Frozen taco beef
On nights that I don’t have the time or the inclination to make a more involved dinner, I really enjoy the convenience of being able to pull pre-made foods out of the freezer. One of my favorite things to have in the freezer is cooked ground beef. Cooking two pounds of beef is nearly as easy as cooking just one pound or less, so I often cook a lot of meat at once to stock up for future meals.…
We love ice cream here. Since I don’t do well with lactose, I make all of our ice cream with coconut cream or coconut milk. This chocolate mint coconut ice cream is a big favorite at our house.
Even if you don’t have any issues with dairy, making coconut milk/cream ice cream is an easy and delicious way to get more coconut oil into your diet. I don’t think the coconut flavor is very noticeable in this recipe, but as I’ve said many times, my coconut tastes are pretty dulled from all of the coconut products we eat here, so your opinion may differ.…
We currently live in a 600 square foot apartment. Despite this rather severe space limitation, I’ve managed to store quite a bit of food in our home. This is a huge advantage, as having adequate space for food storage allows you to save money by buying in bulk and taking advantage of sales. I also find that having a lot of food on hand just makes life easier because I don’t have to restock my supplies often and mostly only shop for produce from week to week.
Although there’s no getting around the fact that food storage is easier when you have a lot of space, large scale food storage can still be done in small dwellings.…
When I first discovered stewing hens I felt very intimidated. I am always a little nervous when cooking something for the first time, but I’d also read that stewing hens are not at all tasty when cooked incorrectly.
Now that I’ve been buying stewing hens for more than a year, however, I’ve developed a good system. I even enjoy these chickens so much that I prefer to get most of my soup meat from stewing hens.
You may be wondering what stewing hens are. Stewing hens are laying hens that are no longer productive egg producers. Stewing hens can be an excellent part of your real food supply because they can often be purchased more inexpensively than other pastured chickens, as they are not as sought after as broilers and roasters.…
If you’ve been eating real food for long, one thing you’ve probably discovered is that it usually takes many different food sources to fill your real foods kitchen. While I try to buy much of our food locally, I’ve found Azure Standard to be an excellent resource for many whole food staples.
One of my pre-GAPS Azure orders
Azure Standard is a food co-op based out of Dufur, Oregon. They deliver orders by truck to drop points ranging from the West Coast to states as far east as Missouri. To order, you join an existing drop point or establish your own drop point if you have enough people to make the $550 order minimum each month.…