Low Carb & Lenten: Main Dish Salad

Lent is a beautiful, cleansing time of year, both spirtually and physically. Although I am a strong advocate of red meat and good-quality dairy, I do believe that our bodies can benefit, short term, from a break. During past Lenten periods, I always defaulted to lots of beans,rice, soy, and pasta. Well, I now know that that food doesn’t love me back, so I’ve tried to find nourishing (and thrifty) ways to keep the fast and also eat what my body needs! Read the rest of this entry »
Thrifty Sauteed Cabbage with Pork Jowl Bacon

This week, Kimi, over at The Nourishing Gourmet (a beautiful blog, so inspirational!) is hosting her weekly Pennywise Platter Round-Up and I’m excited to jump in and share a thrifty recipe that is nourishing and “paleo”. So often, we think of “beans and rice” when we consider frugal foods, but does thrifty necessarily mean high-carbs? My mission, here at Organic and Thrifty, is to prove otherwise!!!!
