Jesse and I have a chest freezer in our bedroom. One of the big perks of moving to our new apartment is that we will get to store the chest freezer in our new second bedroom. I’m sure that having a freezer in a second bedroom is still odd to all of your lucky people who possess garages or basements, but I think it will feel like pure decadence to us.
Why We Have a Freezer in Our Bedroom
How did we come to have a chest freezer in our bedroom?…
For the last couple of years I have exclusively bought whole chickens. Mostly this is because my easily accessible source of pastured chickens only sells chickens whole. Based on everything I’ve read, however, I think buying whole chickens is also the most economical choice.
The only downside of switching to whole chickens was that I no longer had chicken breasts on hand to use for stir-fries, chicken nuggets or other dishes where chicken breasts really shine. Eventually I mentioned this to Jesse and he came up with this method for removing the chicken breasts prior to cooking the rest of the chicken.…
Renting a six hundred square foot apartment prevents me from undertaking certain eco-friendly actions. For instance, I can’t compost, garden, raise my own chickens or upgrade existing appliances to be energy efficient. After living in this apartment for three years, however, I’ve found that there are quite a few things that I can do to reduce how much trash I generate and how much energy and water I use. Here are five actions from my list.
1. Air-dry your clothes
I air-dry all of our clothes using two of these metal drying racks. Since we don’t have any outdoor space, I set them up in our entryway.…
I think dairy is a complicated part of the traditional foods world. On the surface it seems easy: we should eat raw, grass-fed dairy. In reality, however, I’m sure that many people (including me!) struggle with affording and accessing exclusively raw, grass-fed dairy products.
One solution would be to avoid all dairy that is not raw and grass-fed. Jesse and I love dairy too much to go that route, however, so I’ve arrived at a more moderate approach. I buy some raw, grass-fed milk, some grass-fed, pasteurized products, and some products that are partly grain-fed and partly grass-fed. Here’s a breakdown on how I make my purchases.…
This is the last scheduled post in my GAPS for Beginners Series. I may, however, add more posts at a later date if I think they’re warranted. Is there anything I’ve missed that you’d like me to cover? Or do you have any other questions? I’m happy to answer.
Today I want to spend a little bit of time talking about the GAPS introduction diet. (Or intro, for short.) I’ve left this until the end because I feel that reading about the introduction diet can be really overwhelming when you’re first learning about GAPS. The prospect of doing the introduction diet may even be enough to keep you from doing GAPS altogether.…