Simple Fermented Carrots Recipe

How to ferment carrots - one of the easiest ferments and they taste so yummy too.

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

How to Dehydrate Beets – Beet Chips

How to dehydrate beets and make your own beet chips!

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

How to Dehydrate Kiwi

How to dehydrate kiwi - dried kiwi snacks

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

The Free Ingredient that Comes with Your Meat

I can't believe I've been missing out on this all these years. It's full of nourishing ingredients and ...

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

Making Tomato Powder

How to make tomato powder

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

How To Make Homemade Coconut Yogurt With TWO Ingredients

Homemade coconut yogurt is easy! Here's how.

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

How to Make Soaked Oatmeal

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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

Homemade Coconut Flour

How to make your own coconut flour

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