Another month of frustration. I’ve lost a pound this month. 1 pound. Which means I’ve only got to lose just over one pound to reach the low of 179 that I hit oh so briefly 3 months ago. So I’m frustrated. Earlier on this journey, I was losing four to five pounds a month. On […]
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Posted in food activism, school rebuttals on Oct 23rd, 2012
I’m currently in the midst of studying for a Bachelor’s Degree in Holistic Health. If you read that post, you will recall that I would probably have issues with some of the things that come up in the course of my studies and I would present my arguments here. Well guess what? This is the […]
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Posted in Cheese, Cooking on Oct 16th, 2012
It’s been over a month since I made a cheese. I missed not having cheese that I made around to offer people, but then again, I was traveling a great deal in September and it just didn’t make sense to try to make a cheese on the rare weekend I was home. Actually I thought […]
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The days are cooling off nicely as are the nights. Which means its time to make sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is simply finely shredded cabbage which is fermented. The name simply means “sour cabbage”. Sauerkraut is traditionally made from Autumn cabbage, when the weather cools. I tend to use spring/summer cabbages for slaws. Sauerkraut, like any fermented […]
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Posted in Ingredients, Preserving on Oct 2nd, 2012
For whatever reason, I’ve been fascinated with the idea of making my own condiments this year. Part of it is control, but the other part has been trying to make condiments which are healthier. I created a ketchup a few weeks ago and this time, my attention has turned to mustard. So while I’ve been making […]
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