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[Sharon Simpson Thumann]

Indeed, you need them, I know I do.. everyone should need them. That's my logic and I am sticking to it. Also she has some interesting recipes that could totally be fixed to be Whole 30.

I thought this was neat too, although I am not sure I will try it, but it gives me pause to think. I could see tossing some into a cup of bone broth and letting it steep for a few minutes before drinking. She describes it as powder but the picture show it looks more like dried herbs. Of course I am against drinking your food, but in bone broth it might be a good idea for extra flavor? I dunno... I think I am going over the deep end and may need some help.

http://nourishedkitc...-veggie-powder/


I have vowed to buy less in grocery stores this year and I am going to start with drying my own herbs, making jerky for me and my furries and other dried items, like veggies and fruits.

[Susan W]

Love the sounds of the veggie powder. I see it as a flavor enhancer not a replacement for veggies. Also a great way to use up the billions of greens from csa deliveries.

I am going to get another crockpot too. How long will you do your beef stock? She said 10 hours on the stove so 20 in the crockpot? I love sticking mine outside on my balcony. Otherwise my little condo gets too brothy smelling.

[Sharon Simpson Thumann]

I usually cook beef broth for 24 hours and chicken for 12 in the slow cooker. Good idea about the balcony, maybe I will try that but I love the smell of simmering broth, although I guess with two slow cookers, placing one on the balcony might be ideal. Hmm next stop will be finding a dehydrator. I'm chomping at the bits to get started on new projects.

[Susan W]

I have one that I got from amazon. I forget the brand but I do wish I had gotten the square one instead of the round one. Excalibur is supposed to be the best but it was too spendy. I love making beef jerky but it's a no brakes food for me. I will go find the one on amazon and let you know.

[Susan W]

It's the Nesco 700 watt.

[Robin Strathdee]

I have 3 crockpots. You can never have too many crockpots.

[MJam]

Robin Strathdee, on 01 January 2013 - 03:57 PM, said:

I have 3 crockpots. You can never have too many crockpots.

Robin is a crockpot hoarder s'ok....we don't judge

[Robin Strathdee]

MJam, on 01 January 2013 - 04:24 PM, said:

Robin is a crockpot hoarder s'ok....we don't judge

I totally am. I have my eye on a couple of the tiny ones, too. See, here's how it happened: When the hubs and I first got married, we didn't really cook (except mac and cheese and DiGiorno). So then, when we were really fat and unhappy feeling, we started Body For Life, which meant cooking real food. Our first crockpot is a football themed $5 Walmart clearance special and I will never get rid of it. But it's tiny. Fast forward 5 years to paleo food, and I needed a grown up CP. So, the hubs bought me a 7QT Which I cracked after about 4 months. So he bought me ANOTHER 7QT. Now, I use the football for small batch stuff, the cracked one for dry goods (like roasting squash, taters, etc) and the other one for my main meals. I figure I only need about 4 more...

[chelle81!]

MJam, on 12 December 2012 - 05:26 PM, said:

Super easy.... cut up 2 carrots into big chunks, 2 stalks of celery the same, 1 medium onion cut up, 5 cloves of garlic, put the carcass and bones in the crock pot 1/2 tsp of sea salt, 2 tbsps of raw apple cider vinegar poured over the bones and 10 peppercorns. Fill crockpot with water and put on low for 8-12 hours.... not longer....the fat in chicken is high in PUFAs and you dont want to eat compromised fat.

After the time is up strain it and store it in the fridge. I *just* maed a chicken bone broth and it's a good way to use the carcass but I MUCH prefer beef bone broth. Check out my blog, I post about bone broth frequently. I am addicted to it and am sipping on some right now actually.

So you literally just drink it like tea? I've had some I made in the fridge for a couple of days and I'm not feeling like making/eating soup, so I just keep staring at it wondering what to do with it (luckily the rest is safely in the freezer until I figure it out lol)

oooh and you're from Canada??? where?

[MJam]

chelle81!, on 01 January 2013 - 07:33 PM, said:

So you literally just drink it like tea? I've had some I made in the fridge for a couple of days and I'm not feeling like making/eating soup, so I just keep staring at it wondering what to do with it (luckily the rest is safely in the freezer until I figure it out lol)

oooh and you're from Canada??? where?

Yes ma'am, I heat it up on the stove in a pan of water (I got rid of our microwave) and sip it like tea. I haven't actually made anything with it yet (wait that's a lie, husbie made goulash with it). I love it, I am addicted, it was one of my top 10 things of 2012 actually...bone broth...who knew?!

And I live on the cold cold prairies.

[Sharon Simpson Thumann]

Stock is an excellent flavor enhancer for a lot of foods, not only just for soup. I splash some onto greens after sauteing to deglaze the pan a bit, add into mashed sweet potatoes or again deglazing a pan that meat has been cooked for a sauce.. stock is phenomenal. And it's a tasty drink for cold afternoons, not to mention awesome for gut healing.

[chelle81!]

hmmm - cool thanks ... off to heat some up and give it a shot right now