Want to learn to safely preserve food at home? Join Master Preservers Anna Cash and Jenny Gomes as they teach you all the ins and outs of canning, from water bath canning, to steam canning, to pressure canning. You’ll learn tested, up-to-date techniques that work for a modern, busy home. Each episode will cover a specific topic relevant to food preservation such as canning equipment, excellent recipe choices for both beginner and intermediate canners, and even other methods of food preservat ...
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Join Reyshan Parker and Guest Chefs, Cookbook Authors, Health Professionals, Service Industry Peeps, Bartenders, Servers, and Anyone Else Who Likes to Eat, as They Discuss, Food, Cooking, Recipes, The Service Industry, Hopes, Dreams, Cats, Dogs and Whatever Else We Feel Like Talking About... Cheers!
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Episode 56: The scary truth behind school lunches with Zen Honeycutt
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Brace yourselves folks, this episode is a tough one! If you are interested in learning more about the truth behind school lunches, glyphosate, and GMO’s then this episode is for you. Zen Honeycutt is the founder of Moms Across America and author of the book Unstoppable. She shares with us her story of fashion designer to holistic health advocate an…
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We’re all about making sure preserves are both safe and delicious! On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we discuss the pH level of canning recipes and how to be sure that what you’re making is safe. We cover the ins and outs of pH levels in canning, so that you confidently know if you should water bath, steam can, or pressure can a given …
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Unraveling Emotions Through Food: A Conversation with Kim Korte!
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Send us a Text Message. Join us on an enlightening episode of "Beyond the Check Podcast" as Reyshan Parker delves into the intriguing connection between our culinary tastes and emotional well-being with Kim Korte, author of "Yucky, Yummy, Savory, Sweet: Understanding the Flavors of Emotions." Kim explores how our sensory perceptions shape our emoti…
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Preserving is in the headlines, and we’re here for it! On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we cover the news on George Washington’s preserved cherries and offer inspiration for how to incorporate cherries into your preserving this summer. We bring you all the fun details on the discovery of preserved fruit at George Washington’s Mt. Vern…
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On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we share how to pickle eggs. This episode is filled with the pickled egg process from start to finish, amazing tips for perfect egg texture, and the chit-chat you asked for! We cover how to properly store and serve pickled eggs so you can identify safe bar offerings. We also teach you how to select egg…
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How to Get the Most Crisp Pickle with Calcium Chloride
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It’s time to get into summer mode with crisp homemade pickles! On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we dive into how to make the most crisp pickles and other preserves. This episode covers all of the common additives used to make crisp preserves, so you can choose the best one for you. We cover why pickling lime is now considered a subpar…
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Episode 55: BEST OF MAM: What CAN I Eat?! - Lunches Edition
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In this episode we discussed lunches. We talked about packing lunches, how to make nutrient dense lunches, how to transition from SAD lunch foods to cleaner options, and who to contact if you are interested in making a difference in your school’s lunch program. What CAN I Eat?! - Mini Series Episode 7: What CAN I Eat?! - Breakfast Edition Episode 9…
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If you have a baby in your life who you want to make nutritious food for, then this is just the episode for you. On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we discuss how to make canned baby food. This episode is perfect for you if you want to take the reins to know what’s in your baby food and how it was produced. We cover how homemade canned …
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Spilling the Sauce: Karen Katz on 30 Years in Food TV | Beyond the Check Podcast
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Send us a Text Message. Join Reyshan Parker on this engaging episode of "Beyond the Check" as he interviews the spirited Karen Katz, a veteran producer in food television and author of "Getting Sauced." Dive into the flavorful world of Karen's 30-year journey, filled with behind-the-scenes tales, celebrity chef encounters, and how a pandemic led to…
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Wondering where canned goods fall on the health scale? On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we discuss how to make your canned foods as healthy as possible. We cover ways you can add nourishing foods to your pantry by canning. You’ll learn about which organic foods you can can to reduce your pesticide exposure, how pressure-canned beans a…
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Big Brand Bamboozle: Dodging Corporate Food & Discovering Honest DIY Alternatives!
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back! 🎉 Today, I've got my mom here as we dive deep into sidestepping our corporate overlords in our quest for truly natural living. 🌿 We spill the beans on how we're avoiding corporate junk in our daily lives while unveiling the versatile magic of Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds for cleaning *everything*! 🚿 Also, join us for…
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Episode 54: Nourishing Young Minds Through School Lunches with Aran Goldstein
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In this episode, Corey and I continue to discuss the subject of school lunches. Check out the first episode in this series with Hilary Boynton. Today we sit down with Aran Goldstein, a passionate chef and devoted parent, who is making a significant impact on the way children experience food at school. Aran, known as the "lunch dad," prepares hot lu…
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On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we discuss how to get ready for the canning season. Grab your pen and paper! This episode is full of our most helpful tips to set yourself up for a successful canning season. We cover how to spring clean your kitchen for canning and take a canning inventory. You’ll also hear what you can do now to lowe…
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Julies Eats and Treats Cookbook! | Guest Julie Evink!
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Send us a Text Message. Ready for a tastebud adventure? 🍋 In today's episode of "Hanging Out with My Cookbook Authors," we're diving into the charming culinary world of Julie Evink, the mastermind behind Julie's Eats and Treats. 🌟 She spills the beans on her path from small-town farm life to creating family-friendly recipes that even the toughest k…
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Canning With No or Low Sugar and Sugar Substitutes
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Does high sugar content have you down about canned goods? On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we dive into canning with low sugar or no sugar. We cover every option for lightening up or eliminating the sugar in your canning recipes. You’ll learn how to use fruit juice, how to substitute sugar for honey, and how artificial sweeteners affe…
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Urban Farming with Greg Peterson: How to Grow Your Own Food and Tell Mega-Corps to Suck It!
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back, folks! Today's guest, Greg Peterson, founder of UrbanFarm.org, poses the big question: what if we had a garden and fruit tree in every yard? This urban farming legend brings his wit and wisdom to teach us all how to turn our thumbs green, even if you're like me and can't keep an orchid alive! Join us as we disc…
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Episode 53: Tackling School Lunches with Hilary Boynton
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Christine and Corey will be starting a new episode series focused on the subject of school lunches. For this episode, they decided to bring on Hilary Boynton who has revolutionized how school lunches are served at her kids’ school in Manzanita, CA. Hilary shared her story of healing through GAPS and how she became a mother of five, started off as t…
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How To Save Time by Stacking Your Canning Jars
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If you find yourself wanting to expedite the canning process, then this is the episode for you. On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we discuss if you can safely stack jars in your pressure canner or water bath canner to save time. We tell you everything you need to know in order to stack your jars in a water bath canner and pressure cann…
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Glass jars and shipping aren’t always the best match, but we have some helpful secrets to share. On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we teach you everything you need to know about how to ship canned goods. We share our very best tips, including how to make the shipping cost more reasonable and the best material to keep jars from breaking…
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Episode 52: Canning 101 for Food Preservation with Jenny Gomes
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Christine and Corey learn all about the basics of canning in this informative episode with Jenny Gomes. Jenny talks about the benefits of canning, the difference between canning and fermenting, and the tools required to successfully can. Additionally, she walks you through a step by step process of how you would can a particular food. For any liste…
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Cold Smoked Bacon and Other Meat Preservation
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Ready to take your preservation skills beyond jars? On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we share how to cold smoke bacon and discuss other forms of meat preservation. Anna is here to give all the secrets she learned in her recent cold smoked bacon class, allowing you to learn from her experience. She walks through the process of cold smo…
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What We Are Canning This Summer | Inspo and Ideas
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Summer is around the corner, meaning every canner is making grand plans for canning season. On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, Anna and Jenny are together to share what they’re excited to preserve this summer. Join in on our enthusiasm for the canning season! Anna shares how a drip system will revolutionize both her garden and preservat…
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Episode 51: Behind the Mic: Corey and Christine reveal their “Roman Empire”
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Corey and I wanted to share our thoughts on the three, wonderful episodes we recorded with Mary Ruddick, Deborah Macnamara, and Sally Fallon Morell. We dove into the key takeaways from our conversations with each guest, explored how each episode resonated with our own personal parenting philosophies, and even shared a little behind the scenes snipp…
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How to Make Floral, Herbal, & Evergreen Jellies
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Spring is in the air, and we’re here to help you embrace every bit of it! On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we cover how to make jellies and more with wildflowers, herbs, and evergreens. We share the key components of flower petal canning recipes and why each ingredient is necessary to make a safe and delicious product. Anna shares her…
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On this week’s episode of Perfectly Preserved, we’re diving into the history of food preservation. With so much noise around what’s safe and what’s not, we’re stepping in to share how canning has evolved and what canning recommendations have stood the test of time. Our discussion will turn you into the canning history buff you’ve always wanted to b…
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Bonus Episode: The Pressure Canning Cookbook is Available today!
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Drumroll, please! Today marks the grand release of The Pressure Canning Cookbook, written by your host, Jenny Gomes. In this episode, Anna and Jenny offer a preview of this amazing pressure canning resource. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a newbie to the world of pressure canning, this cookbook is your ticket to preserving perfection. With Jenny’…
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Special Announcement: Live Canning Class April 5th
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Jenny’s new cookbook, The Pressure Canning Cookbook, launches on April 2nd, which calls for celebration with our listeners! Tune in to hear all the details on what we’re doing and how you can join the fun. The Pressure Canning Cookbook launch events are as follows: Live pressure canning class- Join us for an evening of good company and pressure can…
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Episode 50: Homemade baby formula, raw milk, feeding children, and the Weston A. Price Foundation with Sally Fallon Morell
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Corey and I were thrilled to interview the president and co-founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Sally Fallon Morell. In this episode we delve into the history of when Sally first read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, her inspiration for writing Nourishing Traditions, and then how she started the foundation. We touch on how she fed her ki…
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Jars of Many Colors: What's Normal and What's Not
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Cloudy liquid, darkening at the top? How do you know if the food in your jars is safe to consume? On this week’s episode of the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we tell you everything you need to know to assess the safety of your canned goods. We discuss why your liquid might be cloudy and what it means, darkening at the tops of jars, and potential cha…
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Canning has many benefits, one of which is the opportunity to build community around a hobby you love. Does canning currently provide you with community? Listen in to hear our best advice for creating community through canning. We’ll walk you through what we’ve done to enjoy a community centered around canning and share ideas for how you can do the…
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Episode 49: Nourished–Feeding Kids is Deeper than Just Food with Dr. Deborah MacNamara
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In this episode, we interviewed Dr. Deborah MacNamara, author of the book: Nourished– She talks about how food has been divorced from connection and it was never meant to be this way. In today’s society, we are worrying too much about WHAT to feed our families and forgetting to focus on our relationships. If you are a mama struggling with obsessing…
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If you find yourself wavering on a recipe’s safety or questioning if that home-canned gift from the neighbor is safe to eat, this is the episode for you! On this week’s episode of the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we discuss if sealed is the same as preserved. This episode will teach you what to look for in a safe canning recipe and how to make sure…
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Preserving and Pressure Canning with Jenny Gomes
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Send us a Text Message. Discover the secrets of pressure canning with Jenny Gomes, the renowned Master Food Preserver, in her latest masterpiece, "The Pressure Canning Cookbook." Bid farewell to the complexities of traditional canning and embrace small batch canning tailored for busy moms and home cooks. Subscribe to the Beyond the Check Podcast, h…
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Looking to bring some heat to your next gathering with a delicious homemade preserve? On this week’s episode of the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we teach you how to make pepper jelly. Pepper jelly is a versatile spread, and we share our favorite ways to enjoy it. We also discuss that method of adding butter to jelly, why we personally don’t add but…
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Episode 48: Unearthing Ancestral Wisdom: Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Cultures and Modern Society with Mary Ruddick.
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In this episode we have the privilege of exploring the fascinating realm of ancestral wisdom with Mary Ruddick. Mary shares her experiences living with the last of the traditional cultures and what she has learned from them. We discuss connection to nature, communal living, family structures, male and female roles, and how to apply the wisdom of th…
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The Most Frustrating Things About Canning
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If you’d like to commiserate with other canning insiders, you’ve come to the right place! On this week’s episode of the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we’re letting ourselves acknowledge all of the worst parts about canning despite our love for it. We rank what we resent most about canning from prepping clingstone peaches to broken jars. Jenny shares…
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Take advantage of fresh winter citrus and can along with us! On this week’s episode of the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we’re putting the spotlight on curds. Curds are a delightful item to make and preserve, and we’ll tell you everything you need to know to make citrus curds yourself. We share the variety of ways to use curd from adding it to yogur…
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Episode 47: Behind the Mic: Corey and Christine’s Origin Stories
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In this heartfelt episode, join our hosts as they take a stroll down memory lane, delving into the enchanting tale of how their paths first crossed. The hosts open up about their initial impressions of each other, their decision to start a podcast together, and their ideas for naming the show. Listeners will be treated to amusing anecdotes, relatab…
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An Insider's Look at The Pressure Canning Cookbook
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Look no further if you’re interested in learning more about pressure canning and adding fresh pressure canning recipes to your kitchen! This week on the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, Jenny tells all about her pressure canning cookbook and the process of writing it. You’ll hear from Jenny about what led her to writing this cookbook and the behind the…
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Eating Peru with Prof. Robert Bradley: Ceviche and Culinary Journeys!
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back to "Cooking with My Cookbook Authors"! Join me and Professor Robert Bradley in the kitchen as we whip up some soul-soothing Peruvian dishes from his latest book, "Eating Peru." 📚 Today, we're diving into the art of making Ceviche, exploring the vibrant history and flavors. 🍤🍋 Subscribe and comment to win a FREE …
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If you want to ensure you’re using safe-tested recipes, then this is an episode you don’t want to miss! This week on the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we are diving into the great questions around Ball canning recipes and their safety. We discuss exactly who is cautioning against using Ball canning recipes and unpack the reasoning behind their logic…
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Episode 46: Herbalism 101 with Lisa Mase
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Corey and I are thrilled to be back in 2024 with more educational, interesting, and fun episodes for you! We wanted to start the year off by learning all about herbalism. Lisa Masé is a holistic nutritionist, herbalist, and parent homesteading on the traditional lands of the Abenaki people in Vermont. In this episode, we discuss the basics of herba…
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Perfectly Preserved Season 2 is Coming Soon!
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Season 2 of Perfectly Preserved Podcast starts next week! Anna and Jenny are thrilled to bring you a fresh season full of food preservation tips and tricks with spotlights on pressure canning advice from Jenny's new cookbook and happenings from their own kitchens. Your hosts can't wait to support you through yet another successful canning season wi…
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Cooking with Cookbook Authors Rebecca Abbott & Jennifer West
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Send us a Text Message. Dive into a seafood fiesta with cookbook authors Rebecca Abbott and Jennifer West! We're whipping up deliciousness with crab legs and bacon-wrapped shrimp in the air fryer. Join us for a taste of the ocean right in your kitchen. 🎣🍽️ With over 120 air-fried recipes in their book "Air Fryer All Day," these culinary experts sha…
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Cooking with Tessa Kiros: Greek Filet Mignon | Beyond the Check Podcast
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Send us a Text Message. In this sizzling episode of Beyond the Check Podcast, get ready to tantalize your taste buds as Tessa Kiros, the doyenne of cookbooks, whips up a tantalizing Greek Filet Mignon from her latest masterpiece, "Now and Then." Known as culinary royalty, Tessa has carved her niche in the food world, selling over 700,000 copies of …
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Episode 45: Real Food for Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes with Lily Nichols
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Mamas, are you TTC, pregnant, nursing, or struggling with gestational diabetes then this is the episode you want to listen to! Lily Nichols is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to perinatal nutrition and we cover everything you will want to know about the subject. Some of the subjects we touch on are: the best foods to eat when trying to conceive…
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Cooking Cauliflower Pumpkin Rice with Althea Brown | Beyond the Check Podcast
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Althea guides the audience through the creation of Cauliflower Pumpkin Rice, a delightful dish from her cookbook. Learn the secrets behind her innovative fusion of flavors and techniques as she introduces a gluten-, dairy-, refined sugar-free, and grain-reduced rendition of this beloved Caribbean recipe. GET…
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Episode 44: Fostering Family Nourishment Through Books with Sarah MacKenzie from Read Aloud Revival
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Reading aloud isn’t just for little kids! Sharing stories through oral tellings is an ancient tradition and in our modern world the custom is just as, if not even more, rich and necessary. Sarah MacKenzie gives us so much through this interview, as well as through her books and podcast. She is the kind of mom friend we all need. Full of encourageme…
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Trying to keep your family healthy over the cold and flu season? On this week’s episode of the Perfectly Preserved Podcast, we delve into the use of honey fermented garlic as a natural immunity booster and offer the information you need to understand the safety concerns behind this practice. We share how we came across honey fermented garlic and ho…
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Episode 43: Starting Solids with Baby with Dr. Leah Foreman
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Are you a caregiver getting ready to start solids with your baby? Or maybe you are a parent of a toddler and want to improve their eating habits. This episode with Dr. Leah Foreman is just the episode for you! We discuss when to start solids with baby, the best first foods to begin with, why eating whole, real foods are important for oral motor dev…
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