Schedule
Friday, February 3 – 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
9:00 am – 12 noon: The Secret to Nutrient-Dense Stock
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Liver Pate: Nutrient-Dense Nirvana
Session Descriptions
The Secret to Making Nutrient-Dense Stock
Stock is one of the original super foods. It is nurturing, nourishing, grounding, comforting, and nutrient-dense. Stock made well is the foundation of good soups, stews, sauces, vegetables, and grains. It helps to heal the gut, is a great “first food” for infants, and is high in absorbable calcium, especially good for growing children, menopausal women, and just about anyone who is alive. Learn how to make stock the way your grandmother (or great-grandmother) did! People who ate soups made with homemade bone broth grew strong, healthy children and stayed well themselves. Nutrient-dense stock is chock full of easily absorbed minerals every body needs, not the least of which is calcium, and helps one to efficiently utilize protein. It has been indicated in helping to heal rheumatoid arthritis, gastritis, colitis, Crohn’s disease, allergies, and other digestive and bone disorders. In this class, learn the bones to use, where to get them, how long to cook them, cover on or off, and the secret of gelatin …
Liver Pate: Nutrient-Dense Nirvana
You know liver is a super food. It is so rich in nutrients that you need only eat a little for your body to receive its healing blessings. If you have been wondering how to include liver in your diet, pate is a great place to start. You’ll eat it like ice cream off a spoon! Honest! (At Wise Traditions 2011, people licked their plates clean!) Liver pate may be the most nutrient-dense food you can eat: it combines the most nutrient-dense traditional food with the most nutrient-dense fat available. When you put pastured liver and grass-fed butter or cream together in a pate, you have achieved nutrient-dense nirvana! Experience it for yourself! We will work with chicken, beef and pork liver. Learn preparation techniques and easy recipes.
