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Beef Heart Tartare and listening to your heart

February 13, 2019 By Janine Farzin 2 Comments

Beef Heart Tartare! I’ve been meaning to make this for a long time… probably since last Valentine’s Day!

Speaking of which, I hope you have a wonderful day of L-O-V-E! Find it in yourself to do something silly and love-y dove-y for yourself and your people.

Here’s how it looks in our home: making heart-shaped cards for friends and each other. Actually wearing that pink felted heart-shaped necklace. Giving a giant ‘Love you to the Moon (and back)’ balloon with a smiling heart cuddling the moon to our favorite friend. Serving nutrient-dense organ meats to myself and my peeps, as usual. And… slowing down.

Yep, eating heart is one way of nourishing your heart. But another is listening to and following your heart….

Homemade baby formula using liver and broth, and thriving

January 24, 2019 By Janine Farzin 19 Comments

Homemade baby formula?!

I know – corporations have got a hold on this market, with great success. But before formula companies, babies survived, even thrived, on alternatives. And they still can.

Wet nurses have largely been replaced by milk banks. Alternately, we can make homemade baby formula.

For sure, mother’s milk is special in ways we probably still don’t even understand. I am not confused about that. But we can use what we do know to make something pretty good.

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Liver Tonic, a high-octane Bloody Mary

November 21, 2017 By Janine Farzin 7 Comments

“Tonic, noun, 1. a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigor… Adjective, 1. giving a feeling of vigor or well-being; invigorating.”

The Bloody Mary has always been known as a cure for a variety of ailments. The tomato juice alone is probably the key element, as it is rich in vitamins and minerals. Most notably, these include vitamin C, the antioxidant lycopene, and the electrolytes potassium and sodium. However, with the Bloody Mary, there is always the risk of letting the cure become the cause.

To avoid any risk and maximize benefits, we skip the vodka and add raw grated liver. And there you have it, near and dear to my heart: the Liver Tonic.

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