#57 – Celebrating the Ancestral Food of Wales

Hear Andrea talk of her experience growing up in a big family and then share her wisdom around raising a large family the ancestral way.

What is a Christmas pudding and how did it develop into the U.K.’s favourite festive dessert? What’s inside one and, importantly, how can you make one in your kitchen? In this episode we’ll talk about the fascinating history of Christmas pudding and then dive into the practicalities of making your very own festive pudding.

If you’re interested in whole grain sourdough baking (or soap-making) Elly is the one to know! She has two fantastic You Tube channels with wonderfully clear, non-nonsense recipes. Listen to us quiz her on all things sourdough *and* get a chat in about making your own soap too!

The question we receive the most is how do you do it? How do you cook 3 meals a day, 365 days a year for your families? We thought it was about time we tackled this head on, and do it in a practical way. So in this episode you will hear two real-life examples of how we took one cooking session and let it guide the food we served and ate for a whole week.

Alison & Rob have been pursuing an alternative ancestral-inspired lifestyle since they found each other in 2009. Hear them talk a little about how their days go and why they do it.

What about cooking and eating ancestrally when you’re in times of turmoil, or busy chaotic times – like having a new baby, or when people are sick, or when you’re moving across countries! In this episode Alison and I are going to talk about all of these things because we are going through all of them. We will share some of our strategies and plans for using up food stores before a move, or preparing food in advance when there’s a baby coming, and how we’re going to keep our systems running despite all of the disruptions going on in normal life.