Gut Health

Gut Health

Gut health, all disease begins in the gut – Hippocrates Nearly our entire immune system lies in our guts, making gut health the very foundation of our overall health. Bone broth is great for the gut! Holiday feasting, sugary treats and snacks seem to irresistibly proliferate this time of year, and it is easy to […]

Bone Broth Benefits

The use of bone broth is not only historical but also highly  beneficial for gut and bone health to name but two. For starters, it is associated with collagen, a structural protein found in skin, cartilage and bone. When boiled, like we do at Freed Broths for an extended period 24 hours the collagen in […]

Bone Broth for Kids

Why bone broth for kids? We know it can be a struggle to get a healthy meal on the table every night – and then another struggle to encourage picky little eaters! Mealtimes should shout enjoyable nutrition made from real food, not the ready-made meal, the drive-through plan or the chicken flavored instant noodle. Bone […]

Drinking Broth, the next level sipper

Drinking broth

Drinking broth might be the grandest Old-World-turned-New-Age wellness practice. Some drink it for the collagen and minerals, and some for a warm cup nostalgia. While everyone has their own methods and tastes, a few things are cast in stone: a good broth is made from using quality bones and produce and is cooked for a […]

Bull Shot Cocktail, a come back

Bull Shot Cocktail

Hailing from the 20th century, the Bull Shot cocktail is making a come back. Very retro, we’d say, it even made an appearance in “a Clockwork Orange” in 1971. Described by Esquire as the Bloody Mary‘s salty cousin from Detroit, the Bull Shot is definitely putting the beef buzz back into the bar! One would […]

Stout and Mushroom Soup

Mushroom and Stout Soup

This Stout and Mushroom soup is a rich, dark all weather soup, a tightrope of taste-balance between luscious earthy mushroom flavors and the caramel rigors of stout. To start, choose flavorful mushrooms and a sweet and dark stout that’s not too bitter, taste as you go, follow your instincts and emerge deeply nourished! Gather together: […]

Osso Buco with Tomatoes & Capers

Osso Buco

Osso Buco is a perfect Sunday afternoon meal and also tops Paleo food. Meaty goodness surrounding marrow bones slowly braised in bone broth.  What more can one ask for on a Sunday afternoon. 6 grass fed beef shanks Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Ghee, raw milk butter, or tallow, we prefer tallow! 8 […]

Cooking Good

Cooking Good

Cooking Good with Bone broth is totally lazy-girl approved… tastes amazing all by itself, is full of nutrients and has evolved beyond sauces and stews. Lets talk about some www. (wacky, wow and wonderful) ways to consume it, shall we? Our pride and joy of course is the Bloody Ox Cocktail, click here and check […]

Quality bone broth, know thy broth

Quality bone broth is characterized by its thickness.  This indicates the correct length of cooking time which is essential to break down all the cartilage until there’s a lot of collagen-rich gelatin in the broth. Some broth makers will use apple cider vinegar as a short cut to extract nutrients from the bones. We believe […]

Espagnole sauce, another classic

Espagnole sauce

Espagnole sauce, pronounced ‘ehs-pah-NYOHL’ , meaning Spanish sauce.. Espagnole is one of Auguste Escoffier’s five mother sauces. As a mother sauce, it serves as the starting point for many classic sauce descendants. The basic method of making Espagnole is to prepare a very dark brown roux, to which bone broth is added. The classic recipe […]