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Pure Alchemy

Pure Alchemy

Written by: Natalie Larsen
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Pure Alchemy is a whole-food cooking podcast devoted to transforming simple, honest ingredients into deeply nourishing, irresistibly delicious food that will enrich your table and your life. No chemicals. No lab-grown substitutes. No mysterious ingredients you can’t pronounce. Just pure alchemy using clean ingredients that support your health, not ones that cause harm.

I’m Natalie, your host. I have a background in nutritional therapy and an insatiable passion for all thing food. I know when you start with clean ingredients and a little know-how, magic unfolds. Join me and create some alchemy of your own with truly delicious recipes that will nourish you inside and out.

Real food. Real nourishment. Pure alchemy.

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Episodes
  • Whole grain mustard goodness

    Whole grain mustard goodness
    Apr 15 2026

    This week we're making a super easy whole grain mustard! It may seem complicated, but it’s not. In fact, there’s zero cooking involved, just a little patience is required. Best of all, it has zero sugar and no preservatives, which a lot of store brand mustards have.

    Please see the full recipe in the show transcript.

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    INGREDIENT LINKS

    Brown mustard seed

    Yellow mustard seed
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    8 mins
  • Pure bliss chili crisp

    Pure bliss chili crisp
    Mar 30 2026

    Are you ready to make a punch-you-in-the-face flavor bomb full of garlic, shallots, chilies and ginger? If you said yes, you're in the right place! Today's all about chili crisp and we're making a 100% clean, 100% delicious version you can have in your kitchen arsenal anytime.

    Real food. Real nourishment. Pure alchemy.

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    INGREDIENT SOURCES

    Avocado & sesame oil

    Chosen Foods Avocado Oil

    Primal Kitchen

    Trader Joe’s

    Organic options available at most grocery stores

    Coconut aminos

    Trader Joe’s

    Whole Foods

    Amazon - Bragg’s

    Also available at most grocery stores

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    SHOW SOURCES

    Anthony Bourdain (Parts Unknown, No Reservations, A Cooks Tour - please see your local bookstore for all his amazing books. I highly recommend Kitchen Confidential.)
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    13 mins
  • Amazing clean mayo you can make at home

    Amazing clean mayo you can make at home
    Mar 22 2026

    Welcome to Pure Alchemy, where simple, whole ingredients become something truly extraordinary. In this first episode, we'll kick off the season with an incredibly easy recipe for making clean mayonnaise. And it takes only 5 minutes! We'll discuss why whole food matters, how to avoid toxic ingredients and how to start making some alchemy in your own kitchen.

    My sincere hope is this show provides ideas to someone out there who is starting to dabble in cooking or inspires the person who wants to explore whole food cooking.

    Real food. Real nourishment. Pure alchemy.

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    SHOW LINKS

    The Splendid Table (show archive) Note: Lynne hosted from 1997 - 2017

    Michael Pollan

    Bonus bites: All about fats

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    INGREDIENT SOURCES

    Mayonnaise

    Chosen Foods Classic Mayo

    Primal Kitchen Mayo

    Avocado oil

    Chosen Foods Avocado Oil

    Trader Joe’s

    Mustard

    Primal Kitchen Organic Dijon Mustard

    Thrive Market
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    13 mins
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