“Last year we served 26,000 meals to kids and that’s not including snacks…next year 44,000 meals.” Today we talk with an amazing woman. Hilary Boynton is not only a mother feeding 6 kids, she’s not only the author of the GAPS cookbook Heal Your Gut, but as you just heard she’s a powerhouse who went…
Bonus interview with Lindsay Miles about quitting supermarket from her plastic-free living perspective.
There’s a lot of talk about sustainability, but much of it misses the wisdom that our ancestors have to show us in the ways they farmed and ate for centuries. Hear Andrea and I talk about practical sustainability for all our kitchens in this episode.
A peek into one of Andrea and my ‘Kitchen Table Chats’ – where we sit, a cup of tea in hand, and talk intimately about what’s been going on in our food worlds.
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.
“For every complex problem there’s an answer that is clear simple and wrong” Are you confused or disheartened by the mainstream medias portrayal of beef? Would you like to understand how well managed cattle can be a huge step in solving our climate and health problems? Do you long for more nuance in the discussion…
It’s finding a balance, making sure you’re feeding your creativity in the things that inspire you, and trying to make the things that you’re not so hot on as quick and easy as possible… We live in a society that is very time-poor, and it is easy to lose that time and not have the time…
“We love this book so much!” The ancestral cook’s bible: Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon-Morell We love this book and we’ve cooked so much from it. In this episode you’ll hear which six recipes from the hundreds filling its pages are our absolute favourites. We’ll share why we love them, give you tips about the…
I don’t use butter that often – but sometimes I’m really in a buttery mood and I’ll fry my pancake in ghee. – Alison For several decades, fats were vilified as the source of many health problems and were avoided by many, including Alison – she avoided all fats, completely, for ten years. The distinction…
Charlie cooked for her, her husband and her 2 children three times a day in a six and a half metre van with no oven, two burners and a tiny fridge all whilst travelling around Europe. Listen in as Alison interviews her about how she did it, finding good food on the road and what her experience gifted her.
For the first time on the podcast, I delve into the story of my 140lb (10 stone, 65kg) weight loss.
A whole chicken is one of the most economical meats out there. Listen in to hear Alison and Andrea talk about what you can save through buying a whole bird, what you should look out for when purchasing, along with how they cook whole chickens and how they use the meat and stock.
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.
How do you eat ancestrally on a budget? What about burnout and decision fatigue? Alison and Andrea sit down with Christine and Corey from the Modern Ancestral Mamas Podcast with a stack of your questions, and all share resources and ideas to tackle each one! This will definitely go down in the books as one…
Take the left-over bones from an animal, combine them with water and some gentle heat and then wait. You’ll be gifted with one of the most revered food stuffs worldwide: Stock. It’s nourishing, comforting, tasty and the base of so much good food. Listen in to hear us wax lyrical over this simple food, then talk about how we make it, the different types and how we use it in our kitchens.
Hilda Labrada Gore, host of the long-running Wise Traditions podcast, is in the interview seat herself this time as Alison and Andrea question her on what she’s learnt from interviewing over 350 ancestral health experts.
Did you know that most Italians didn’t know our modern-day pizza until the 1970s or later? Listen in to hear the surprising history of the most-loved of Italian food along with an in-depth discussion of the practicalities of making it at home – dough, toppings and baking.
Alison talks to Naomi, a Canadian in Slovakia, of Almost Bananas about traditional Slovakian pig butchery and all the foods that go along with it!
“The Ancestral Kitchen Challenge is here to spark your creative fire!” Andrea We are excited to announce the Ancestral Kitchen Challenge! This challenge is designed to spark excitement and creativity in your kitchen and hopefully push you in a few areas to try something new or revisit something long forgotten. You can adjust every challenge…
“Find who inspired the person who inspired you.” – Andrea We got together to share our book stacks for 2022 with each other and both our lists got longer in the process! Alison dived in depth with a few titles and Andrea brought a longer list with shorter descriptions. New published books as well as…