Are you still drinking coffee? Do you start the day with your morning cup of joe, then hit the Starbucks after lunch? Folks, coffee is not your friend. That caffeine high comes with a steep price tag — your health. The truth is, caffeine is a psychotropic drug. If we want to be healthy, all caffeinated [...]
The Garden Remedy that Survived the Bubonic Plague: Four Thieves Vinegar
July 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
Four Thieves Vinegar can cure the plague, at least, that’s what French folklore teaches us. And while I can’t comment on the veracity of this statement (and, no, it hasn’t been approved by the Food & Drug Administration), I will say that in every little garden whether it’s an expansive lot on a farmstead, a [...]
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October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
That’s me in the left-hand corner of your screen, all cheery and eager and blissful. And that’s Ann Marie of Cheeseslave, Kelly of Kelly the Kitchen Kop and Kimberly of Harkeisonline, too – the real food blogs you should be reading if you aren’t already. You long-time real food lovers may remember that last year, I attended the conference with these [...]
Recipe: Spiced Kombucha Vinaigrette
April 22, 2010 By 17 Comments
Kombucha vinaigrette, may seem like an unusual take on the classic combination of olive oil and balsamic or red wine vinegar, but, when complemented by the unique flavors of clove and allspice it can become a nourishing, if unique dressing for any salad. I find it pairs particularly well with the sweetness of beets, apples, pears and nuts. Reminiscent of apple cider vinegar in combination with club soda, kombucha offers a unique flavor that is growing in popularity as more and more natural foods enthusiasts learn to cherish the beverage – a sweetened tea that undergoes a unique fermentation process through the use of a mother or symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast.
28-day Real Food Challenge: The End
February 28, 2010 By 52 Comments
Did you miss the 28-day Real Food Challenge? You can always view the challenge’s archives, or why not sign-up as we give it a second go? Twenty-eight days later, and here we are – at the end of the 28-day Real Food Challenge. Throughout the challenge briefly examined the fundamental aspects of improving that which [...]
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