After removing processed foods, especially all industrialized oils, from our kitchen last year making our own chips and crackers have become a fun way to experiment with flavors, techniques and flours. It is a wonderful feeling leaving the grocery store without any boxes of crackers or bags of chips which are both made with unhealthy […]
Masa Flour Tortillas & Chips (Corn Tortillas) Read More »
Liver, it’s an amazing superfood and is one I highly recommend to all clients. I won’t spend time discussing the benefits of liver here, you can message me if you have any questions, but here is a quick and easy way to make paté. If you hate the taste of liver, try soaking it in
Grass-Fed Beef Liver Paté with Bacon Read More »
When was the last time you used spelt flour? Most likely never. However, if you lived before 1900, spelt flour would have most likely been the flour you used on a daily basis. But it almost vanished from the agriculture radar for 100 years until in the 1980s it started to enjoy a comeback. And
Spelt vs Modern Wheat…plus spelt cracker recipe Read More »
I happen to have a fairy godmother who supplied me this summer with apples and grapes (and also does all my sewing projects and supplies Vivi with tutus and costumes and clothes). She is one of those friends who is incredibly crafty and equally generous with her talents and skills. Because of her, I rarely
Apple Chips…doesn’t get much easier than this… Read More »
When I go and do kitchen inventories I will often find tortillas in the fridge. And a lot of the time they are whole wheat tortillas because people are trying to make a smart healthy purchase. Before going through the ingredients with them, I will ask a simple question, ” How many ingredients should be
How many ingredients are in your whole wheat tortillas? There should be 4. Read More »
I used to rationalize that as long as it was an organic bar, then letting my daughters eat a bar for breakfast as we rushed off for the day was okay. In fact I would tell myself, I was feeding them a wonderful bar fortified with vitamins and minerals (fortified vitamins to be discussed in
Cookie for breakfast? Do tell me more…. Read More »
I used to be a sucker for fancy crackers and chips when I walked down the aisle of my local health food store aka New Pioneer Co op. I have a strict rule of only buying what is on sale but thanks to weekly and bi monthly sales that means there is always a new
Olive Oil Herb Crackers Read More »
I have been talking about making my own almond butter for goodness knows how long. I told countless people about how easy it supposedly was and that I planned on doing it that week…well that week turned into the next and co op’s grinder is so convenient…I finally sat down to do it today. And
Almond…eh Let’s Throw in Pecans… Butter Read More »
This love affair with my granola balls started when I began to make my own granola bars. They are delicious and I will post that recipe later. But then one day I got lazy. Apparently for me, forming things into a bar is harder than a ball. So balls were made. And now there is
My Go-To “Pop in the Mouth” Energy Snack & Happy Accident Granola/Muesli Combo Read More »