Real Food Reviews, Books, Recipes, Tutorials and FAQs
A student of health and nutrition for 30 years, Vickilynn Haycraft has over 25 years of actual hands-on experience reviewing and personally using different tools of the homemaking vocation, focusing on the areas of health and nutrition. Vickilynn is a magazine columnist, product reviewer, cookbook author and now radio talk show host, as well as being full-time wife and mom to 5 children. Read Vickilynn's Product Reviews and Family Preparedness Articles at Examiner.com. She blogs at the Real Food Living Blog.
Let’s face it, we all are trying to save money where we can these days (our family is too), and medical costs, dental and vision care for the family can get VERY expensive. So we try to find the best deals while not sacrificing quality. Five in our family needs vision correction and at about and [...]
We love hash browns (homemade of course) and we love eggs. We love breakfast food. We love breakfast food for supper, for lunch, for brunch… you get the idea. We also love foods that are easy to eat on the go. This recipe works on all counts. In addition, this is a BIG batch recipe [...]
Nut milks, grain milks, bean and seed milks are not only delicious, they are also extremely nutritious and versatile. Especially helpful for those with dairy sensitivities, alternatives to dairy milks can be used for drinking, cooking, baking, smoothies and even making yogurt and cheese. Purchasing store-bought non-dairy milks can be cost prohibitive, but even more [...]
You’ve heard about and thought about creating a food storage plan, or, you’ve been storing food as part of your preparedness efforts. The next step is how to use these foods to not just survive, but to thrive. Tess Pennington’s book, “The Prepper’s Cookbook – 300 Recipes to Turn Your Emergency Food into Nutritious, Delicious [...]
Open the jar of natural nut butter and what do you find? Usually the oil and nut butter have separated and the oil is on top of the nut butter which is curiously similar to cement. Enter this crazy-creative manual nut butter mixer! It works so easily and fast, I was amazed. My [...]
Rice is a staple in many countries and ethnic dishes. There are many varieties of rice and just as many ways to cook rice. We love rice, but we don’t love sticky, clumpy, starchy rice. Cooked rice that is firm and sports separated grains is the end product we seek for rice’s many applications from eating [...]
Review: FoodSsaver Vacuum Sealer Model V3880 A vacuum sealer can be an important part of a real food kitchen, a sustainable lifestyle and an indispensable tool in any home. Some of the most popular applications are vacuum sealing extra food when buying food in bulk, putting up food from gardens or Farmer’s Markets, the fresh [...]
Book Review: The Joy of Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking| 80 Low-Carb Recipes that Offer Solutions for Celiac Disease, Diabetes, and Weight Loss Peter Reinhart and Denene Wallace Amazing, easy-to-make recipes that revolutionize baking for gluten-sensitive, diabetic, and low-carb/low-sugar cooks. Whether you are or know someone who is gluten-sensitive, celiac, diabetic, trying to lose weight, or just [...]
Solar cooking and baking is not only easy and fun, it is sustainable living at its best. There are many, many solar cooking options ranging from homemade cardboard to expensive pre-made models. Please see my review of the Global Sun Oven here which includes a side-by-side testing with the SOS Solar Sport. The SOS Solar Sport [...]
There’s something so deliciously earthy about a really good rye bread. Especially with a smattering of fragrant caraway seeds. Especially made with 100% whole grains, freshly-ground. However, rye bread can be a rather strong flavor and some people prefer a milder (kinder and gentler) rye bread that lends itself to sandwiches where the rye does [...]
