and feed all inside animals(2 cats, 2 dogs)

Grain Free Pancake Recipe

In my quest to be grain free I stumbled upon a few almond butter recipes.  I didn't have almond butter on hand, but I did have Almond paste.  Here is my tweeked recipe for Banana Almond pancakes.  Enjoy

Banana Almond Meal Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 banana
3/4 cup almond paste(soaked almonds put in blender and made to paste) or 1/2 cup almond butter
1 duck egg-or 2 pastured chicken eggs
1 tsp each baking soda/powder
2 Tbls each Flax meal and Tapioca flour(grind tapioca pearls in coffee grinder until fine powder)
1/2 tsp each salt and vanilla

Directions:
Mash banana, add almond paste and egg.  Mix well.  Add remaining ingredients and combine.  Heat griddle to 325.  Add coconut oil and cook on griddle until brown on both sides.  Griddle can get hot, so make sure to lower temp and watch pancakes.  Serve with strawberries and Grade B maple syrup.  Makes 12 dollar size pancakes.

Do you research your food?

Why do we research everything we want to buy, except food?

It really gets to me that most Americans will do all sorts of research when looking to buy new things.  For example: cars, health insurance, appliances, an electrician, a plumber, a new house, you get the idea.  They will do test drives, read reviews, call references and ask questions, lots of questions.  Here is my question.  Why don't most Americans research food?  Food, the one thing that is essential for nourishing and healing our bodies, most Americans don't do any research.  They don’t ask questions or investigate what it is that they are consuming?  Why have we become so dependent on the food companies to tell us what is 'healthy',  what is good to eat, or more frequently what we are supposed to eat?