Kombucha 101 – Fermented Sweet Tea
If you have found my Kombucha 101 page, you may have heard me talking about the concept of making fermented sweet tea with a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast). Kombucha tends to come up in many of my conversations with my friends, because I am excited about it! Most people do not ferment their beverages anymore. However, for centuries, traditional cultures have fermented their drinks and their food in order to increase the …Read More »
DIY Elderberry Syrup Recipe – Home Remedies
Have you been thinking about trying your hand at making elderberry syrup? Then this will be a great recipe to help you through your first attempt! I tried a few other recipes and I was so frustrated with the instructions, my hope is that this recipe will make it all clear and help you get it right the first time! Enjoy! Print DIY Elderberry Syrup Elderberries have been used through the ages to help people …Read More »
Real Eggs Vs Borg Eggs – Learn More Now
Almost everyone uses eggs. Recipes call for them. You may have them for breakfast. You pick them up in white sterilized Styrofoam at the grocery store. You know about real eggs, right? We know a version of eggs that have been washed, resealed, packaged, and made to look all identical by selecting all the same sizes. It’s like calling Borgs from Star Trek human. And if you are not a Trekkie, just ignore that last …Read More »
Real Food Hummus: Fantastic Snack or Side
If you are searching for a recipe for real food hummus you have come to the right place. Real food hummus is great; hummus is adequate, but not fabulous. Considering hummus is so easy to make, why not make it fresh and as real as possible? Try this real food hummus recipe and get your family snacking right! Real Food Hummus 2 cups – Chickpeas, cooked or canned (or Garbanzo Beans) 1 tablespoon – Tahini (or …Read More »
More about Delicious Bone Broth – Troubleshooting
Past the Fundamentals of Bone Broth In 2014, I wrote a post covering all the fundamentals of making –> bone broth. Since that time, I’ve learned even more about bone broths, stocks, and meat broths. If you are just getting into bone broths you may want to start at my basics of bone broth post. However, if you are ready for some more bone broth knowledge, read on. Gelatinization One of the goals of making a …Read More »
Coconuts: A to Z
(This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a benefit from your order. Thanks!) Inside The Coconut Coconuts are filled with beneficial commodities. Coconut fat (often labeled as raw virgin organic coconut oil) is a medium-chain triglyceride, which means it is a special type saturated fat. According to a study done in 1983, these same medium-chain triglycerides had rats loosing fat deposits in the lab.1 …Read More »
Vegetable Broth
2 Carrots 2 Onions 2 Garlic Cloves 2 Celery Stalks (fennel stalks will also work) 2-6 Tomatoes Water (approximately 8 – 10 cups) Other Vegetables (peppers, sweet potato, fennel, etc. as desired) 2 Bay Leaves Organic Virgin Raw Coconut Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, or Grass Fed Dairy Butter Chop the carrots, onions, garlic, celery, and other vegetables into small pieces to maximize the surface area able to caramelize while sautéing the vegetables. Take the carrots, onions, garlic, …Read More »
Whole Grains and Phytic Acid – Process grains naturally
Whole Grains: Good or Bad? In reaction to the over-processed, nutrient-deprived grain products that fill our supermarket shelves, many families have returned to using whole grains. Whole grains are what our ancestors used before we reinvented food to what you see today. So shouldn’t this return to the past be great? Yes, but we are missing a pivotal step. Whole grains are what our ancestors used, but we have lost the skills that allow us …Read More »
No Veggies for Me: Guide to Children and Vegetables
As a health coach for families and mothers, I hear one common problem that appears in most families and at most dinner tables. Aversion to vegetables. “No Mommy!!! I won’t eat my ________!!!” Fill-in-the-blank with your choice of vegetable. It’s always the vegetables, rarely the mashed potatoes, the macaroni and cheese, or the cookie. If it is colorful and vibrant in flavor naturally, an alarm goes of in their little brains with a warning, “WARNING: …Read More »
Baked Oatmeal Recipe with Black Currants and Walnuts
Today, I made something wonderful. I made the BEST baked oatmeal recipe that I have ever eaten. As if that wasn’t great in itself, this recipe has no gluten, no sugar, and no dairy. I’m ecstatic! First let me tell you where I found my starting recipe. Martha Stewart shared a baked oatmeal recipe on her website that she originally found from the cookbook Super Natural Every Day by Hedi Swanson. My new recipe isn’t really like the …Read More »
Tantalizing Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Curry
Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Curry I started making my regular curry, heating the oil, adding onions, adding garlic, and then I had cauliflower. So I knew I was making a cauliflower curry, but I wasn’t planning to get creative. Then I was heating up some leftover sweet potatoes at the same time. Then I started thinking . . . I could add these sweet potatoes to my curry, but do sweet potatoes go with …Read More »
Use the Entire Chicken in Four Steps – Boholistic Mom
Using the Entire Chicken Traditionally, in order to eat chicken a person would take an entire chicken that had lived in their yard or farm and kill it. They wouldn’t have just cut off a breast and left the rest. The chicken would have eaten grubs from the ground, weeds, grass, seeds, and insects. It had the freedom to move about the yard and farm without having to step on its own feces. When the owner was …Read More »
Four Food Myths to Watch Out for
I am a little worked up about health lately. So many people around me are ill and I want to do something about it. I truly believe that a lot of illnesses are preventable, treatable, and, most importantly, brought on by false nutritional education. Many illnesses are preventable. I believe that we were created to have good health. Why don’t have good health then? Many of the reasons that we have poor health is …Read More »
Paleo Egg Bacon Muffins – Whole 30 Approved
Paleo Egg and Bacon Muffins Whether you are paleo or doing a Whole 30, these Paleo Egg and Bacon Muffins definitely fit the bill for a quick and easy breakfast recipe. Make this recipe with a 12 cup muffin pan and you have breakfast all week long. What gets simpler than that? Ingredients 12 pieces of bacon 12 eggs 4-6 mushrooms, sliced 1 sweet red bell pepper, diced (optional) Process Set your oven to 350 …Read More »
Real Food, Real People: Jessica
space space space by Jessica I’m reading a Kindle book. I know, I know. But it was cheaper. It’s called “It Starts with Food.” It’s about the Paleo diet – AKA eating food that’s actually good for you. Foods that actually add to your health rather than detracting from it due to unnecessary additives and processing and fake sugar and the works. And about how, if you’re eating real food that really is good …Read More »
Why and When to Buy Organic Foods
I started my organic journey in 2008. My husband and I had just moved to Gulfport, Mississippi and we realized that we needed to make some life changes. I was struggling with IBS. He is in the military and needed to keep fit to pass his fitness tests. On top of it all, we wanted a family. Nothing gets you started thinking about organic foods more than having a baby. We did not know what …Read More »
Real Food, Real People: Brooke
space space space by Brooke Shambley Originally posted on Fancy Little Things: I Stopped Dieting on July 11, 2013 Oh heavens! I used the word diet; please, don’t run away screaming. I no longer fear the word diet. I detest the verb “dieting,” but I absolutely cherish the word diet. Dieting verb The eating small amounts of food, exercising intensely, and feeling dead in the water To eat sparingly or according to prescribed rules – …Read More »
Roasting a Pumpkin – a fall tradition
Roasting a Pumpkin Can I just say that there are a million different ways to cook a pumpkin? So while it may seem like cooking a pie pumpkin is a radical activity, it really isn’t. In fact, it is more rewarding and financially smart than buying those cans of pureed pumpkin. The benefits? Roasting pumpkin in the fall gives you a ton of raw material for recipes, is extremely affordable, and is memorable. A pumpkin is a …Read More »
Huevos Con Chorizo Perfect Whole 30 Recipe
Huevos Con Chorizo Recipe I really enjoy Mexican food. I love the atmosphere, I love the spices, but I do not love the MSG. Sometimes it’s hiding in a sauce, sometimes it’s in the meat, and sometimes it is hiding in my Huevos Con Chorizo. I really dislike additives! I’ve been doing the Whole 30, so I really have to find ways to make my own food and not rely on restaurants as much. So …Read More »
Elderberry Tea Recipe – Reusing Elderberry Syrup Berries
Do you love elderberry syrup, but hate throwing away the used elderberries? This this elderberry tea recipe is for you! Print Elderberry Tea Waste not, want not. Why waste all those beautiful elderberries after you make your elderberry syrup? Use them again by enjoying elderberry tea. Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes Ingredients 2 teaspoons organic elderberries 8 ounces filtered water Instructions Boil 8 ounces of water. …Read More »
