Sunday Photos…Inside my Fridge

“Though food is basic, it has become just another service. Shopping at a supermarket, the buyer is dependent upon the limitations of modern agriculture. Supermarket produce is often mediocre – bland and travel worn. The airplane, the truck, and the train have made it possible to soothe cosmopolitan palates with almost any food, regardless of [...]

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Cornmeal Mush, Hasty Pudding, Polenta…Whatever!

My daughter is obsessed with the Little House on the Prairie books and dvd’s.  So naturally for Christmas she got the cookbook (and the craft book) to go along with her Little House books.  She wanted to make hasty pudding just like Laura’s grandma did in Little House in the Big Woods.  This is basically cornmeal [...]

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Real Food Real Change

Making changes for a month will not be easy, I am not going to kid myself… But making changes for life is my ultimate goal Yes when I have pondered the last few weeks about the challenge I have been caught up in the nitty-gritty of food.  What to replace what with, how to find a [...]

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Realities of Real Food

Because I’m stubborn and maybe a little bit of a control freak. That is why I’ve chosen to take the steps toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Well that and I have a huge appreciation for farmers, nature, and people who think about their actions and how they affect those around them. Perhaps there’s a bit [...]

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Real Food Challenge: Chiot’s Run is IN!

I’ve always been a cook from scratch kind of girl. I grew up in South America where convenience food was not available. We were excited to get a box of cornflakes several times a year as a “treat”. My mom made just about everything from scratch, so I learned to cook this way. Cakes and [...]

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Why are we doing the Real Food Challenge?

We have been discussing this Real Food Challenge here at the Roost. The main thing I keep hearing from my gang is “Why?” “We already do most of this.” “We already know this stuff.” etc. My first reaction was “I’m the DAD and I say we are doing this, so just deal with it!” Not [...]

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My Challenge Grocery List…

This is the week where the rubber meets the road in my challenge preparations.  My grocery list for this week is in some ways the same as every week…some ways are profoundly different. Still on the list… Fresh Organic Fruits and Veggies (locally grown as much as possible) Bulk nuts and grains Spices Sugar Yeast [...]

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Sunday Photos…Childhood Photos

Once upon a time, we were all little munchkins. Today we thought we’d share photos of us as kids to prove we were cute at one time. I (Susy from Chiot’s Run) grew up in Colombia, South America, so I had quite a few fun and exotic pets, birds, snakes, monkeys, etc. This was a [...]

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Lebanese Lentil with Greens Soup

This is what we had for dinner last night with fresh bread…it was delicious. In fact I also had it for breakfast too! Ingredients 1 Large Onion Chopped 4 Cloves Garlic minced 1 Tbsp Salt 1 Cup Lentils (I used a combo or red and brown) 6 Cups Water 1 Bunch Greens (I used Swiss [...]

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Chickens in the Burbs

We have a guest writer today.  Nathan and his family keep chickens in their backyard in the suburbs of Portland OR.  They have been at it for about 9 months now, and were willing to share some of what they have learned.  You can see more of their adventures with chickens, urban gardening, raising bilingual [...]

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