Beef Head Cheese

This post in my series on organ meats isn’t actually a recipe, it’s more of a review. We tried this beef head cheese from US Wellness Meats. Whenever I hear the words “head cheese”, I think of this passage about butchering a hog from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book Little House in the Big Woods: Ma ...Read More

Organ Meats: Does Offal Have to be Awful?

Eating organ meats is an important part of the ancestral health movement. Whether they’re paleo, primal, or clean-eating keto, nearly anyone who advocates eating according to our bodies’ biological needs rather than eating what industrial agriculture and flawed nutritional guidelines push at us will say that everyone should be eating organ meats. Historically, organ meats ...Read More

What Sweeteners Should We Use?

A ketogenic lifestyle should be focused on whole, natural, low carb foods. While keto sweet treats are not physically necessary, for many they make this lifestyle more sustainable. It’s much easier to say no the free donuts at the office if you know you can make keto donuts at home. Just keep in mind that ...Read More

Everly Hydration Drink Mixes

When following a ketogenic lifestyle, some of the foods we eat have less water in them than some of the foods we avoid. This makes it extra important to drink enough water. In general, you should drink 1/2 an ounce of water for every pound that you weigh each day. For me, this is easier ...Read More

Real Good Foods

I love making homemade keto pizza! However, sometimes convenience trumps cooking from scratch. Life gets busy, people get sick, etc., but we still need to feed our kids and ourselves. For the past nine years I have been living grain free, so frozen pizza hasn’t been an option – until now! Real Good Foods has ...Read More

Kettle & Fire Bone Broth

I love bone broth! Once you try REAL bone broth, you’ll never go back to regular broth or stock from the grocery store again. Bone broth is made by slowly simmering bones with aromatic vegetables and herbs in water with a touch of vinegar for several hours. This draws out nutrients from the bones and ...Read More