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ButterAh, butter.  Has there ever been a more perfect food?

To the Traditional Swiss living in the isolated Loetschental valley, butter was a sacred food.  Not a pale supermarket type butter, but a golden alpine butter made from the rich, beige cream of cows grazing on thick grass.

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If a group of people were denied rental of a private venue based on race, religion, age, sex, disability or sexual orientation, you can be sure the venue owners would be hauled into court in short order.

Without a doubt, there would also be vocal public outcry and a media backlash against such improper and distasteful behavior.

Apparently, however, discrimination by public officials and denial of use of a Civic Hall based on the medical beliefs of the conference speakers is allowed with nary a whimper from the surrounding community.

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Podcast of “What About Nutrition” Radio Interview

May 14, 2012

I really enjoyed talking with “Mr. Nutrition” David Gaule last week on his show “What About Nutrition” which airs each weekend on 100.7FM in St. Louis, Missouri. The radio station sent me the audios of the interview, so I was able to create a podcast so that those of you who were busy when the [...]

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Monday Mania 5/14/2012

May 13, 2012

Welcome to Monday Mania, a health and wellness carnival where Real Foodies who blog come together to link up their popular posts. These posts might be Real Food recipes, Book Reviews, Natural Remedies, or Green Home Tips. They might even be a blogger’s take on a media health report, a videoblog, podcast, or an exciting [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway Winners!

May 13, 2012

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you on the ball, conscientious, hard working, Real Food preparing Moms and Mums everywhere! Thanks to all who participated in the Mother’s Day Giveaway the past few days.  It’s time to announce the two winners of the Farmageddon DVD.

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Drowning in Whey? Make Gjetost Cheese

May 12, 2012

My friend Mary recently mentioned to me that she was drowning in whey. She had a gallon or two of raw milk that had soured and she wisely decided to allow it to naturally separate on the kitchen counter.   She then strained the clabbered milk into cream cheese and whey.

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My Radio Interview with 100.7FM in St. Louis

May 11, 2012

I love doing radio interviews.  They are fun and get the message of traditional eating out to many new folks who might otherwise never come across the information. So when the publicist for the Weston A. Price Foundation, Kimberly Hartke, asked me to do the “What About Nutrition” show for 100.7FM in St. Louis, I [...]

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Video: Stock That Gels!

May 10, 2012

Since the article 5 Reasons Why Your Stock Won’t Gel was published a few weeks ago, I’ve received numerous questions about how gelled stock should look. Getting your homemade bone broth, or stock as it is commonly known, to gel is extremely important as it is a clear indicator that you have produced a quality [...]

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“Sugar in the Raw” That’s Not

May 9, 2012

If a food is labeled as “raw”, what exactly does that mean? To a consumer, it means that the food is completely unadulterated and has not in any way changed from it’s original natural form.  Nothing has been added, removed, or heated to a temperature that would change any of the inherent nutritional characteristics. Unfortunately, [...]

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Mother’s Day 2012 Giveaway!

May 8, 2012

It’s almost Mother’s Day and I thought we could get the much deserved celebrations kicked off a little early with a fun and quickie giveaway. I’m giving away 2 copies of the DVD Farmageddon, an eye-opening and moving documentary directed and co-produced by one of the most instrumental Moms for change currently walking the planet:  [...]

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