Pomegranite Fruit Gummy Snacks It’s not just my kids who are big on gummies and fruit snacks. I am a big fan as well. The ones at the store claim “fruit”, but if you read the ingredient list you will see a lot more sugar or high-fructose corn syrup than fruit. Thanks to Butter Believer for the […]
Why Ferment? Before the invention of refrigeration, fermenting was the preferred method of food preservation all over the world. Not only does fermentation preserve food, but it actually increases it’s nutritional value but adding pro-biotics (beneficial bacteria) to your gut, which can aid in digestion and strengthen the immune system! Fermented foods come in all […]
How to Make Sauerkraut Fermented foods are how people have taken their pro-biotics for thousands of years and they are so much tastier than a pill! I learned how to make sauerkraut a couple of years ago and is one of the easiest and yummiest fermented foods to make. You only need 3 ingredients. […]
Chocolate Eggnog… mmmmmmm…… Chocolate Eggnog is full of things I WANT my kids to consume with no compromises. It has protein and Vitamin K2 in the eggs, calcium and good fats in the milk, plus important minerals from the raw cacao and sea salt. This chocolate eggnog is also low in sugar, but […]
I’m not gonna lie. These are delicious. This one was born out of my mid-afternoon wandering through the kitchen looking for something sweet. It was one of those times I am glad I don’t keep junk food in the house, because I would have eaten ALL of it. Instead I let creativity get the better […]
A while back I bought a large back of oats. Not, the rolled kind that you make into oatmeal, but the whole, straight out of the field kind:
This weekend someone gave me a HUGE zucchini. The kind that reminds me that everything is bigger in Texas. They grew it in their garden and said there was more where that came from! Such a big beautiful zuchini was destined for greatness. And greatness was achieved. Primal Chocolate Zucchini Brownies. This is how. 8 […]
Have you heard of Milk Kefir? Milk kefir is a tangy, delicious cousin of yogurt that is easy to culture right on your kitchen counter! All you need are kefir grains (pictured above) and milk. The grains themselves are not a grain at all, but a rubbery, white substance that looks a little like cauliflower. […]
Kefir smoothies are part of breakfast almost every day. They are delicious and so quick and easy. In order to make kefir smoothies, first you need milk kefir. To make a strawberry kefir smoothie, like ours, simply take: 3 cups kefir 3/4 frozen strawberries 1/4 tsp stevia powder or honey to taste 1/2 tsp almond […]
So, even though as a teen I consumed mountain dew like it was going out of style, as an adult I have never been a soda drinker. When we go to birthday parties, I give my kids sprite mixed half and half with water and they think it’s amazing. So last Fall I started making […]
