I’m excited that so many of you are willing to take the plunge and try a new fat with coconut oil! I’m happy to announce the winner of the Tropical Traditions coconut oil is Emily Lorenz Please email me your mailing address and phone number (TT requires that part). Congrats! Don’t forget to find a [...]
Entries from November 8th, 2009
Winner: Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil
November 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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How to Make Ghee (Clarified Butter)
November 6th, 2009 · 32 Comments · Do It Yourself, Fat Full Fall, Recipes
Ghee is one of those fats I had never heard of a year ago. Would you know ghee if you bumped into some on the street? Ghee, pronounced with a hard “g” like “go” and a long “e” like “see”, is also called clarified butter, and it’s pure butterfat with the milk solids, impurities and [...]
Tags: Fat Full Fall·fats·ghee
Recipe Connection: Apple Squares (You can Freeze ‘Em!)
November 5th, 2009 · 53 Comments · Recipes
I have a bad habit of leaving things in my freezer too long. It’s not that I don’t know they’re there. In fact, I’m very organized and (almost) always have a good handle on what’s in my freezer. It’s just that I’m such a born conservationist. I tend to think, “I need to save these [...]
Tags: apples·breakfast·desserts·kid-friendly meals·whole wheat
“Baking Day” Bedlam…My Day in Bulleted Lists
November 5th, 2009 · 25 Comments · Kids in the Kitchen, My Story
I keep thinking that Jen from Balancing Beauty and Bedlam and I would get along just fine. I always laugh when she points out a brutally honest “oops” by saying something like, “That’s why this is Beauty AND Bedlam, folks,” and I felt like saying that all day in my kitchen as I attempted a [...]
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FAQs on Coconut Oil and How to Use It
November 3rd, 2009 · 53 Comments · Fat Full Fall
Coconuts aren’t nuts; they’re a fruit. Coconut milk isn’t milk; it’s juice. Coconut oil doesn’t act at all the way any self-respecting “oil” should; it doesn’t pour (at least in my state much of the year!) but is solid at room temperature. Can you say, “contradiction in terms?” I’ve never encountered a food more odd [...]
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Quick Clicks for Real Health Care
November 3rd, 2009 · 14 Comments · Call to Action
I almost gave a little “woo hoo!” when our priest read a letter from our bishop, reminding Catholics that the U.S. Bishops support health care reform that provides for quality health care for all people, but that the current bills do not provide adequate care for the poor, immigrants, some elderly and the unborn. Every [...]
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Food for Thought: What’s the Deal With Coconut Oil?
November 2nd, 2009 · 19 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
Photo source: MeetaK Coconut oil is perhaps one of the more divisive fats/oils out there, because the mainstream puts it at the very top of the “bad fats” list, while the traditional foodie folks seek it out as the healthiEST of fats (or so it feels at times, but maybe it’s because we’re engaging in [...]
