Today, I welcome Amber Eisler to share a with us about the benefits and how-to’s of sourdough. Sourdough is often thought of as a mysterious, temperamental, or outdated ingredient. However with a little information and experience anyone can bake using this traditional method of incorporating a live culture. Sourdough is wild yeast and desirable bacteria [...]
Tuscan Style Potato Soup
by Lindsay on Mar 08, 2010 in recipes & kitchen tips
It may be on the end of soup season, but this creation was too good to not share with you all. If you like rich, creamy, warm, and comforting soups, this is definitely one you should try. It is similar in style and contents to my Zuppa Tuscana, but has it’s own unique flavor and [...]
How to Make Coconut Milk Kefir
by Lindsay on Mar 04, 2010 in health & nutrition, recipes & kitchen tips
Lately I have been exploring in the world of coconut milk kefir! Our family has been consuming regular raw milk kefir for a few years now, but recently, we lost our frugal milk source, and I was forced to rethink and consider some other nutritious options. Enter…coconut milk kefir! Kefir is typically made from cow’s [...]
Gnowfglins Fundamental eCourse: Basic Simple Healthy Cooking
by Lindsay on Feb 05, 2010 in natural & green, news & giveaways, recipes & kitchen tips
I have had the privilege of reviewing the new release of Gnowfglins Fundamental eCourse, and I am excited to share it with you all today. This is an online healthy and traditional food cooking eCourse that is a basic introduction to whole and living foods, from soaking whole grains, soaking nuts and seeds, cooking beans, [...]
10 Reasons Why I Recommend the Blendtec
by Lindsay on Jan 25, 2010 in recipes & kitchen tips
I was totally blessed to receive a Blendtec Home Total Blender for my birthday this past year from my wonderful hubby, as it’s been on my wishlist for some time. I must admit that the price tag turned me off for the longest time, but this purchase was made in response to three questions. Will [...]
Zuppa Tuscana Soup
by Lindsay on Jan 18, 2010 in recipes & kitchen tips
Recently a dear friend inspired me with the idea of creating a mock Zuppa Tuscana recipe from the classic soup at Olive Garden. This has definitely been my favorite item on their menu for the occasions when we visited this restaurant. After experimenting with making it at home, and experiencing such wonderful results, I just [...]
Healthy Homemade Peanut Brittle: A Great Gift & Treat!
by Lindsay on Dec 08, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips
My Papa is a big peanut brittle fan so I like to make him a batch of it for Christmas. The problem is that most recipes for peanut brittle are based around corn syrup. I prefer to avoid this ingredient, so my goal this year was to make my own peanut brittle from natural sweeteners. [...]
Healthy Homemade Fudge: A Great Gift!
by Lindsay on Dec 07, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips
Need a simple easy treat to give away this holiday? How about some delicious healthy fudge that is incredibly easy to assemble? I adapted this recipe from Kimi’s edition of healthy fudge. I don’t use coconut sugar, so I had to do some experimenting to use with honey. I used raw honey to sweeten and [...]
Homemade Vanilla Extract
by Lindsay on Nov 24, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips
I absolutely love vanilla extract! Talk about a fun, easy and delicious homemade gift idea! Organic vanilla extract can be quite spendy at the store, and with these cute jars you cannot go wrong in blessing family and friends and your own kitchen cupboard. I made 6 (4 oz bottles) this last weekend and they [...]
Nourishing Crockpot Carnival
by Lindsay on Nov 17, 2009 in recipes & kitchen tips
Welcome to the Nourishing Crockpot Carnival! So glad you could join me today! This is a place where we are all uniting together to share crockpot recipes that will help busy wives and moms prepare nutritious meals for your families. Are you in a busy season of life? Do you want to serve nutritious whole [...]
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