Traditional Bone Broth – Food or Medicine?

Health, Recipes, Seasonal Living

When the cold weather creeps in it is time for me to make broth.  The warmth and nourishment seem to fit well with my quest toward natural and seasonal living.  I used my last quart of beef broth last week for the sensational, crowd pleasing Shepherds Pie (recipe...

Homemade Bread Baking 101

Recipes

I have been grinding grain and making whole wheat bread for 15 years and throughout the years I have learned many, many lessons. I believe these tips will work for bread no matter whether you use freshly ground flour or store bought flour but the comment I get over...

Autumn Comfort Foods

Recipes, Seasonal Living

One of my favorite things to do in the fall is make applesauce. I wash and slice enough apples to fit in my stock pot, add a little water and a cinnamon stick, and simmer it until the apples are falling apart. I then stir it together and, depending on if it’s...

Organic Cooking: Fresh Raw Milk Bread

Homemade Bread, Raw Milk

Of the several yeast bread recipes I’ve tried out over the past two weeks, this recipe from the Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book has been the biggest success. It’s not as time intensive as some of the other recipes out there, and the results are...

Baking Homemade Bread

Homemade Bread, Recipes, Seasonal Living, Simple Living

There’s something about Autumn that turns the hearts of bakers to bread. In the past week I’ve heard from three people that they unaccountably feel like baking bread now, after taking time off from it over the summer. As Debbie pointed out in her post on...

Book Review: Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book

Book Reviews, Homemade Bread

The Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book: A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking is an excellent and comprehensive guide to learning or perfecting your skills at baking whole grain breads. From detailed instructions for a beginner loaf of whole wheat bread to recipes for...