Pin ItIf you asked me a year ago what “tallow” was, I probably would have given you an answer worthy of Balderdash (I ROCK out that game!). Like: “A build up of ear wax in the inner ear canal that results in partial hearing loss in the elderly.” Oh yeah. Two points for that one [...]
Entries Tagged as 'fats'
Food for Thought: Lard and Tallow, Healthy Fats?
November 10th, 2009 · 31 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
Tags: Fat Full Fall·fats·lard·tallow·trans fats
Monday Mission: Time to Tackle Lard and Tallow
November 9th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Fat Full Fall
Pin ItYour mission, if you choose to accept, is to relax about animal fats. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps (“Making Strides” emotionally for some of you) Believe me, I know this is a tough one. I used to spend a LOT of time cutting off every single little tiny bit of fat from [...]
Tags: fats·lard·saturated fats·tallow
How to Make Ghee (Clarified Butter)
November 6th, 2009 · 34 Comments · Do It Yourself, Fat Full Fall, Recipes
Pin ItGhee 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 [...]
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October Fest Carnival of Super Foods: Healthy Fat Recipes
October 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Recipes
Pin ItAre you ready for the holiday season, where the turkey isn’t the only thing that gets stuffed? I have a confession to make: I have a serious sweet tooth. I adore ice cream. Pretty sure a bowl a day is literally in my genes. Pumpkin pie, Christmas cookies, and oh! Grandma’s apple pie [...]
Food for Thought: Canola Oil, a Unique Omega-3…Thumbs up or Thumbs Down???
October 27th, 2009 · 23 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
Pin ItI used to use Canola oil almost exclusively as my liquid fat for baking. The popular press said it was the healthy oil. I felt really good – you know that feeling? – when I used it in quick breads, etc. I would even brag about my “healthy food”. Hmph. Now there’s a whole [...]
My First Roux (and a Cream of Potato Soup Recipe)
October 27th, 2009 · 32 Comments · Do It Yourself, Fat Full Fall, Frugality, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
Pin ItI can still picture standing in the kitchen my first summer in an apartment, talking on the phone with my mother. I called her a lot to ask how to do things! I just wanted the recipe for cream of potato soup, one of my favorites, and there she was explaining how to make [...]
Food for Thought: Are Polyunsaturated Oils Healthy?
October 19th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Science of Nutrition
Pin It Anyone want to disagree with me? Question my research? Please, do. Really. This may sound confrontational at first, but I truly appreciate and welcome those wiser than me helping me understand the science of nutrition and sharing other sources that I may not have discovered on my own. I’m not a researcher. I [...]
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