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Apple Ginger Kefir
Tonight is our in between night before our kombucha is ready for the week. Kombucha is a great probiotic, fermented tea that takes about 7-10 days to culture. It’s slightly carbonated when finished, and teeters between slightly sweet and vinegary sour. My children have grown to love this stuff. I have found the tutorials at…
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Raw Cacao Ice Cream
I inherited an ice cream weakness from my father, who claims he can NOT go to bed without having a helping of chocolate ice cream. Apparently, my husband also must have inherited this weakness. Since even organic ice cream has cosmetic anti-freeze in it (and it’s $6 for a half gallon!), we invested in a…
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Soaking Your Grains – Resources
As part of a traditional, nourishing diet, cultures have been soaking their grains for many years. Whether it is corn soaked in lime water, or lentils in vinegar; soaking grains helps to break down the anti-nutrients (such as phytic acid) that inhibit the digestibility and absorption of important vitamins and minerals. As a general rule,…
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Too Cute
Even the little ones like to get in on Scripture night. Mikey has been working on his John 3:16 for a little while now. Then recently Ian wanted in on the action and decided that if I recite the Scripture, it still counts.
