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Download Meals at the Ancestral Hearth, our 59-page (printer version) and 100-page (eBook version) cookery book, covering twenty of our favorite nutrient-dense dishes. These meals come directly from our kitchens – the result of feeding our families three times a day, seven days a week, and can be suited and adapted for any season and any region of the world.

Follow these recipes word-for-word or use them the way we do – as a springboard to create whatever version suits the season we are in! These could be the building blocks of a years’ worth of diverse dishes.

$12.00 USD

  • Twenty foundational recipes (including main courses, breads, beverages and desserts!)
  • Printer-friendly – color photographs are collected on the last few pages
  • Two PDFs of the book – one is formatted for printing, the other formatted for e-readers
  • Our go-to everyday Sourdough Spelt Bread
  • Lacto-Fermented Ice-Cream and Chewy Sourdough Oatmeal Cookies
  • The Ancestral Kitchen Challenge to take you deeper into your kitchen explorations
  • Four ancestral menus from our own kitchens
  • Water Kefir 101 in-depth with your questions answered and a foolproof guide for preparing at home
  • Our ancestral pantry listed in detail – what do we keep on hand in our kitchens?
  • Alison’s favorite kitchen tools
  • Andrea’s favorite butchering and preservation tools
  • An easy guide for preserving fresh eggs in spring – eggs that will keep fresh all year long!
  • Detailed guide for making sauerkraut the easy way, as well as a Pacific Northwest variation on kimchi
picture of an ereader with a cookbook open in it, with the words Meals at the Ancestral Hearth. A plate with fermented ancestral drink and a grassmere gingerbread slice is sitting next to it. There is a swing-top bottle with more water kefir, and a notebook and pen for taking notes.