I cook three meals a day, every day of the week for myself and my family. As well as fresh, local food, our meals include home-rendered fats and ancient grain sourdough along with fermented drinks and vegetables. But I don’t … Read More
Watch my You Tube video How to Make Healthy, Fermented Oats here. Download the accompanying one-page PDF printable instructions to make fermented oats here. Once you click, the file will start downloading to your computer in the background. If you’d … Read More
In this post I will show you how to make a wholegrain sourdough spelt bread which includes leftover oatmeal in the dough. By using both spelt and oatmeal you will end up with a nutty-tasting, delicious sourdough bread with a … Read More
I regularly make the fermented drink, boza, in my kitchen. It’s fun, tangy, fizzy and really satisfying as well as being probiotic. I love it and want everyone to be enjoying it, but I’ve noticed that most people have never … Read More
Fermenting oats into oatmeal (or if you are outside the US, porridge) is a delicious way to enjoy a healthy breakfast. This article will explain why you should be fermenting your oats, show you how to do it, and answer … Read More
This simple chicken and vegetable soup is a staple in our household. It’s a dish I turn to again and again because it’s so economical, so simple to make, so easy to vary and it’s a great way to get … Read More
One of the common criticisms I hear of ancestral eating is that it romanticises the past. I am often chastised for idealising the food lives of our ancestors. People tell me that I’m wearing rose-tinted glasses, continuing with phrases such … Read More
Rutabaga (called swede in the UK) is an often overlooked starchy vegetable, but one that, if cooked long and slow, rewards the eater with a delightful sweetness that you just wouldn’t guess was there when preparing it. It has been … Read More
Ancestral eating is a fairly modern term and one that I’ve seen confused in many places. In a previous article I defined what ancestral eating is; here, after reading several articles that mis-define ancestral eating, I thought I’d explore what … Read More
Oats have an almost mythological connection with the Scottish. Maybe, as you stand in the kitchen making your breakfast oatmeal – pouring in rolled oats, adding water/milk and stirring – you imagine that you are doing just what your Scottish … Read More