Let’s talk vanilla. Yum, right? How can a house be without it? You’re right; it’s can’t. 🙂 We have always just purchased vanilla extract from the grocery store, no harm, no foul. However, that changed when we started the GAPS diet. The vanilla we were buying at Costco had sugar in it, so it wasn’t GAPS … Read more
Hatch Chiles. . . I can’t imagine a world without ’em. So, when my local Bountiful Baskets offered a 20-pound box of them, do you think I could pass them up?! No way!! 🙂 I knew I wanted to roast most of them and freeze them for later use (can you say SALSA?), because roasted … Read more
When I was a young, newly-wedded lass, by accident I discovered something quite magical: If I put baby carrots into a jar of leftover pickle juice, I would end up with crunchy, juicy, mouth-watering carrot pickles. Yes, my husband did think I was crazy, but it was a feeling he would be growing accustomed to … Read more
Being on a special diet or healing protocol pretty much means any kind of fried potato chips (other than homemade) are out the window. (Especially on the GAPS diet protocol – no potatoes are allowed at all.) This is not really a bad thing. I’ve been reading lately about the levels of acrylamide in commercial … Read more
Hello there! You want to know something funny? One of my favorite snacks has always been sour gummy straws. You know, those sticky, mouth-puckering, strawberry-flavored straws coated in citric acid? The really healthy ones? Oh, er. . . maybe they’re not so healthy. But that’s why this is such a fun tutorial. Because – in … Read more
All my life. . . I never knew. It something our ancestors had ahold of, but I honestly never knew about this until I started the GAPS diet. And I think it’s genius. So let me inform you: there is a free side dish – more like a condiment – that comes with the meat … Read more
So, you’ve just dehydrated the case of tomatoes you got from the local co-op, or your haul from the garden. What on earth do you do with dehydrated tomatoes? I’ll tell you what I do: make tomato powder. What is tomato powder? I’ll define tomato powder as pulverized, powdered dried tomatoes, kept in a cool … Read more
Some of the easiest things I know how to do around the kitchen revolve around coconut. Making coconut butter? As simple as tossing coconut into the high-speed blender. Making coconut milk? Again, with the blender. Making coconut flour? Into the oven and it’s made. So is it any wonder homemade coconut milk yogurt is no … Read more
Ahh, good ol’ oatmeal. A favorite of mine when I was little, now my love for oatmeal has spread to my children as well. We love it because it’s delicious, and what’s more, I love it because you can make all sorts of nutrient-dense additions to it as well. Interestingly enough, when I began learning … Read more
Hello! Remember how we recently learned how to make our own coconut milk? Guess what is a natural, free byproduct of that simple process? Homemade coconut flour! Exciting, am I right? This process is even easier than the coconut milk. You’ll love it. But first, I’d love to tell you more about coconut flour. Goodness, … Read more