Doing, doing, more crazy doing… Crash…burn. Recognise this one? It’s a cycle that’s dominated my life. I was reminded of it over Christmas, spending two weeks unwell. For most of that time I was unable to get up from the … Read More
Oatmeal, or porridge, is a wonderful way to start the day. And soaking your oats the night before you cook them can make the breakfast you consume tastier, easier to digest and more nutritious. Soaking oats potentially, depending on how … Read More
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the links and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you and helps me to continue … Read More
Threshing my home-grown oats.
.
Diving into oats, historically, culturally, nutritionally and culinarily is connecting me to my ancestors in such a beautiful way.
.
See how small (and beautiful) my harvest is?!
.
I haven’t used my oats yet…you know when something is so precious, you just can’t bring yourself to?!!
.
What shall I do with them?!
As ancestral foodies, gut healing is something that, if it didn’t bring us to this way of eating in the first place, plays a very large part in our consciousness. I first became aware of the concept of healing the … Read More
Good quality saturated fat is one of the cornerstones of eating ancestrally. Our ancestors have been using it in their kitchens for centuries. Yet it’s not always easy to access in our modern world and, when you can find it, … Read More
Looking around at the loaves you see in the modern mainstream world, you’d think bread is all about wheat, wheat, wheat! But for many centuries our ancestors in Europe baked exclusively with the dark, tasty grain, rye. Rye brings so … Read More
The last two weekends our tiny kitchen has felt like a lard production factory – we’ve rendered over eight kilos (18 pounds) of pork back fat. Every container in the house has been requisitioned to hold the resulting lard and … Read More
As well as being a delicious, gluten-free grain, buckwheat is nature’s vitamin-B tablet. It contains B3, B4, B5, B6, B9 & B12! And for even more nutrient-density, if you sprout the buckwheat the levels of those vital B vitamins increase. … Read More
Do you (or does anyone you know) struggle with sleep? If so, this post (and its sister post Improve Your Sleep Using Ancestral Food) is for you! Sleep is, and always has been, my Achilles heel. If you, like me, … Read More