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By Judith, 10/05/2010 3:57 pm

I don’t know about you….

but here in Idaho it was a bit chilly today.

I didn’t want to fire up the furnace so I opted for a dinner cooked in the oven .

Just warm enough to take the chill out of the house.. and the smell ….. you can’t get that from forced air heating :0)

Here’s what we’re having for dinner……

Roast Chicken

• 3-5 lb roasting chicken
• Heaping tablespoon of crushed thyme
• Clove of fresh garlic peeled and minced
• 1/3 Cup  Virgin Coconut Oil
• An apple or orange cut into quarters

Prepare chicken by removing giblets neck  AND  rinse thoroughly with cool water.

In a small dish with   the back of a spoon create a paste with the  minced garlic , thyme and coconut oil.

Gently loosen the skin  over the chicken breast with your fingers .Being careful not to tear it. If the chicken has been frozen you will need to be EXTREMELY gentle. (if it tears it still tastes goodJ  )

Insert paste under skin , spreading it as evenly as possible.

Place fruit inside cavity

Bake uncovered  until internal temperature is  at 165 degrees  approximately  an hour and half. Depending on size of bird

Remove fruit and  let stand for 10 minutes before carving.

Juicy , moist, delicious….   ENJOY

Keep Food REAL!

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By Judith, 03/24/2010 7:38 pm

The kitchen is said to be the heart of the home,

yet many of today’s kitchens function more like the company break room.

There was a day when food was thoughtfully prepared from basic ingredients, most of which came from the local economy if not the backyard itself.

Much of what we call “cooking” consists of opening packages, bottles and cans purchased at the mega low cost food mart, than assembling the ingredients   in a color by number   style and heating up the results.

In this kitchen environment   the conventional range gets very little play time because the   microwave is stealing the show as well as the remaining health in the food being prepared.

Many cooking; shows, books, home party plans and trade shows marketing to middleclass moms, focus not on preparing truly healthy foods but on having family time around the table. That’s cool, but families should eat Well together, not just consume the latest combination of advertised food stuffs that the billion dollar food industry is churning out into the grocery markets.

The major thrust of all this is convenience. Voices, in the market place, are chanting that we don’t have the time, that we need a fast fix for our hunger, a time saver so we can get on with the important things in life like working, shopping and playing.

But seriously, we all still have the same 24 hour day as did  our  grandmothers,

not to mention a battery of labor saving devices at our disposal. So it’s really not about, not having enough time, but rather, what are you doing with YOUR time.

To further make the point that our food industry has gone berserk is all the controversial nutrition disinformation.

Are we really so gullible to believe that food products, created months   ago, in  food stuff factories , hundreds if not thousands of miles from our kitchen, are  really healthy??? So what if it doesn’t contain artificial colors, or artificial preservatives, is low fat,  all natural or even organic. It’s old, processed and there is a reason that it doesn’t spoil on the store shelf and in our pantry cupboard….there is nothing left to decay!  It’s already dead.

It is an empty harvest.. a ruse to make you think that you have when you don’t.. unfortunately you spent your money on their product didn’t you?

The money that you earned being too busy to cook for yourself..

Do you need these types of products??? Is it conceivable to live without cold breakfast cereal or the hot ones in the cute packages that come in all the nifty flavors that you just heat up in the M-wave?  Could you find the time to make your bread from flour you’ve milled yourself?

Are you even a little curious as to how to make it happen for you and your family?

YOU CAN!!!!!!  It isn’t hard. You just need to learn how , understand why and then you are off to creating your own Kitchen Counter Culture.

The mission of this site is to;

Show you the skills necessary in making the transition from grocery shopper to grocery maker,

Equip you with information that is critical for you to make truly informed choices concerning your food purchases.

Empower you to facilitate  health and wellness in yourself and the ones you love through “at home” food preparation.

And to have FUN;  learning ,creating and  cooking with your family, friends and neighbors..

I’m happy you’ve read this far…..  :0)

Now take the next step and

KEEP FOOD REAL!

Email me and we will set a time for you,  your group, or church to learn the why and the how to making delicious, nutritious food at home :0)

Blessings!

Judith Parker,  HN

judith@kitchencounterculture.com