While you may be tempted to throw all the ingredients together, the taste is incredibly different when you follow the recipe step-by-step. I knew this experientially, but finally came fully onboard after reading many of my old recipe books and realizing how many recipes contain essentially the same ingredients but tasted completely different because of …
We use a lot of chicken stock around here but that doesn’t mean it’s superior to other kinds of stock. We’ve recently been working on adding soup recipes that are especially delicious with beef stock. Whatever meat you use, remember it should be 80% meat and 20% bone with a joint. Depending on your cut, …
I have recently been successful in harvesting an elk and am now undergoing the quest of finding ways to up the amount of fat I eat alongside the game meat. It is not advisable to eat lean protein frequently. When we eat protein, our bodies require a significant amount of vitamins, like Vitamin A, to …
Italian Casserole is a very versatile dish that can be made with virtually any cut of meat that you might have on hand and any seasonal vegetables you have on hand. In fact, this is the ideal seasonal eating dish because it’s so versatile! When choosing your meat, you do need to ensure there is …
I have made a lot of soup in the last seven years. For a long time, I was fine with a simple soup of onions, chicken, stock soup over and over and over…until I wasn’t! I longed for soups that were full of flavors and textures and that were interesting to my body but still …
This meal is very versatile! It’s a quick, easy, and mobile protein. However, it can also be dressed up to make an elegant dish. (Not pictured today.) You can make sliders as simple as plain ground beef boiled in water or you can add spices to the ground beef mixture before cooking depending on what …
Chicken is such a versatile and easy to meat to cook! It’s a mild meat so it can be easily adapted to many different recipes and flavors. Purchase the highest quality meat you can afford! For me, this means buying chickens directly from farmers whenever possible. If I buy a chicken from a store, I …
I love this cabbage soup. Maybe it’s because of my German roots. Cabbage is good for stimulating hydrochloric acid production in your stomach. This is an important first step of food digestion. If your stomach pH is greater than 3 (meaning less acidic) the enzymes that we use to digest protein don’t even get turned …
Pumpkin is a winter squash but it contains less sugar than most winter squashes, making it ideal for the GAPS Introduction Diet. Pumpkins are also very easily grown so if you’re a beginner gardener looking for an easy first crop or if you only have a small amount of growing space available. While other winter …
This is one of my favorite soups! It’s warm and creamy and so delicious. This soup is easy to make in large or small batches depending on how many servings you need. A small batch requires one small chicken, about 4 lbs, one head of garlic, and one glass baking dish of vegetables. A small …
