I love the convenience of a homemade granola bar. It can be wrapped up and thrown in a bag, it is is fully customizable, and they can be made for pennies. I can get 16 to 20 granola bars per batch (depending on how thick I cut them), so they cost a fraction of store-bought versions. Even more appealing is … Read More
Friday Happy Hour #8
Welcome to Friday Happy Hour! Check out all of the interesting things Kelly and Tamara found this week. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage, enjoy and cheers!
The Science and History of Fermented Foods
This is the second post in my series on the benefits to your gut health of adding fermented and cultured foods to your diet. As you know, I recently completed the Certified Healing Foods Specialist coursework through Immunitrition. I learned so much about culturing foods and I can’t wait to share it all with you! Do you ever wonder how … Read More
October Unprocessed Update
I wanted to give an update for how I am proceeding with October Unprocessed, the challenge posed by Andrew Wilder over at Eating Rules. I have been posting some photos of some of the meals my family has eaten on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If you are interested in the challenge, it’s not too late to sign up! You can … Read More
Ditch the store bought Mayo!
If you happen to be a newbie in the Real Foods arena, one of the simplest things you can do is to make your own condiments. Personally, I started with Mayonnaise. By mastering the basics (homemade broth, dressings, sauces, marinades, condiments, etc) you set a great foundation from which to build your healthy kitchen. When I cleaned out our kitchen … Read More
Friday Happy Hour #7
Welcome to Friday Happy Hour! Check out all of the interesting things Kelly and Tamara found this week. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage, enjoy and cheers!
The Bugs in Your Belly
As I have said previously, I just completed the Certified Healing Foods Specialist course from Immunitrition in September. The course was packed full of great information that I can not wait to share with all of you. I am going to start a series on the importance of maintaining the balance of bacteria in our gut and the benefits of … Read More
October Unprocessed Begins!!
I posted previously about Eating Rules October Unprocessed challenge. Well, October has begun! You can take the pledge here! There are some great posts and information on how to eat ‘unprocessed’, tips, recipes, etc. here. There is also an amazing October Unprocessed Guide in pdf format for you to download here. My family has signed the pledge and will participate. … Read More
Who Likes Chocolate Chip Cookies?
Better yet – who likes soft, gooey, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookies? I do!! I really, really do. Ever since I ditched the Tollhouse recipe, I have been searching for a version that tasted like Tollhouse, but had better ingredients. Above all, it had to be soft. I didn’t want a cardboard cookie that tasted like wheat. Here is my answer, … Read More
Friday Happy Hour #6
Welcome to Friday Happy Hour! Check out all of the interesting things Kelly and Tamara found this week. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage, enjoy and cheers!
Real Food Transition: Sea Salt
Salt has a rich history in our society. Originating in living oceans or from dried up sea beds, salt is an essential nutrient for humans and throughout time people have searched high and low to find it. Salt was widely traded with salt routes criss-crossing the Earth. Salt was oftentimes traded ounce for ounce with gold; salt was literally worth … Read More
Homemade Bone Broth – A Lost Art
In Traditional Societies all around the world, bone broth was a common kitchen staple not only because cultures wanted to use every bit of an animal, but also because broths are a nutritional powerhouse, full of minerals and micronutrients essential for good health. These days, when people think of broth, they think of the carton on the shelf at the … Read More
Friday Happy Hour #5
Welcome to Friday Happy Hour! Check out all of the interesting things Kelly and Tamara found this week. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage, enjoy and cheers!
A month without processed foods?
Could you go one month without eating processed foods? That is the challenge that Andrew Wilder over at Eating Rules is asking people to undertake! For the month of October, he is asking people to pledge to avoid processed foods. You can sign up over at his site. What an awesome idea! Processed foods fill the diets of so many … Read More
My Frappuccino Protein Smoothie Recipe
Frappuccino Protein Smoothie Recipe There are lots of ways to add protein to a smoothie but often I like to add protein powder to my smoothie after a hard workout. It is something I do and feel is important for my recovery. One day I had a little coffee leftover from my morning cup and I came up with this … Read More
Dilly Carrots – How to Make Pickled Carrots
I just love pickled foods. So does my family. Pickles, in particular. My kids would eat an entire jar of pickles if I let them. There is just something magical about the combination of salt, dill, and garlic.