Is Your Grass Fed Meat Really Grass Fed?

Tamara MannellyAll Articles, Food News, Healthy Lifestyle, Real Food3 Comments

Is your grass fed meat really grass fed?

  I get so so excited when I see more and more organic, non-gmo, grass fed and other ‘real food’ items in all types of grocery stores!  I love that what was once ‘weird’ and ‘alternative’ is becoming more mainstream, particularly when it comes to meat.   But I do keep wondering…is that grass fed meat really grass fed? I was recently talking … Read More

Cherry Crisp

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Don’t cherries scream summer to you?  They certainly do for me!!  Cherries have to be one of my most favorite fruits and I can’t wait to share this cherry crisp recipe with you!  When my husband and I lived in the Seattle area during his Navy days, one thing I loved so much about summer was the road side cherry … Read More

Golden Chai

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Golden Chai is a fantastic turmeric based chai that is incredibly nourishing and supports your healthy lifestyle!

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably read a bit about turmeric.  Turmeric, an ancient SUPER spice, has been used time and time again as both a food and a medicine.  Well known for both its strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, turmeric’s remarkable health properties have people researching the best ways to consume it! If you … Read More

Best Beginning Breeds for the Homestead

Tamara MannellyAll Articles, Healthy Lifestyle, Homesteading/Gardening4 Comments

Best Beginning Breeds for the Homestead - www.ohlardy.com

There’s something truly amazing about animal husbandry. Rearing animals from infancy to adulthood, connecting with them on a personal level, giving them the best life and death possible — it’s easy to see why so many people are swearing off commercially produced milk, eggs, and meat and simply producing and raising their own. However, when you’re just getting started in … Read More

Cilantro Maple Sriracha Chicken Wings Recipe

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Cilantro Maple Sriracha Chicken Wings Recipe

When I was making this chicken wings recipe, I had them all cooked and ready sitting on a platter on my kitchen island. I called the family to dinner as I finished up the simple salad we make almost every night. My back was turned and all I heard my husband say was ‘Holy cow! These are amazing.’ I turned around … Read More

Kids Kitchen: How to Make Whipped Cream

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I love whipped cream!  Whipped cream on pie, ice cream, hot chocolate, even just for dipping berries!  But I will not eat the whipped cream that comes in that gross aerosol can or that fake ‘whipped topping’.  And guess what, it is easy to learn how to make whipped cream at home using nourishing ingredients! Many of the ones in the … Read More

Pasta Primavera Recipe

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Pasta Primavera Recipe - ohlardy.com

I like to refer to Pasta Primavera as “Kitchen Sink Pasta.”  Seriously, throw what you have in your fridge along with some cream and parmesan cheese into a pot.  Toss with pasta.  Done.   I made this dish the other night and I just have to share it with you.  Sometimes people get overwhelmed with the task of cooking Real … Read More

Malta’s Ftira

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My family and I recently returned from an amazing vacation around the Mediterranean.  I had never been to that part of the world before, so I was really looking forward to exploring!  My children have never been outside of the United States and my husband and I were most excited about all of the different cultures they would experience.  And … Read More

Nourishing Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

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The Best Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe - Real Food Style - www.ohlardy.com

Who doesn’t love ice cream on a nice summer day!  My daughter is always begging for some.  Many people always talk about ice cream being a ‘bad’ food.  I disagree.  I do not like to talk about food in terms of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ but rather ‘nourishing’ and ‘not nourishing’ or ‘real’ and ‘fake’.   Ice cream made with nourishing ingredients … Read More

Butter is Back: Processed Foods are Identified as Real Culprits in Heart Disease

Kelly ListonAll Articles, Food News6 Comments

butter is better

By Dr. Mercola Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death, and for the past 60 years, saturated fat and cholesterol have been wrongfully vilified as the culprits. Fortunately, the truth is finally starting to see the light of day.Last December, the New York Times1 featured Dr. Fred Kummerow’s research on fats, and a recent article in Time … Read More