viernes, 28 de mayo de 2010

Win a Free e-Course on How to Cook Real Food

Do you like free?  I love anything free.  So I'm sponsoring my first contest (in a very long time) for an opportunity to win a FREE e-Course on  How to Cook Real Food Cooking Class starting June 1, 2010.  This is a $120 value!  (Winners will be announced June 1)


Yesterday I talked with Jenny McGruther from Nourished Kitchen, the author/teacher of the classes, in depth about what you can expect to learn during Jenny's 12 weeks of classes.  It's so fun to get to know your teacher as a real person just like you and I.

I'm most excited to learn more about:

how to make a no-knead sourdough bread - can't wait to try that!
learn more about making Kefir and Kefir water,
healthy fats in particular homemade salad dressings.
learning to braise and roast vegetables to bring out the full-flavor and nutritional value.
In depth details about using alternative sweeteners and a sweetener free dessert.
how to incorporate the principles to entertain others, please husbands and children, and much much more.

Take advantage of the 20% off coupon to enroll in How to Cook Real Food Cooking Classes and  use coupon code:  URBANHOME

Enter the Contest Here to win the Free eCourse:   How to Cook Real Food.  ($120 retail value)


You will also be learning about :


How to balance healthy food on a tight Budget
How to use simple, fresh, seasonal foods on a budget.
How to master simple and basic principles of a Nourishing Traditions diet.
How to address cooking real food on a gluten free and or dairy free diet with a busy schedule.
You will learn to Cook Real Food and Save Money AT LAST!
How to stock your pantry and get the junk out.
Basic Techniques.
Get many useful charts and recipes.

Self-Paced Classes Begin June 1- and you will have LIFETIME ACCESS!

Much Much More

Watch the bonus lesson:  Nuts and Seeds
You will learn to learn how to make a basic pesto using nuts or seeds and herbs or greens they have available and on hand.  You will also learn how to make a dried fruit and nut snack bar at home similar to the ones sold by Larabar, but for a fraction of the cost.
Download Complimentary Recipes and Worksheets Here

miércoles, 26 de mayo de 2010

FREE - Bonus Lesson for How to Cook Real Food!

Bonus Lesson: Nuts & Seeds

In this bonus lesson for How to Cook Real Food, the online cooking class hosted at Nourished Kitchen, you’ll receive a quick, sneak-peak into the cooking class through this brief video covering how to properly prepare nuts and seeds including recipes for a basic pesto sauce and a basic fruit and nut snack bar.  Please note that videos in the online cooking class will be more comprehensive than the brief look at nuts and seeds you see below here.

In this video and using these downloadable print materials.
Preparing Nuts and Seeds Traditionally
Nuts and seeds can be a powerfully nutritive food: rich in minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.  However, as is the case with many foods, nuts and seeds are also potent sources of antinutrients: particularly food phytate which binds up minerals preventing their full absorption and enzyme inhibitors which makes them difficult to digest.  Fortunately, the simple act of soaking nuts and seeds in slightly salty water overnight improves not only their digestibility but also the availability of minerals naturally found in these foods.

Combining unrefined sea salt with warm, filtered water and pouring this salty mixture over your nuts or seeds provides optimal conditions to help mitigate the effects of these two antinutrients.  Leaving the nuts or seeds to soak overnight in warm, salty water, you’ll not only improve the nutrient profile of these foods, but also their texture.  They become softer and, for this reason, are well-suited to cooking and using in sauces like classic pesto, fruit and nut bars, breads and other dishes.  If you have a food dehydrator, you can even dry the nuts or seeds after soaking to make a delicious snack.
In this Bonus Lesson, you’ll learn:

Why nuts and seeds prove valuable additions to a nourishing, healthy and wholesome diet.
How to prepare nuts and seeds to maximize nutrition and digestibility.
How to make a basic pesto using nuts or seeds, herbs and greens and an unrefined oil.
How to save money making a basic dried fruit and nut bar featuring dates, dried fruit and soaked nuts.

Bonus Class Materials: Video & Printables

Download the Recipes & Worksheets: Bonus Lesson: Nuts & Seeds

Watch the Nuts and Seeds Video Lesson Now!

Enjoy your free lesson and downloadable material!   I can't wait to try the nut and dried fruit recipe, because I won't need an oven or stove top to prepare this yummy snack.

jueves, 20 de mayo de 2010

How to Cook Real Food Cooking Class

In this tight economy, with green and healthy living becoming more and more mainstream, many readers are just a little bit overwhelmed thinking about  how to get started with a lifestyle for healthy eating.

I know when I first read Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon, the information made sense, but I was afraid to start any new step because the ingredients, methods, and concepts were so foreign and unfamiliar to me.

Little by little, I have mastered a few new skills and have done many phone seminars on the topic of Cooking Your Way to Wellness.  I know many readers are hungry and eager for a little more information, practical tips, and how to's.

I know you would love to learn how to cook real food without breaking the bank or spending hours slaving away in the kitchen.  The Cook Real Foods Class will be filled with tips and information from a farmers market manager from Colorado, a working mother and a natural foods cook.  Sound too good to be true, right?


The How to Cook Real Foods and Save Money Class is a multi-media on-line class from the comfort of your home.  What you learn alone will pay for the class.  Check out the details below:

Learn MORE and sign up for the How to Cook  Real Food Cooking Class Now!




How to Cook Real Foods Multi-Media Class will teach you to:

Balance Healthy Food on a tight Budget
Use simple, fresh, seasonal foods on a budget.
You will learn to Cook Real Food and Save Money AT LAST!
Classes Begin June 1

REGISTER NOW!

As a review, Real Foods Menus are nutrient diets which include some of the following ingredient changes:

Breads, muffins, biscuits, pancakes, etc prepared using:  Fresh whole grain flours using the soaking method or the Two Stage Process.

Replace sugar with: Rapadura, sucanat, muscovado, raw honey, maple syup, or stevia.

Replace white flour with: Freshly milled (if possible) whole wheat flour, kamut flour spelt flour, sprouted whole grain flour, other freshly milled flour

Replace water and bullion cubes or canned stock with: Home-made chicken or beef stock.

Replace shortening with: Virgin coconut oil or Spectrum brand shortening which is made of palm oil, or raw butter, if available.

Replace vegetable oils such as canola oil or corn oil with:  Coconut oil or butter, olive oil or Mary's Oil Blend. Use a wide variety of healthy fat for a good balance of essential fatty acids.

Replace skim or 2% milk with: Raw Milk or Coconut Milk.

REGISTER NOW by May 31, classes begin June 1.

martes, 11 de mayo de 2010

Cooking in the Camp Kitchen

WOW, I have learned a lot about “camp cooking”, kitchen remodeling, general contracting, stress management and much more since my last kitchen remodeling update nearly a month ago. Last time I posted,  I showed before kitchen demolition pictures, demolition pictures of the kitchen down to the studs, and my "camp kitchen" pictures.

Although I thought after 3 months of planning I was over  the hump in the decision making process, I have discovered that I was just beginning.

My new part time job, these last twelve weeks or so, has been meeting with contractors, reviewing bids, coordinating workman, making countless design and material decisions, troubleshooting the construction “surprises”, hiring and coordinating countless contractors and learning to live in the “camp”.

My meal management  strategy, while relying on a hot plate and microwave/convection oven for most of my cooking is to use up what’s in the freezer and pantry while supplementing with fresh fruits and vegetables.

Our menus have actually been far better than I imagined.  Here is a selection of simple meals we have enjoyed:

Baked potato bar with canned chili and shredded cheese
Fried Rice
Hot dogs, beans, homemade applesauce
Chicken Patties with baked potatoes and salad
Stir Fry chicken and vegetables
Spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash with Parmesan cheese
Beef Stroganoff with mushrooms over Rice
Homemade Chicken Soup and crackers
Taco Sundaes
Sloppy Joes
Split Pea Soup
Lamb Roast with baked potatoes, gravy, and honeyed carrots (Our Easter Dinner)
Marinated Elk Steak with baked potatoes and steamed Kale
Subway sandwiches

Sounds pretty great, right?  That’s because I am using up bits of “this and that” out of my pantry and freezer.  It’s surprising what you can find tucked in the various corners of the deep freeze and above the refrigerator when you start  digging around and cleaning out!

Some other advantages of “camp cooking” in your house besides planning simpler meals are:

You have a real refrigerator rather than an ice chest.
Hot running water even though it is at the other end of the house in the bathroom.
Drastically fewer dishes to wash if you use paper plates and bowls.
The opportunity to be creative and use up what you have.
What you see on tables and shelves is what you have to work with.

The main disadvantages of this simpler lifestyle that I discovered are:

The lack of a handy sink for getting veggies and dishes washed.
Clutter everywhere  with no cabinets and very little counter space (it’s easy to find stuff though.)
Circuit breakers readily flip off if I use two or more appliances at once.
Working at table level instead of counter level.

All in all I would say the “camp cooking and living space” in the garden level of my bi-level home has proved to be cozy and functional, and the least difficult part of of remodeling.  More about this adventure with pictures when I find my camera....

You can follow other blog posts from my kitchen remodel progress at the following links:

Old Kitchen- " before" remodeling pictures,

Pictures of the plans for the new kitchen.

Moving to my "camp kitchen.”

What a Mess, Kitchen Demolition Continues.

jueves, 6 de mayo de 2010

Free Ultimate Expo Live Workshops Today!

I made a commitment to join in The Ultimate Homeschool Expo this week and listen to as many of the workshops as possible.  As I said, this mom need a little recharging!


But I didn't know that you can join in the live workshops FREE and tomorrow is the last day!!!!


The Ultimate Homeschool Expo has been awesome for me.  Today Kate Estes, of Hands and Heart Ministries, explained how to freeze muffin batter and then bake the frozen batter and have fresh muffins for breakfast without all the time and mess it takes to whip up a fresh batch of muffins.  Talk about starting you and your family off to a great day!


I loved speaker Kimberly Ehlers challenge on Monday:


“I will not compare myself to any other Mom; I will not compare my child to any other child; I will celebrate the God created specialness of my child.”

Christine Field challenged me when she pointed out, "When I finally agreed to submit to God's authority, everything else in life just started falling in place for me."  Ouch!

Did you ever think about teaching chores to your children as a way to develop character, teach life skills but more importantly teach a strong life-long work ethic?

These are just a few of the many nuggets of truth in my notes and I haven't even begun to listen to all of the pre-recorded workshops that are included with an Expo ticket.

If you are into free as much as I am you won't want to miss tomorrow's line-up!

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HOW TO JOIN The Ultimate Expo for Free Tomorrow


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It's EASY!   Join Us Live Online: UltimateHomeschoolExpo.com/chat.html

OR here are the call-in details:

Phone Number: (724) 444-7444  (I listened on my cell phone today as I was driving today)


Call ID: 38181#

PIN: 1#


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The Free Live Schedule forFriday, May 7, 2010 -

(Be sure to adjust for your time zone - most workshops go for 90 minutes - drop in anytime)


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10AM CT

Welcome: Molly Evert from MyAudioSchool.com

Workshop: Mother: YOU can Make a Difference in this World! with Karisa Rivera from KarisaRivera.com

1PM CT

Welcome: Anne Elliott from AnnesSchoolPlace.com

Workshop: Teaching the Multi-Grade Homeschool with Terri Johnson from KnowledgeQuestMaps.com

3:30PM CT

Welcome: Denise Warnick from floatasoldier.org

Workshop: Re-Charge Your Homeschool! with Cindy Rushton from CindyRushton.com

Optional Ticket Information:

But if you miss these free live workshops, you can still buy a ticket to the entire event for life for only $39.95 or $59.95 if you purchase your ticket with a friend and you will have access to these workshops and a hundred others indefinitely, forever PLUS the Vendor Hall, and Mommy Grab Bag full of free resources!!!!


Truthfully, I think there are enough freebies and fabulous information to start off your school year with little to no further investment.

So check it out tomorrow - Friday May 7, 2010.  You can listen live on line while you are teaching the children, handling email, washing dishes, folding laundry, cooking dinner, etc.


Get your ticket for the Mommy Grab Bag of Goodies, Fabulous Freebies and Downloads, and all the other great resources if you want access to over 100 workshops FOREVER

I can tell you the content and fellowship I listened to and joined in so far this week has exceeded my expectations by a lot!

Don't miss the free doorprizes waiting for you if you join in the free, live chat during the workshops tomorrow!!!  I'll be there and would love to chat with you!


And if you are into hundreds of freebie downloadable resources  like I am, you may want to get a ticket.  But don't take my word for it, just listen in tomorrow for free and enjoy the fellowship!

As Cindy says is her sweet southern hospitality voice, "You're gonna love it."


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lunes, 3 de mayo de 2010

Ultimate Homeschool Expo On Line

The Ultimate Homeschool Expo has been awesome for me today even though I don't have daily homeschooling responsibilities anymore.   I loved speaker Kimberly Ehlers challenge today:

"I will not compare myself to any other Mom; I will not compare my child to any other child; I will celebrate the God created specialness of my child." I think this applies to all moms whether we homeschool or not!

Here is tomorrow's don't miss schedule:

10AM CT

Welcome: Movie Makers

Workshop: Power in Words: Encouraging Your Writer in the Art, Craft, and Ministry of Writing with Rachel Starr Thomson

1PM CT

Welcome: Sharon Jeffus from VisualManna.com

Workshop: Getting Kids to Help: Your Part and Theirs with Stephanie Buckwalter from BusyHomeschooler.com

3:30PM CT

Welcome: Tara McClenahan from TaraMcClenahan.com

Workshop: Spiritual Disciplines for Your Kids with Jane VanOsdol from OnlyByPrayer.com

I'm really excited about the Spiritual Disciplines Workshop for ideas for teaching my daughter,for teaching my Sunday School Class and for my future grandkids, the first one is due in August.

Take a peak at the rest of the week's schedule you are sure to find some workshops that you won't want to miss:

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

10AM CT

Welcome: Kelly Thorne from iBloom.us

Workshop: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Review with Jenn Schwilling from MomsNoChaosZone.com

1PM CT

Welcome: Lois Graham from BuildingBlocks4Life.com

Workshop: E-Learning: Making Video Part of Your School with Felice Gerwitz from MediaAngels.com

3:30PM CT

Welcome: Candace with Sonbeams.com

Workshop: Catching the Foxes that Ruin the Vineyard with Christine Field from HomeFieldAdvantage.org

Thursday, May 6, 2010

10AM CT

Welcome: Kate Estes from HandsandHeart.com

Workshop: Teaching Art to Reinforce Understanding of Core Concepts for Visual and Kinesthetic Learners with Sharon Jeffus from VisualManna.com

1PM CT

Welcome: Movie Makers

Workshop: Publishing Your Young Writer's Work:  Tips for Getting Their Work in Print with Jane VanOsdol from OnlyByPrayer.com

3:30PM CT

Welcome: Elana Michelson from biblicallapbooks.com

Workshop: Dad, Mom's Eating Broccoli Again! with Angela Ramos from homeschoolfitnesscoach.com

Friday, May 7, 2010

10AM CT

Welcome: Molly Evert from MyAudioSchool.com

Workshop: Mother: YOU can Make a Difference in this World! with Karisa Rivera from KarisaRivera.com

1PM CT

Welcome: Anne Elliott from AnnesSchoolPlace.com

Workshop: Teaching the Multi-Grade Homeschool with Terri Johnson from KnowledgeQuestMaps.com

3:30PM CT

Welcome: Denise Warnick from floatasoldier.org

Workshop: Re-Charge Your Homeschool! with Cindy Rushton from CindyRushton.com

Remember, everything is recorded, so you don't have to attend a live event.

Get your ticket for the Mommy Grab Bag of Goodies, Fabulous Freebies and Downloads, and all the other great resources.