I recently came across an article that described what the original Thanksgiving dinner would have been like. It seemed to look down its long aquiline nose at the simpler fare of 1621, as if our modern smorgasbord actually could boast a superior culinary position. Today, typical meals include lavish, sweet pies made with vegetable oils […]
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With 1 in 133 in the U.S. affected with celiac disease[1], it’s not too surprising that gluten-free diets are popular these days. But people with Celiac’s disease aren’t the only ones who benefit from gluten-free fare. Did you know, it’s been estimated that 97% of Americans who have Celiac’s disease are not diagnosed?[2] Many people
Children learn many things in the school, don’t they? Math equations, pronouns, sports and games, but the last thing you want them to soak up is a taste for nutritionally vacant and maybe even harmful foods. Cafeteria foods are notoriously unhealthy and gross. (I remember visiting with the head cook at my son’s school and
Back to school? 5 Tips to outsmart lunch menus! Read More »
What do I mean by whole foods? I mean pure foods….. Those foods that are not adulterated by pasteurization, homogenization, preservatives, denaturing and manipulative processes. I mean foods as they are and as God intended. True, there are some methods that we’ve come up with, to enhance beautiful and whole foods, but it’s only to
11 Ways to Get Whole Foods into Your diet; Make Your Own in a Jiffy Read More »
My 18 year old is working in the landscaping business this summer. He’s in the hot sun all day, and so I worry. I’m less concerned though, than I might be because I have homeopathy. And so does he. Every morning he makes a homeopathic electrolyte concoction that he carries with him on the job. Water
Tell us some of the important nutritional basics for nourishing our kids: The most important basics in the kitchen are also the most interesting to kids so they can easily get involved. Making raw cultured dairy such as raw yogurt and kefir are science and life projects at their best. So are fermented vegetables.
Joette interviewed for Natural Parenting Center blog Read More »
It’s about as casual and common a question as, “How’s it going?” And because cholesterol is made out to be the dirty culprit responsible for high rates of heart disease, many stay on top of their cholesterol levels and try desperately to keep them below whatever the doctors are touting as the now, new dangerous
Hey, What’s Your Cholesterol? Read More »
(-From “Secret Spoonfuls-Confessions of a Sneaky Mom” CD booklet) I like this cookie recipe because there is no need to soak the flour. (All grains need to be soaked in lacto-fermented fashion.) Arrowroot is not a grain so there’s no problem with allergies. It is naturally white, too! From this one cookie dough many variations
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I make no apologies; I’m a food snob. I despise chain restaurants and I’m often suspicious of locally owned versions too. It’s from experience, not only from culinary disappointments but as a result of MSG illness in my family, just one too many times. Is it too much to ask that my meal be enjoyable
MSG: The Flavor We Can Do Without Read More »
When you read how simple this is, you’re going to wish you had know about it years ago. Goodness! I’ve spent a lot of unnecessary money on the store-bought version before I learned about this. The recipe: (if you could call it that) You break up about 10 vanilla beans either dried or not,
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