When we went to a local u-pick farm last week, we brought home way more berries than we knew what to do with. We washed as many as we could eat with our natural produce wash and ate as many as our bellies would hold, but I realized we needed a plan for the 11 pounds of strawberries otherwise they'd go bad - fast. The next day when I asked the kids what they'd like for breakfast, it was the perfect storm of ... Continue Reading
Archives for July 2013
{Yummy} Recipe: Crispy Almonds
This post contains affiliate links. If you're following along with the little call to actions at the end of each post, you've got a jar full of nuts or bean sitting on your counter happily germinating away without any strenuous effort from you. When you wake up tomorrow, you'll see them trying to push their little sprouts through an end of the nut. By the way, those call to actions - Do Somethings - are ... Continue Reading
The Science Behind Soaking Grains
What does it mean to soak grains? Well, besides sprouting and making sourdough, soaking whole grain flour is one way to maximize the benefits found within the grain. The nutrition you find in whole grains is locked inside by three main components, phytic acid, phytates, and phytase. I'm still not fully versed in all-things phytates, phytic acid and phytase and likely will never be. But I do feel well ... Continue Reading
{Yummy} Recipe: Strawberry Key Lime Cheesecake
This post contains affiliate links. We've always been a "watch your waste" family. When our income was cut by 50% nearly six years ago, we cut all unnecessary expenses and lowered every remaining bill to the lowest possible. Included was downgrading the size of our trash can. Recycle cans were free, so we learned how to recycle more and waste less. A good thing to learn in the long run, ... Continue Reading