I learned from “Last Chance to Eat: The Fate of Taste in a Fast Food World” by Gina Mallet (excellent book) that the tail portion of the fish is actually the most flavorful. Has something to do with it being the most musclar. Interesting, huh?!

Thank you so much for your response. I think I added way too much water and not enough bones. I guess that for the next few months most of the Nourishing Traditions recipes I try are going to be trial and error until I get the hang of it. But, it is well worth the price to finally be healthy and actually have energy!! Thanks again! (And I will post again later after I try it with less water, more bones, and roasting.)

I love my Joy of Cooking Book! Though actually in this case the recipe was inspired by a Russian cookbook.

The two soaked pancakes recipes that my family likes is these sourdough pancakes, and these fluffy whole wheat ones.

Magda,
Yes, combined with a beautiful green salad, this would make a wonderful lunch. Thanks for sharing about your macadamia kefir! Sounds very yummy.

I think that is my favorite thing about your blog. You take really fun and exciting dishes and “translate” them into healthier recipes for those of us who don’t have a clue. Thank you!

Do you by any chance have a favorite soaked pancake recipe? I tried one the other day, but found it “doughy”.

I second the recommendation for the Cure Teeth Decay book. Here is a link to the website, http://www.curetoothdecay.com/. I actually haven’t read the book yet, but have read a lot about it and it sounds great. My friend had a cap fall off one of her teeth and a few months? later started experiencing terrible teeth pain. It got so bad it was keeping her up all night as she couldn’t even sleep. She eats a nourishing tradition diet (the strictest I know), so she was assuming that would “cure it”, but she had been forgetting to take her cod liver oil. She starting taking a cod liver oil/grass fed X factor butter oil mixture several times a day (not a specific amount, but a pretty large amount. She didn’t go on as strict of a diet as the Tooth Decay book calls for, but she may have been limiting sweet things during that time. Soon the pain went away, and I don’t think she has ever had issues with it again. *Please note that I share this story as requested, but am not giving medical advice as to what anyone should do.* It’s amazing what diet and cod liver oil can do for your teeth!

Val,

Thanks for the kind comment! A few things to note 1-beef broth doesn’t smell as good as chicken broth (at least to me), but it still tastes great! . 2-The amount of water you use and the quality of bones you use will vary how gelatinous it turns out. If you add a lot of water, it won’t gel as much. 3-Sally Fallon recommends 48 hours for beef bone broth making, I believe. So there are a few things that may help you out, I hope. I believe the best tasting broths use a variety of beef bones, with some of them roasted. Does that help?

Alchemille,

Yum! Buckwheat is so good. Thanks for the book recommendation! That’s great.

Lynn,

I haven’t seen a recipe for that before! But it sounds good. Let me know if you find one! The recipe you currently use sounds yummy, so I am sad that it’s not been working for you.

Anyone have any thoughts to add to any of these questions?