tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380351717894476168.post8381140152914094981..comments2014-11-23T07:12:35.706-06:00Comments on A Small Life: Learning CurveHickchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09569529847455539317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380351717894476168.post-51667239597962751962009-01-06T07:48:00.000-06:002009-01-06T07:48:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comments guys! Amen to the detox d...Thanks for the comments guys! <BR/>Amen to the detox diet! KrisHickchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569529847455539317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380351717894476168.post-39326677381404827102009-01-05T17:48:00.000-06:002009-01-05T17:48:00.000-06:00Oh girl you gotta go on detox! (Not some kind of ...Oh girl you gotta go on detox! (Not some kind of freaky body purge, mind, but you gotta get "real" with your edibles.) May i recommend a great book about how to cook what and why: Alice Waters' The Art of Simple Food. As a newly returned carnivore (after 16 years) I really hadn't a clue about cooking meaty things. But now I am great with meat thrift. Anyway, you do it a little bit and it keeps getting easier. Right now I have just browned a pound of our grass-fed ground beef and I took out a canned mix of chili starter that I canned up from our veggies in Aug. For me, for a work night, this is as simple and as easy as it gets.<BR/><BR/>BTW I think it would be wonderful if you moved next to your dad's farm! Just think of all you can learn and then there's the built-in benefit of knowing you'll have friendly neighbors ahead of time.<BR/><BR/>peace! keep up the good work; it's just a bit of a steep uphill climb at first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380351717894476168.post-3685027450463607712009-01-04T16:43:00.000-06:002009-01-04T16:43:00.000-06:00Wow, a great first week. I already messed up due t...Wow, a great first week. I already messed up due to not being able to get out the few days prior for the winter supplies, but so far, so good.<BR/><BR/>I can say this about your beef: save the bones in something in the freezer and make broth from them for soups and stews. it's one way to use every bit of that meat.<BR/><BR/>I'll see if I have any suggestions as far as resources or cookbooks go. <BR/><BR/>grassfed is definitely cleaner tasting!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788740577135090145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380351717894476168.post-39276278939065496752009-01-03T09:10:00.000-06:002009-01-03T09:10:00.000-06:00Oh, I'm glad to hear you love your grass fed beef!...Oh, I'm glad to hear you love your grass fed beef! Ours is scheduled to go to the processors on Wednesday so we will have it in about 2 and a half weeks! I'm excited to get it. As far as cooking, there are so many resources out there, either on the web or in cookbooks, you can find great ideas. There seem to be lots more things out there on 'slow food', check your local library. I'll go through my cookbook collection and see if I have any suggestions. Someone a few months ago posted on all the incarnations of a chicken as they ate it for the week. As for the girls, they will adapt. I suggest going slow and introducing only one new thing at a time. You may be surprised at what they like, I know I was with my children. My boys still like mac and cheese but now it is a treat and not a staple. You can learn to make some of their favorites from scratch. I'm still working to get my boys to enjoy beans, but they have come a long way. <BR/>Snowshoeing sounds like so much fun and you will LOVE the Amish bulk store! I feel so fortunate that we have one nearby, I used to take it for granted until I started blogging and realized what a treasure it is. Have fun!<BR/>JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.com