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Recipe Connection: Lazy French Fries or Potato Chips in Beef Tallow or Coconut Oil

November 13th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Do It Yourself, Fat Full Fall, Recipes

Pin ItI’ve got a touch of obsessive-compulsive disorder at times. For example: as a child, every week during the 45-minute drive on the way back from dance class , I would consume a small order of McDonald’s French fries. (That’s not the OCD yet.) It took nearly the entire time because I’d eat them like [...]

FAQs on Coconut Oil and How to Use It

November 3rd, 2009 · 78 Comments · Fat Full Fall

Pin It 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 [...]

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Food for Thought: What’s the Deal With Coconut Oil?

November 2nd, 2009 · 22 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition

Pin ItPhoto 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 [...]

Monday Mission: Try Coconut Oil or Ghee

November 2nd, 2009 · 20 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition

Pin It Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to try a new fat this month: coconut oil or ghee. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides Put coconut oil on your mental list, or commit to buying some next time you see it. I can find it in my local Meijer, but it’s [...]

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Giveaway: Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil

October 30th, 2009 · 50 Comments · Uncategorized

Pin ItThis is a little backward, posting a review and giveaway before explaining WHY I’m choosing to use coconut oil in my cooking and giving you some Food for Thought, but the concept meshed so perfectly with the Healthy Fats Carnival that here we are. My calendar and I rarely get along anyway! Look for [...]

Recipe Connection: Soaked 100% Whole Grain Pancakes (Camping Variation)

September 8th, 2009 · 52 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Do It Yourself, KS lifestyle, Recipes

Pin ItOne of my goals last winter was to find our family’s “go-to” pancake recipe. We had pancakes we enjoyed, but I never had a standard, don’t-even-have-to-think-about-it recipe that I could grab…well…without thinking, you know? If you have some of these recipes in your cache, you’ll know how reassuring it is. It was important to [...]

Effective Homemade Deodorant: My Baby Steps Story

August 27th, 2009 · 136 Comments · Big Changes, Do It Yourself, Frugality, KS lifestyle, What to Buy

Pin ItI never thought I would make homemade deodorant, believe me, but as I told you Wednesday when we talked about hazards of antiperspirants, I wanted to make a baby step away from antiperspirant last December. I have used Degree for years, because many other name brands didn’t work for me. I’m not a dainty [...]