One quart of water down and 7 to go! Today starts my January Water Fast and I’ve set a goal to drink 2 gallons of water today to help kick-start my body’s detox & healing. (I’m not aiming to drink 2 gallons ever day during my fast , just today and maybe tomorrow) I’m doing…
My family’s traditional, New Year’s Day Meal for Good Luck is Pork and Kraut (aka Pork Roast and Sauerkraut with Hot Dogs and Kielbasa served with copious piles of creamy Mashed Potatoes, if I were to be more specific). When I first met my husband and learned that his family shared the same tradition as mine,…
It’s universally accepted that breaded chicken is one of the most popular foods. With choices from southern fried chicken, chicken fried steak to chicken nuggets, there’s a favorite for everyone to choose from. These Baked Chicken Dippers and Ranch are my favorite breaded chicken recipe – the breading is crispy and flavorful, yet the interior chicken is tender…
One of the best way to ensure you eat healthy throughout the week, is to prepare ahead of time so that you aren’t caught hungry without a plan! With these Sausage & Kale Omelets in a Jar you’ll always be prepared for a healthy meal no matter how busy you are. By simply filling Wide-Mouth 1/2…
You might have heard of kombucha, the lightly fermented tea that has achieved considerable popularity among the healthy-eating crowd. Traditionally associated with Asia, Russia, and Germany, kombucha became a popular drink globally by the late 1990s. Advocates claim it enhances cognition, stimulates immune function, supports weight loss, can be applied as a therapy for almost any…
I have to admit.. and this is probably shocking to hear.. but I make AWUL coffee. Like many of my other kitchen-skills I acquired from my grandmother, I also make really shitty-dish pan water-coffee to. I don’t really LOVE coffee, I mean I like coffee and enjoy a special mug of fun fancy coffee, but…
Smoked Salmon mixed into a probiotic-rich blend of cream cheese, crème fraîche, and greek yogurt, along with fresh herbs, makes a delicious Smoked Salmon Spread you’ll be sure to enjoy. Serve with on toasted slices of grain-free french bread or on crackers as a snack, in hollowed-out cucumber chunks as an appetizer, spread on a grain-free bagel…
We can harness probiotic bacteria to make many wonderful things, but crème fraîche is by far the easiest. This nutty, buttery, soured cream can be frustratingly hard to find in prepared form and—if you do happen to find it—can cost you as much as a dollar an ounce. Crème fraîche can be sweetened and whipped…
All the flavors you crave with your holiday turkey, but packed full of probiotic goodness – With just one week until Thanksgiving, you have plenty of time to make up a batch of my delicious Fermented Cranberry Orange Relish! For those of you who are new to fermenting, this is the prefect recipe for you! There’s…
I gotta admit, trying to photograph cooked white rice is definitely a challenge to my growing photography skills and I was so hesitant to even post’em because I’m totally not satisfied with how they look BUT I know you all really need to have this recipe – despite my horrible photography slump! While we don’t eat grains often,…
Rice, the lifeblood of so many nations’ cuisines, is perhaps the most ubiquitous food in the world. In Asia, where an estimated 90 percent of all rice is consumed, the pillowy grains are part of almost every meal. In the Caribbean, where the starch is often mixed with beans, it’s a staple too. Even here in the United States, where…
There’s only one way to describe these Savory Spinach and Feta Waffles – DELICIOUS! Even I have to admit that I was shocked that they turned out so amazing awesome on the very first try, rarely does that happen with this type of recipe – where you blindly mix together ingredients and you can’t taste…