THEY SAY YOU SHOULD NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. BUT, WHAT ABOUT FOOD? SHOULD WE JUDGE FOOD BY ITS COVER? ABSOLUTELY. When you really think about it, there is nothing foundationally wrong with many of our most popular American comfort foods. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Tacos, Pizza can be more than just delicious comfort …
I am so excited about this meal that I just have to share. Believe it or not it is a pasta dish. And, yes, the pasta is made from wheat! Oh, the blasphemy! But, hold on…read further. WHY HAVE CARBS BECOME THE NEW “F” WORD? Carbs have become taboo in most dietary discussions and almost …
Okay – so what’s the deal with sourdough? Over the past few months, home sourdough bread baking has reached epic proportions. This “trend” is far more than just a hobby. It represents empowerment. Ever since the pandemic hit there has been an increasing uncertainty over the resilience of our modern food system as certain shelves …
I have never made bread. Not one stinking loaf and I just left my job as an administrator in education to help my family launch a food business (right now focused on sourdough bread but we’ll have other products soon – just wait). Crazy, right? For years, I have been on the other side of …
We need to get our heads out of the sand. It is NOT about meat. At least not just about meat. And, never has been… The war on meat waging before COVID seems to have reignited in the past few weeks. Once again headlines abound calling for the end of meat and instead advocate plant-based …
It is 4:32am and I am perched on a stool in the basement attempting to type my first official blog as a wanna-a-be, self-employed entrepreneur. I can hear Brianna around the corner talking to her friend in Ireland (it’s 9:32am there so all good) as she mixes focaccia to make 48 loaves for tomorrow’s deliveries. …
This is not a typical flintknapping course where students learn how tools could be made out of rocks. Instead, students will learn how tools were made during different periods in prehistory.
Learn how to use water and fire to transform earth into an amazing array of containers for cooking, storage and even fermentation vessels.
Today cooking from scratch means unwrapping a variety of pre-made foods, mixing them together and nuking it on high for a few minutes! This is not scratch cooking and doesn't teach us anything about our food, allow us control over ingredients, and it certainly doesn't make our food any healthier!
