Salmon Cakes
Here is what I love about Salmon Cakes. I can throw all of the ingredients into the food processor in the morning, transfer to a bowl, throw into […]
Recipe of the Week
Welcome to the Weston A. Price Foundation's "Recipe of the Week" Blog, your source of weekly recipes based on Wise Tradition principles.
Easy Spinach Pesto
When it comes to making pesto, there are unlimited ways to make it just as there are unlimited uses for the finished product. At its most simple form, […]
Bulletproof Dandy Blend
Most mornings, my husband fixes us all a nourishing breakfast of eggs and bacon, but sometimes I am just not in the mood. However, skipping breakfast is simply […]
Homemade Sourdough Pizza Dough
Homemade pizza dough. So good! And good for you when you are making it with a sourdough starter and using fresh healthy toppings. The sourdough starter predigests the […]
Slow-Cooker Chicken and Broth
My kids love chicken, but baking it without a slew of sauce leaves it dry and tasteless–especially when using the boneless, skinless breasts most commonly sold in supermarkets. […]
Grain-Free Almond Butter Cookies
Today it was rainy and a perfect day to bake. My kids requested cookies and so I set out to create a cookie recipe that we could all […]
Eggs Poached in Steel Cut Oats
This was an accidental discovery that I made while cooking a batch of Scottish oats. I wanted to fry eggs but the pan I use was not ready. […]
Soaked Amaranth Gluten-Free Crackers
This is a soaked whole grain gluten-free cracker recipe. Not only is there no flour or kneading required, but the crackers are properly prepared and delicious. My favorite […]
Red Lentil Soup with Chicken and Quinoa
Here’s a superdelicious nutrient-dense soup full of healthy veggies, protein and bone broth. Feel free to make this your own. Add different veggies to your family’s liking and […]
Carob Covered Peep Cakes
I need to stop going to the craft store. Not because I’m especially crafty, but because there are so many cool baking things too! My daughter and I […]
Roasted Curry Sweet Potatoes and Garlic
A perfect natural carb made in a savory fashion. This is a good side to have with most any meat or bean dish. I have experimented with different […]
Pumpkin/Squash Soup
I accidentally came up with a new way of cooking pumpkin one day when I just didn’t feel like cleaning the bacon pan. Nearly every morning my husband […]
Homemade Granola
My family LOVES granola but the store-bought brands are FULL of added sugars on top of more sweeteners mixed with added flavors and preservatives. So I decided to […]
Beef, Cabbage and Beets Hash
This is another one of those hearty hash, one-pot dishes that can be made a variety of ways, depending on what is on hand. I have made many […]
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Donuts
The best kitchen purchase I’ve made since my dehydrator was the donut mold. I’ve created some beautiful, healthy, and gluten-free donuts for my family. A quick scan of […]
Beet, Ginger, Cabbage Kraut
My new favorite kraut to eat is this superfood of beets, ginger and cabbage. It is full of taurine that helps your digestion, and supports your liver and […]
Curry Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
This recipe has evolved over the years and has become a primary comfort food in my household. I used to make this dish in my cast iron skillet. […]
Crispy Ranch Garbanzos
After going through my pantry and locating some dried garbanzo beans, I decided to take my chances with a recipe I’d been thinking about. This would also work […]
Coconut Flax Low Carb Pancakes
For those of you that are following a clean eating program that focuses on real food that is dairy-free and grain-free, these are a delicious option. They really […]
Jalapeno Pesto
This is my favorite pesto so far. I could probably eat it everyday! I get a lot of compliments on this whenever I make it. One of the […]
Steak Tartare
Steak tartare is nothing more than beef tenderloin, minced, spiced, and served with a variety of vegetables or some crusty sourdough bread (or with forks, like at my house). […]
Simple Kefir Cheese
Kefir cheese! Delicious and oh so easy to make. Seriously, it doesn’t get easier than putting your kefir in a strainer and letting it sit overnight. In the […]
Cole Slaw Salad
I always enjoy a good cole slaw. Cole slaw is one of my favorite go to side/vegetable dishes. I have made it many ways, but I always use […]
Easy Sourdough Bread
This is by far my family’s favorite bread. And it is so easy to make. I simply mix it up in the afternoon and bake the next morning. […]
Smoked Sweet Potato Chili
This recipe has evolved into one of my favorite chili recipes. Since moving to North Carolina and having an abundance of sweet potatoes, I found myself subbing sweet […]
Simple, Succulent Squash Soup
Squashes are among the cheapest and easiest fruits (yes, they’re a fruit) to prepare, and they pack a powerhouse of nutrients including potassium, carotenoids, folate and fiber. Best […]
Cilantro-Spinach Pesto (Dairy-Free, Nut-Free)
Please tell me that I’m not the only one who has an awesome idea only to find that you have nothing on hand to bring that idea to […]
Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng)
Nasi Goreng is simply a stir-fried rice dish in Indonesia. This is my wife’s recipe from her part of Indonesia but there are many different ones. We have […]
Collard Greens with Wild Rice
Collard greens are one of my favorite greens and they grow so well in Central Florida. High in micronutrients, especially magnesium, good ole collard greens are a staple […]
Pumpkin Custard Bars
It’s pumpkin season so I wanted to find a delicious grain-free, gluten-free and sugar-free treat that me and my whole family could enjoy. These pumpkin bars are made […]
Great Grandma Ella’s Turkey Dressing
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and this year I want to share with you my favorite stuffing recipe. It comes from my Great Grandma Ella and my […]
Vegetable Noodles
Do you have a spiralizer yet? They are so fun. Mine attaches easily to my KitchenAid mixer, but there are others that are much more affordable and work […]
Frozen Banana “Ice Cream”
Frozen banana ice cream is an excellent alternative to sugary desserts for those who’d like to transition their children to a lower-sugar diet. The natural sugars in the bananas […]
Sweet Potato, Sausage and Power Greens
One-pot meals have always been some of the quickest and tastiest meals that I cook. The flavors blend so well together and to be honest, who doesn’t want […]
Santa Claus Gazpacho
Ever heard of a Santa Claus watermelon? It looks like its namesake comes from the fact that it is considered a winter melon which means it takes longer […]
Sourdough Croissants
This recipe incorporates an ancient grain (kamut) as well as organic unbleached white flour, and the dough is very easy to work with. The end result looks very […]
Meatballs
I love meatballs. But mine just tasted like ground beef. So I began a quest to discover spices that would jazz them up. I think I finally hit […]
The Best Beef Stroganoff
Beef stroganoff is a staple in our household. Everyone in the family, from my kids to my husband devours this dish and asks for seconds–and sometimes thirds and […]
Walnut Date Balls
These delicious Walnut Date Balls are my answer to chocolate cravings. They are sweet but not too sweet, and yet they feel like such a treat! They are […]
Miso Braised Pork
Here in Minnesota, we are very fortunate to have access to restaurants that source food from clean sources. As much as I’d like to, we simply cannot afford […]
Vegetable Chili
Not just a comforting wintertime favorite, this dish is good any time of year. Just the savory scent coming from this simmering pot of chili will bring a […]
Probiotic Tomato Cucumber Salad
This quickly became a summer favorite. It is a delicious salad made with fresh summer tomatoes and cucumbers from our garden, with the added benefits of sauerkraut. It’s […]
Tomato Salad
It’s tomato season. Here in New Hampshire that’s a pretty short time so I find a way to have a tomato salad almost every day. My favorite recipe […]
Healthy Fudgesicles
Ahhhh summer… Long, hot days filled with plenty of time in the sun, easy quick meals, and all things cold to eat. I finally purchased some fun popsicle […]
Simple Tomato Soup
It’s summertime and right in the middle of tomato season. Sweet juicy tomatoes are my family’s favorite. Every summer I grow some and buy some, and make tomato […]
Homemade Marshmallows
Store-bought marshmallows are packed with fake foods. The first three ingredients are often corn syrup, sugar and dextrose. These ingredients can cause a lot of inflammation and have no […]
Stinging Nettle Pesto
Well, this is a recipe I never anticipating writing. In my younger days, I spent lots of timing pulling these pokey little buggers out of my yard and […]
Our Best Liver Pate Recipe
Liver is so super healthy, and I’m always trying to find sources that are good-quality. We usually eat it once per week as prepared in this recipe, with […]
Fiberlicious Crackers
I was searching for a cracker with no high-fructose corn syrup or sugar and I stumbled on, “How to make your crackers at home.” Thus the journey began […]
Mint Lassi
Enjoy a traditional East Indian drink that is refreshing, cooling, tart, and slightly salty. It’s also full of hydrating electrolytes. On hot summer days when I work in […]
Poached Cod with Cumin
My children love fish. A few weeks ago, my eight-year-old told me that he was craving salmon. Craving! Unfortunately, we were out with no more expected until after […]
Sourdough Bagels
Gabe is my 10-year-old who loves to cook. Anything we try in the kitchen he likes to have a hand in. Today we decided to try sourdough bagels. […]
Cabbage Sausage Stir-Fry
Cabbage is a marvelous vegetable. It has minimal carbs, is low in calories and is high in nutrients and fiber. This stir-fry that I make is almost always […]
Broiled Butter Chili Lime Chicken
This recipe combines 2 flavors that go so well together – chili and lime. Add the butter, onion and garlic and it is d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! As soon as it […]
Adrenal Support Shake
This is an easy meal or snack to support the adrenals. For starting out, jumping into this many yolks in one go could be too much since it […]
Fantastic GAPS Cheesecake
This creamy cake with a nutty crumble crust is rich, decadent and amazing – a cross between ice cream and cheesecake, especially if you freeze the finished cake […]
Roasted Asparagus
Asparagus is a great vegetable source of Vitamin K and folate and has unique phytonutrients called saponins which help the immune system. This is a simple, quick and […]
Liver in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Just like some people take a multivitamin on a daily basis, I always have some liver in the fridge. Each time I experiment with new liver dishes, depending […]
Wild Salmon Cakes
Salmon is one of my favorite meals to eat and my family loves it too. I keep some canned wild salmon on hand to whip up these salmon […]
Cashew Cream Cheese
When I removed dairy from my diet, cheese was the hardest for me and what I missed most. Cheese can be a frustrating food to avoid for many […]
Chicken & Dumplings
I’m so excited to share my revised Chicken & Dumplings recipe. The old way of making it involved using white bleached flour which was not properly prepared. Now […]
Lamb Liver Pate
Liver, from truly pastured animals, is really good for us. However, many of us grew up without the benefit of eating liver and the strong flavor is just […]
Parsnip Chips
Does this happen to you? You find some pre-made snack at the grocery store and think, “I could totally make that. I really should try. Why would I […]
Low-Carbohydrate Stuffed Mushrooms
I love stuffed mushrooms. This past Thanksgiving I had an old high school friend coming for the meal who was on a very restricted-carbohydrate diet. So I got […]
The Best Chicken Livers
Do you have a hard time incorporating organ meats into your traditional diet? I am happy to say that I found a way of making chicken livers taste […]
Guacamole
Avocados are extremely nutritious. They are high in fiber, beneficial fats, vitamins and minerals. Yet, when you live far away from where they are grown, they can be […]
Nourishing Potato Salad
This recipe is a staple in my house. There are many versions of potato salad and my family loves this one. I usually make a triple batch and […]
Steak Stir-Fry
Most of us are aware that bone broth soup is really good for us. It’s delicious warmed up and served as is, but it’s even better when used […]
Salmon Ceviche Bites
Wild caught salmon is a superfood, I’m sure of it. As much as we like it baked or in patties, our favorite way to eat it is in […]
Postpartum Recovery Soup
I am thankful for the advice my Chinese acupuncturist offered me right before giving birth. She advised me to eat pig’s feet soup with black vinegar, ginger and […]
Sourdough Einkorn Pancakes
This batter can be used for pancakes or waffles. Start with einkorn sourdough batter that is more dough-like in consistency since the amount of eggs will thin the […]
Bacon Wrapped Hearts
It’s no secret organ meats are a champion in nutrient density. Their nutrient content is easily absorbed, especially for those with a damaged intestinal tract. Many nutritional deficiencies […]
Fish Filets with Julienne of Vegetables and Cream Sauce
I prepared this recipe recently for a Master Class given at Wise Traditions, the 18th annual conference of the Weston A. Price Foundation, and everyone agreed, you haven’t […]
Sunshine Chicken
A delightfully flavorful way of easily preparing bone-in chicken parts along with brown rice. I like to pair it with cooked greens, such as collard greens from the […]
No-Bake Cheesecake
This no-bake cheesecake recipe has been a conference favorite for years, as well as in my own home. I’ve tweaked it slightly by adding eggs and vanilla to […]
Sweet Potato Hash with Bacon Hollandaise
My family has developed a healthy addiction to sweet potatoes. We’ve had sweet potato fries, sweet potato mash, sweet potato soup, sweet potato chips. Since we are trying […]
Cream Cheese and Sauerkraut Dip
This is an easy dip recipe to toss together for impromptu gatherings, but is best if it can be made the day before needed. The cream cheese ingredient […]
Tostones
Tostones are a twice-cooked preparation of unripe plantains native to Latin American cuisine. Unlike ripe plantains which cook quickly and are sweet, an unripe plantain is savory and […]
Fried Chicken Livers – Grain Free
Surprisingly, fried chicken livers are still somewhat of a traditional food found in the south. They are served in southern-style restaurants, but it is a shame that the […]
Rajma Masala with Lamb
Here is one of our winter standbys. This dish is a bit labor-intensive on the front end, but we generally make several quarts at once. It can be […]
Magic Muffins
This is a low glycemic, grainless recipe. I do not use egg whites because I’m allergic to the whites but not the yolks. I find it great for […]
Salmon Roe Bites
Although not as well known as caviar, salmon roe is a delicious and simple to prepare food for a snack or as an addition to a meal. In […]
Savory Meatloaf or Meatballs
This recipe makes a tender and moist meatloaf, or it can be made into meatballs, as we do for the Thursday evening Farm to Consumer reception at our […]
Piggy and Chicken Feet Basic Bone Broth
I can almost hear you saying eeew (smile), but don’t let the ingredients called for in this robust high-gelatin broth scare you off. I get my piggy and […]
Vanilla Panna Cotta
One of my family’s favorite things to do with raw cream has also become a favorite at our Wise Traditions Conferences! This is a very easy recipe that […]
Casserole of Lamb
A long slow simmer until the lamb is very tender makes this a mouth-watering & very satisfying entree, even appealing to some ‘picky’ eaters. You can use any […]
Pork Liver Terrine
I’ll freely admit that I’m not much for organ meats, however I know that they do provide a variety of minerals that muscle meats don’t, so I do […]
Black Bean and Corn Salsa
Need a new change to your traditional salsa? This is a great recipe to add as an appetizer or meeting snack as well as a quick healthy after-school […]
Sleepy Baked Potato Supreme
I consider garlic* so much more important than a simple salad dressing ingredient, which is mostly what many of us use it for. I add garlic to almost […]
Pickled Eggs
Here is a super fun recipe that I use with lots of kids (mine and an orphanage) to get probiotics in them. Getting healthy is an everyday effort and […]
Tomato Cucumber Salad
During the summer months when tomatoes and cucumbers are fresh, there always seems to be extras and finding new recipes can help spice up these favorite vegetables. This […]
Sardine or Mackerel Salad
This is my sardine or mackerel salad recipe as originally publishing on the Nourishing Ourselves blog that I make virtually every week! Sardines and mackerel are an excellent […]
Offal Pate
This recipe utilizes the prime, yet cheap and nutritious organs of a pastured, organic chicken. Don’t let the looks fool you: pity the fool who won’t eat something […]
Summertime Creamy Cucumber Salad
The summer months bring on loads of fresh produce from the garden, and what better way to use a bumper crop of cucumbers than to make this delicious […]
Tomato, Corn & Cuke Salad
With these veggies coming in the garden now, this is a really yummy combination of flavors. I also like this salad because it will keep for several days […]
Apple/Pear Chutney
Maureen’s original recipe for a delicious, digestion-enhancing and nutritious fermented chutney. Try some with pork, chicken, or as a breakfast side. Makes 1 quart. Pure Indian Foods sells […]
DIY Homemade Electrolyte Energy Drink
Nutritional Comments: We all need electrolytes and the best kind are the ones we make ourselves. Soft drinks that claim they contain maximum electrolytes also contain simple sugars, […]
Pemmican
Nutritional Comments: Pemmican is made from jerky which is dehydrated meat. I recommend making jerky from grassfed beef, buffalo or wild deer meat. Jerky is an excellent source […]
Bone Marrow Butter
Nutritional Comment: Bone marrow is a soft, spongy tissue found inside femur bones. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are produced in the bone marrow. With […]
Blackberry Cornmeal Cobbler
This dessert is made from whole grains and has no added refined sugars—and yet remains deliciously addictive! Plus, it takes only five minutes to prepare (plus baking time). […]
