She Eats Loudly

A lot of things to consider when choosing to eat or not eat meat - a choice we all make whether we're conscious of it or not. This week we're taking an indepth look at why I am not a vegetarian and why you might want to think about why you do (or do not) eat meat. In this episode, we'll talk about blind vegetariansm vs. ethical eating (regional food, seasonal food and local food), 5 tools you can use or questions you can ask yourself or your butcher to make the best meat choice possible, my esperience with being a carnivore and vegetarian and what I learned from it, AND some fresh, seasonal recipes that you can grab to get less meat in your life, but better meat. Meat, food politics and why it all matters;Why daring to ask the hard questions of ourselves and our eating habits, asking "stupid questions" at the farmer's market or butcher or even simply trying something new and failing, might be uncomfortable but it's way better than getting eaten by a great white shark.    

As a professional eater and real food transition coach, I want to make real food more accessible for you. This week, I'm all about seasonal arugula! How to find it at the farmer's market, how to grow your own, how to cook and prepare it and why you want to... (Hint: It makes you sexy! ...Among other things, of course). Get ready to toot your horn for arugula: Arrrrrooogah!

Are you eating yams or sweet potatoes? Excellent question. This week on She Eats Loudly - the podcast for people who like real food, eat locally seasonal and drink too much bourbon - we're talking all about sweet potatoes! Or yams. Or ....? Shit. Join me to find out when they're in season, how to choose the perfect sweet potato, how to prepare them and why my ass won't stop expanding (read: it has nothing to do with sugar. Though it may have something to do with Scratch Roasted Sweet Potato Pasta). Oh yeah, and I get down and dirty with the difference between yams and sweet potatoes as well as why you should eat homemade pasta instead of the ultra-processed food-like store brands. Even if the pasta you make at home is "white". No kidding. Listen here or click the button below to grab it from iTunes and in the meantime, Eat Loudly.

In this strange between seasons season, Kristy gets into the meat of the cocktail, fizzing it up with 2 of the best ingredients right now: Winter citrus and fresh from the garden Spring herbs! Showcasing them (aka sipping a drink), she stirs up conversation about the art of mixology, how to make a a bloog orange rosemary gin fizz, and why real food isn't naturally healthy food (and vice versa).

If you like booze. Or caramel. You're going to like this podcast. While I normally focus on more locally seasonal food and recipes, sometimes you just gotta make what's local in your heart. Like alcohol and dulce de leche. Or some kind of weird hybrid of the two. Because those of us who work in the restaurant industry know, there's nothing dearer - and more loathed - than alcohol. Join me this week while I explore my first experiences with the two and explain how you can get more of them in your life. Also, you might just learn something about gender. Weird, right?

It's almost Spring time! That means mushrooms are popping into season any minute! In this fungus (fungi?) podcast, Kristy uses her culinary expertise to outline how to identify, procure, store and prepare various types of mushrooms from dried to fresh, from button to truffle (which, btw, isn't actually a mushroom!). But not the hallucinogenic kind. Don't do drugs kids - stay in school. Just drink bourbon. Or in the case of this podcast, vodka!

Beets provide ample opportunities for disturbing inuendoic (is that a word?) puns. I'm taking full advantage. Also, discover the difference between sugar beets and beets and why you should avoid them (GMOs), drool over beet based real food recipes, and when to eat beets. Seasonality abounds while beets know no bounds. Let's "beet off" together!

Welcome to the very first episode of She Eats Loudly! I'm your host, Kristy Gardner and I run the food blog, SheEats.ca. Find out what real food means to me, where you can source it, how you can eat it and why I’m such a creeper.. Hint: I want to be in your ears.