Simple Farmhouse Life

The GAPS diet played an instrumental role in reversing Laura's son Sam's dairy intolerance and gut related symptoms associated with it. Listen in as she shares her story with the GAPS diet, and I share our experience as well. It truly is amazing what our bodies can do when given the right foods to heal.  This is the GAPS book we referenced: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Syndrome-D-D-D-H-D-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028/ref=sr_1_2?crid=10NWM7KWIW3RA&keywords=gaps+diet+natasha+campbellmcbride&qid=1579558618&sprefix=gaps+natas%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-2 You can find Laura's healthy meal guide here: http://subscribe.ouroilyhouse.com/healthymealplan Grab my '5 kefir smoothie recipes' ebook here: https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/kefirrecipes Get started with your gut health journey with these healing foods from the Farmhouse on Boon blog:  Homemade sauerkraut- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/homemadesauerkraut Homemade bone broth- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/make-bone-broth-in-the-instant-pot Nourishing soup recipes- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/soup

Cast iron has been my skillet of choice for  many years now. There are only two things that get better with age in the kitchen. One is cast iron and the other is homemade sourdough starter! WHY CAST IRON IS BETTER THAN NONSTICK Reason #1, of course, is it doesn’t have all the bad stuff. Nonstick pans are coated with a carcinogenic chemical  called perfluorooctanoic acid. Not only does it leech into the food when cooked at high temperatures, but also produces toxic fumes in the air. Not to be overly dramatic, but you need to get that stuff out of your house ASAP. Although the health concerns with nonstick was what drew me to using cast iron in the first place, the ease and beauty with which they cook kept me coming back for more. A perfectly fried egg, potatoes so crispy you can hear the crunch, a carmelized sear on a roast to seal in all those delicious juices…I mean, if you aren’t cooking with cast iron is it even cooking? Give me that 20 pound skillet that gets better with use every. single. time. If I go on vacation, and the condo has a flimsy nonstick and a plastic spatula, I cook like I have one hand. Totally handicap. Cast iron’s where its at, my friends. From the blog: How To Season Cast Iron And Cook With It Too- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-and-cook-with-it-too How To Make Crispy Potatoes In A Cast Iron Skillet- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/make-crispy-potatoes-cast-iron-skillet Healthy One Pot Meals- Sourdough Skillet- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/healthy-one-pot-meals-sourdough-skillet How To Make Sourdough English Muffins- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/how-to-make-sourdough-english-muffins How To Make Easy Sourdough Pizza Crust- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/how-to-make-easy-sourdough-pizza-crust Sourdough Pancakes Recipe- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/our-favorite-sourdough-pancakes-recipe

Grains: I order organic wheat from clnf.org I recently ordered einkorn berries from Breadtopia. It was the best price I could find!

In this episode, I'm sharing the total cost for our farmhouse kitchen renovation. Get all of the before and after photos and all of the sources for items found in my kitchen here- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/victorian-farmhouse-kitchen-reveal

Sometimes in this world of Instagram, Youtube and HGTV it might seem like everyone else is pulling off massive renovation projects in just a few months' time. Endless budgets (or unrealistic more likely) and several contractors make it all happen. The renovation story of our last farmhouse might be a little more relatable. We bought it for a super cheap price, lived with the ugly (other than a little paint) for several years until we paid it off. After that we used a modest budget to slowly finish the project. Our cheap little fixer upper was eventually featured in Do it Yourself Magazine and Flea Market Style! The blog posts I referenced in this episode can be found here: How we paid off our house in less than 5 years (before photos are in this post)- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/how-we-paid-off-our-house-in-less-than-5-years Front porch makeover- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/lowes-curb-appeal-makeover-farmhouse-porch-reveal Guest bathroom makeover- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/modern-farmhouse-style-bathroom-makeover-reveal Master bathroom makeover- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/farmhouse-bathroom-remodel-reveal DIY island makeover- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/rustic-farmhouse-style-kitchen-island-makeover-diy Kitchen renovation- https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/new-lights-from-lamps-plus Full farmhouse tour video that I took right before we sold it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnuQtTalhBI

In this first episode of the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast, I'm talking about things you don't know about me and my family. As a full-time content creator, people make a lot of assumptions about us based on a very limited glimpse into our lives. It is time to set the record straight on a lot of these! Get my free 10 day course on how to start a blog HERE. Follow along with Farmhouse on Boone: The blog The Youtube channel Instagram Thanks again for listening and I'll see you in the next episode of the Simple Farmhouse Life podcast.