One of my favorite REAL foods is RAW local honey. My little ones would agree…. Girls, stop eating the honey with your hands…you’re not Poo Bear. I’m not eating it. I’m just tasting it. What would you do if we never had raw honey again? Oh, don’t worry, baby. We’ll always have raw honey to...
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Soaked Oatmeal Custard
Back when I was first introduced to Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions cookbook, I learned how easy it is to make real instant oatmeal the traditional way. The key to traditional oats is that you soak rolled oats overnight to help “pre-digest” them and break down the phytic acid that blocks mineral absorption and does all kinds...
Why We Try Hard to Eat LARD
You may find it surprising that our family actually tries to eat lard as we endeavor to eat a more nutrient-dense diet. I know what you’re thinking….WHAT?! What are your nutrition credentials again? Most likely you believe that eating lard makes you fat…eating lard will turn you into a lard-butt, right? First let’s look at...
Strawberry Mint Smoothie
It’s strawberry season! I would like to declare that my local farm produces the best, most succulent and sweet organic strawberries in the entire world. I’m pretty sure the strawberry recipes will keep coming, so hopefully you like strawberries. This smoothie is pretty dang simple, but I’m telling you the mint and lemon are essential...
Crispy Potato Cakes with Herb and Scallion Cream
These simple little potato cakes are seriously delicious and so easy to make. I recommend making a double batch (or triple) and keeping it in the fridge for a few days to fry up fresh because they’re going to disappear quickly. Crispy fried potatoes…what could be wrong? Crispy Potato Cakes with Herb and Scallion Cream...
Balsamic Fajitas
This post is featured on Real Food Forager’s Fat Tuesday Link Party and Kelly The Kitchen Kop’s Real Food Wednesdays. It’s been warming up here in Southern California (80 degrees the next few days!!!). Warm weather make us feel like bathing in the sun and eating tacos with fresh herbs and vegetables and juicy, flavored meat....
Best Links This Week
There is just too much amazing info on too many amazing websites out there! I’m here to help you find some of the best gems online at the moment from some of my favorite real food and natural living websites. Check it out: This amazingly adorable young blogger can pack some serious punch in her...
Our Thanksgiving Turkey- From Farm to Table
***Let me warn you that this video is pretty graphic. The surroundings are beautiful and the video is good, but we are killing and gutting a turkey. I’m bummed that I didn’t get all of the organ meat preparing into the video. Besides not having a clear tutorial on preserving the heart and liver (avoiding...
Real Farm and Turkey Tales
Just a few days after Thanksgiving, hopefully you’re still in a turkey mood because I have a few turkey tales to share with you today. Two days before Thanksgiving, one of our bronze boys was missing. I looked all around (well, almost all around) for this turkey. Seriously, spending months and months of money and...
Happy Thanksgiving from Real Food Family!
I hope you are all taking advantage of my Complete Thanksgiving Meal Plan and Preparation Guide, and making everything from scratch…truly from scratch. Enjoy your holiday!!!!! Blessings and love from the Mignogna family