Marisa Tolsma

Marisa Tolsma is a certified GAPS™ coach, as well as a wife and mom of 4. Overcoming chronic health issues with diet changed her life. Her mission is to help busy people make natural living doable and fun.

How to Render and Purify Tallow So That it is Odorless and White

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How to render and purify tallow odorless and white

I have another really popular blog post on how to render tallow in a crockpot, and you can read that one here. That method is the dry method for rendering tallow. It’s good for when you want a quick, easy way to render some tallow for cooking. The dry method does tend to leave behind a bit of a beef aroma in the finished tallow, but that can be just fine if you’re only cooking with it.

How to Make Sour Cream from Raw Milk

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How to make sour cream from raw milk

Sour cream is one of my favorite condiments! For Mexican food, it’s a must have. But it’s also delicious as a topping on many other foods as well! If you or someone you know is following the GAPS diet, you’ll want to know how to make sour cream from raw milk. Sour cream is one of the most important fermented foods for healing the gut. It’s gently full of beneficial probiotics, as well as healthy fats and nutrients from raw, grass fed cream.