Unless you’re from Thailand, you’re probably unaware of the many benefits of Thai soups. In fact, I’m going to guess you can only name, at most, two Thai soups – tom yum (a hot and sour soup) and tom kha gai (a coconut chicken soup with galangal). Am I right? These are the only Thai soups I could name myself … Read More
Nourishing Mushroom Soup Recipe
Today, I am excited to share this delicious mushroom soup recipe from Benjamin Smith of theonlinegrill.com. I love soup and this recipe is legit!! Give it a try! I’ve had an odd history with mushrooms. For too long I completely neglected the magic white stuff. I often thought of it as flavorless and as filler food. But boy was I wrong! … Read More
How to Make Bone Broth in an Instant Pot
You know we love making bone broth a regular part of our lifestyles. It is so easy to throw some bones, veggies and spices in a stock pot or crock pot and simmer for 24 hours. And we know we are getting all of the glorious benefits of the broth as well, like gelatin, magnesium, calcium and healthy fats. … Read More
Best Posts of 2015!
2015 has come to a close and we can’t thank our readers enough for all of your support! We couldn’t do this without you! We wanted to share with you our top posts for 2015! These are the posts that got the most traffic all year! We hope you enjoy them, if you haven’t seen them already! We wish … Read More
Why You Should Supplement with Collagen – 10 Amazing Health Benefits
Supplement with Collagen At Oh Lardy, you know we love our bone broth! It is full of healing collagen, gelatin, minerals and has so many benefits for the body. We love to drink it like a tea, add it to sauces and stir fries, make soups, even use it in pancake mixes (yes, I have done that!!). Because of … Read More
Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Once fall starts approaching, the weather starts cooling and leaves start falling, my family begins to crave soups. Nourishing, warm soups made with fresh ingredients and plenty of bone broth. My daughter’s ultimate favorite soup is butternut squash. She could eat this almost every day. I always make a different recipe as I haven’t found one I really love…until now. … Read More
A Real Food Thanksgiving Recipes Roundup
Can you believe turkey day is right around the corner? Where has time gone??? I am beginning to plan my menu and have been looking around for new and exciting Thanksgiving recipes. And, sure enough, some of my favorite bloggers have come through with some pretty cool dishes. And without further ado…here they are! Side Dishes: Acorn Squash Custard … Read More
Autumn Beef Stew with Pumpkin
We love beef stew in the fall, especially on a cool, rainy autumn night. There is something hearty, nourishing and warming about a nice, steaming mug of stew. It took me awhile to find a ‘go to’ recipe for stew. I tried so many different recipes out there but never really loved any of them. Then, I stumbled upon a … Read More
Everything You Need to Know About the Benefits of Bone Broth!
If your grandmother or great grandmother ever used chicken soup as medicine she wasn’t just using an old wives tale. True chicken soup can be medicine! We have become used to our soups and broths coming in a can or carton from the grocery store, full of chemicals, flavorings and, oftentimes, MSG. This is not real food, folks. Chicken soup … Read More
Make Your Own Green Powder
Is your garden overflowing with leafy greens? Do you have extra CSA or Farmer’s Market greens withering away in your fridge? I can answer yes to both of these questions! I hate wasting food, especially precious locally grown, organic produce! But sometimes, enough is enough! I can only cook and juice so many greens! What can you do to … Read More
What’s the Deal with Winter Squash? and a bunch of delicious recipes!
Fall and winter bring the onset of winter squash. At my grocery store, I am starting to see all sorts of weird, bumpy squashes for sale. My CSA has been full of them too! I have 3 acorn squash and one spaghetti squash sitting on my kitchen counter. The great thing about winter squash, however, is that they last a … Read More
Recipe: Lentil Spinach Soup and What’s in My CSA Box Week 5
This week brought a whole lot of goodness from my CSA share! As mentioned before, I am part of a CSA program through Sandhill Organics. Each week, I receive a box of vegetables (and fruit in the summer). Every two weeks, I receive eggs. And every month I receive some dairy products and cuts of meat. This week was the … Read More
Beef and Bean Chili with Chicken Liver
Liver…Yikes! Just the thought of eating it makes me squeamish. Yet, organ meats like liver are some of the most nutrient dense animal foods around. They have been used in traditional diets for thousands of years, yet we have dismissed them in our society. I have had a package of frozen chicken livers (from pastured chickens, of course) in my … Read More
Everything You Need to Know About the Benefits of Bone Broth!
If your grandmother or great grandmother ever used chicken soup as medicine she wasn’t just using an old wives tale. True chicken soup can be medicine! We have become used to our soups and broths coming in a can or carton from the grocery store, full of chemicals, flavorings and, oftentimes, MSG. This is not real food, folks. Chicken soup … Read More
Easy Crockpot Chicken Bone Broth
In Traditional Food circles you hear a lot about ‘bone broth’. That term can throw people off a bit and sound ‘yucky’ to the uninitiated! Instead of bone broth, think of chicken broth…that doesn’t sound so bad, huh? Chicken broth (and beef broth) made properly (with bones from, preferably, a pastured chicken) can be delicious and a nutritional powerhouse. The … Read More
Homemade Bone Broth – A Lost Art
In Traditional Societies all around the world, bone broth was a common kitchen staple not only because cultures wanted to use every bit of an animal, but also because broths are a nutritional powerhouse, full of minerals and micronutrients essential for good health. These days, when people think of broth, they think of the carton on the shelf at the … Read More
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