Ancestral Kitchen

"We make our bone broth almost exclusively out of garbage."What if eating real food didn't have to be prohibitively expensive? The most nutritious, real, nourishing foods have traditionally been the cheapest and simplest - conversely, the expensive, rich meals of the wealthy were often laborious productions involving sweets and refined foods.It's time to take back our ancestral wisdom and reclaim foods and skills that once belonged to the people, and have now been relegated to super-expensive and elite grocery stores at staggering prices.In this episode, Andrea and Alison will discuss five of the most expensive "healthy" foods you can buy - which also happen to be five of the cheapest foods you can make at home!It should be noted these cost assessments all assume you will be purchasing the ingredients - many of these can be easily raised at home OR obtained for free through invested relationships with farmers.We will briefly cover the cost of purchasing versus making at home, processes for making, and our favorite resources for each of the following:Bone broth (12:05)Sourdough bread* (24:22)*For a full episode discussing sourdough, there will be a later episode on the podcast!Kombucha & Water Kefir (35:14)Kefir & Yoghurt (48:40)Sauerkraut (1:04:30)Resources mentioned, in approximate order of appearance:Andrea quoted from the Radical Homemakers book by Shannon HayesFrequently mentioned: The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Ellix KatzBone Broth ResourcesNourishing Traditions by Sally FallonNourishing Broth by Sally Fallon MorellBone broth and boullion cubes on Andrea's blogSourdough Bread ResourcesThe Rye BakerAlison’s BlogHow to Create a Sourdough Starter by AlisonThe Fresh Loaf online forumArtisan Breads Every Day by Peter Reinhart (with sourdough pizza crust recipe)How to restart a sourdoughTraditional Cooking School sourdough postsBriefly mentionedGAPS diet mentioned offhand by AndreaKombucha ResourcesKombucha recipes on Andrea’s blogKombucha flavorings on Andrea’s blogFruit scrap vinegar on Andrea's blogKombucha Revolution by Stephen Lee and Ken KoopmanThe Organic green tea and organic black tea Andrea usesCultures for Health kombucha scobysKefir & Yoghurt ResourcesWise Traditions podcast kefir episodeAlison’s DIY proofing box postBeyond the North Wind by Darra Goldstein – the Russian cookbook Alison mentionedCultures for Health kefir grainsSauerkraut & Kimchi ResourcesSuper Simple Sauerkraut on Alison's BlogAndrea’s sauerkraut class packet/recipe downloadThe Healthy Home Economist sauerkrautTraditional Cooking School sauerkrautAlison’s Instagram Post about SauerkrautAsian Pickles by Karen SolomonKeeping Food Fresh by The Gardeners & Farmers of Terre Vivante (I found this book by following the footnotes in Nourishing Traditions)Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix KatzBonus ResourcesLong Way on a Little by Shannon HayesEasy Beans by Jackie FreemanTwelve Months of Monastery Soups by Brother Victor-Antoine d’Avila-LatouretteWe'd love to continue the conversation. Come find us on Instagram:Andrea is at Farm and HearthAlison is at Ancestral KitchenThe podcast is at Ancestral Kitchen PodcastOriginal Music, Episode Mixing and Post-Production by Robert Michael Kaywww.robertmichaelkay.com

"I follow the river of joy, curiosity and passion. That's what has moved me into a place where cooking ancestrally is part of my life"Why do we cook ancestrally?We try to answer that question in this, our third episode.We cover:What cooking ancestrally means to us.Why we cook ancestrally.What cooking ancestrally looks like in our kitchens.Our conversation touches on sourcing/growing, what we eat, industrialisation, organ meat, preparing meals at home, 'fast' ancestral cooking, soaking and fermenting, drawing on multiple ancestors' traditions and our seasonal eating/preserving patterns.Useful links from this episode:What are Paraprobiotics and Postbiotics?www.eatwild.comRaw Milk Finder (US)Raw Milk Finder (outside US)We'd love to continue the conversation. Come find us on Instagram:Andrea is at Farm and HearthAlison is at Ancestral KitchenThe podcast is at Ancestral Kitchen PodcastOriginal Music, Episode Mixing and Post-Production by Robert Michael Kaywww.robertmichaelkay.com

"For ages, I thought cooking wasn't creativity, that creativity was art; it was music - that kind of thing. It took many gentle, soft words from my husband, Rob, and much experimenting and changing for me to realise that what I was doing in the kitchen was just as creative as writing music."Come meet Alison, the European half of Ancestral Kitchen, in this second 'meet' episode of our podcast.You'll hear about the life she's created in Italy with her husband and 6-year old son. We cover her health journey, including her 10-stone (140lb) weight loss, carving a different path from the environment you grew up in, her kitchen set up, the joy ancestral food brings her, changing the food system and why connection is central to her life and cooking. Alison's website:www.ancestralkitchen.comWe'd love to continue the conversation. Come find us on Instagram:Andrea is at Farm and HearthAlison is at Ancestral KitchenThe podcast is at Ancestral Kitchen PodcastOriginal Music, Episode Mixing and Post-Production by Robert Michael Kaywww.robertmichaelkay.com

"When we eat close to the land, everything is about connection"Come meet Andrea, the American half of Ancestral Kitchen, in this kick-off episode of our podcast.You'll hear about her life, family and newly-created farm as we cover such topics as taking ownership, moving from the city to a farmstead, not being able to 'un-know' something, eating close to home, heritage breeds, tiny kitchens and how it's all about connection!We'd love to continue the conversation. Come find us on Instagram:Andrea is at Farm and HearthAlison is at Ancestral KitchenThe podcast is at Ancestral Kitchen PodcastOriginal Music, Episode Mixing and Post-Production by Robert Michael Kaywww.robertmichaelkay.com