20 Real Food Homemade Ice Cream Recipes Yum! Summer’s not quite over – especially for us here in Arizona! But I figure homemade ice cream recipes are good year-round. 🙂 Sometimes we think of ice cream as an unhealthy, sugar-filled, fat-laden overindulgent treat with no merits. But I really feel differently! Sure, most store-bought…
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How to Make Water Kefir / Water Kefir Tutorial
How do I tell you about water kefir? Water kefir sort of changed my life. Does that sound unbelievable? It’s true; if I could pinpoint one change we made that made the most difference in our lives, I would chalk it up to water kefir. That fizzy, bubbly, tingly, probiotic vitamin powerhouse. It was…
How to Dehydrate Watermelon (yes, you really can!)
Have you ever dehydrated watermelon? Did you even know you could dehydrate watermelon? As much as we love to dehydrate various foods, it wasn’t until this year that my husband decided to dehydrate some watermelon, when we were overflowing with it one evening. Turned out, it was a success, much like…
22 Healthy Gummy Snacks Recipes
 Gummy snacks are really a quick and easy way to make your own healthy snacks at home. They’re fun and the kids can join in, too! All you need are a few key ingredients. You can use silicone molds or even ice cube trays. The great thing about gummies  – there are…
How to Make Homemade Broth Cubes for Instant Broth
Broth, once something that I used to be intimidated to try, has become a staple in our home. (Here’s a simple homemade broth tutorial I recently wrote if you’re interested in learning how to make it easily at home.) After the process of making broth, there is only really one minor drawback as far…
Chocolate Protein Smoothie – Dairy-Free
Have you ever thought that in order to have a healthy protein shake, you’d have to buy some expensive meal-replacement shake or pre-made powder mix? I know I used to think that too. Now, there’s nothing wrong with pre-made protein mixes if they contain healthy ingredients, but you can easily make your own…
How to Make Bone Broth
I’ll just go ahead and say it. Bone broth used to scare me. Sounds silly, I know, but I had been reading Nourishing Traditions, my favorite cookbook, for a long time before I was brave enough to start incorporating it into our family kitchen. Why? I don’t know. I guess bone broth intimidated me. I…
9 Healthy Coffee Alternatives
Coffee. Hey, let me make one thing clear: I adore coffee. I’m a coffee adorer. I don’t think there’s another beverage our country has quite an obsession with like coffee. (Don’t judge my sentence structure, because I am probably in need of coffee right now.) However… Sometimes people don’t react well to coffee. Or sometimes…
Dairy/Egg/Nut-Free Banana Bread
So, since my kids are not able to have dairy (except for ghee, which is awesome), eggs, or nuts, something like banana nut bread, in years past, would have been out of the question. But thank goodness for improvising! We (my hubby and I) have worked out a fantastic dairy egg nut free banana bread…
29 Creative and Healthy Hot Chocolate Recipes
‘Tis the season for hot chocolate…. isn’t that how the song goes? 🙂 ‘Tis the season for healthy hot chocolate recipes too! These hot chocolate recipes are not only creative, they are healthy and yummy. Be sure to check them out! Here’s a tip: did you know you can substitute cacao powder for cocoa powder?…
