I have been making smoothies for about 15 years. I remember being the only one in my church at the time walking around with a quart sized mason jar full of something green, usually kale, berries, pineapple, homemade almond milk or filtered water. Usually there was also what I would’ve called superfoods like chlorella or…
Hi friend, so have you ever soaked flour? It’s a great way to reduce phytic acid in your whole grain flours. Phytic acid is a natural substance in grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes. It’s a protective agent to the plant helping it to retain it’s nutrients since plants eat the food they make through photosynthesis…
In case your family has been considering parasite cleansing together, I figured I’d share here what we are doing. Allow me to share my thoughts on parasites. First we shouldn’t be afraid of them. We in fact need them to a degree. When we have too many we can become nutrient deficient, and have a…
On our last Azure Standard order we had ordered 25 pounds of organic pears. That’s a lot of pears. We love them though and it’s really fun creating recipes with them, or just adding them to meals. They are so nice in fall salads, cooked in butter and cinnamon for a breakfast side, or just…
I absolutely love cultured and fermented foods. They are generally easy to make, especially these tomatoes, delicious, and good for your body. Anti-nutrients in plants are broken down, nutrition is made more bioavailable, and can even increase it in some cases. It’s a great way to help foods last longer as well. We have an…
I surprised my husband with biscuit breakfast sandwiches this weekend using these biscuits and he said it brought him back to his childhood, and he wants them for breakfast on his birthday. This recipe makes 6 biscuits, you can easily double or triple it. Use them just as a vehicle for butter, or for bread…
When our family did a makeover with our health and home routines, what we ate, the products we used around the home, etc 14 years ago, I began learning how to make my own body care products. I’d even began a small natural body care line. At the time a favorite of my customers were…
Quiche is a huge favorite in our house. I love the flexibility. You really can throw just about anything in there and get a fairly quick, nourishing meal for any time of day. Add meats, cheeses, and leftover cooked veggies. If you come to our home during breakfast time, don’t be surprised if there is…
This recipe is total comfort food. It is nourishing and delicious. You can pare it with the latkes like I did. We had this meal during Hanukkah. You could also throw some potatoes or other root veggies in the oven at the same time while the ribs cook. I didn’t have room with the 5…
It’s rare at our house that we make frosting, only on special occasions. When those occasions arise though, if you have these ingredients at home, it’s really simple to pull off a nice frosting with real food. It can be a fun decadence for certain desserts for sure. I prefer to keep it as simple…
