Join me and two of our sons in the kitchen as we show you the step-by-step process to make sauerkraut. Real sauerkraut is made by the same lacto-fermentation process we described in our Making Cultured Veggies Video. The process is the same but the method is slightly different. We explain it all in detail in [...]
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Making Cultured Vegetables Video
Today we share a step-by-step video of the process of culturing vegetables. If you think cultured vegetables are just fancified city slickers of the produce world you may need to read the info below and then come back to the video ; ) Many people are familiar with cultured foods but often don’t [...]
2 Easy Eggplant Casserole GF
This is a gluten-free, naturally low-carb eggplant casserole recipe I recently created. As the old saying goes, “necessity is the mother of invention” and that’s sort of how this recipe came about; I’m a mother and it was necessary that we eat so I invented this casserole. Sort of. Actually, we got an eggstra large [...]
Chia Gel Egg Replacement or Thickener (Vegan)
If you are following a Vegan diet (either long-term or temporarily for a cleanse or detox) or are just out of eggs you can make a quick and easy (and healthy!) replacement for your recipe. First of all you will need to have Chia Seeds. Yes, the little bitty seeds that grow “hair” on a [...]
Christmas Cookies
What would Christmas time be without cookies?! Here is a link to a comprehensive cookie collection. You can tweak any recipe to make it healthy. Here are three classic Christmas cookies that we’ve taken the high-glycemic sugars out of and substituted healthier choices. The cookies are still pretty high on the glycemic index since they are [...]
G/F, S/F Chocolate Chip Cookies
* This recipe is a lower glycemic version of another recipe – see below Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Line baking sheet with parchment paper Dry Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups blanched almond flour 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (like Real Salt or Celtic Sea Salt, etc.) 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Wet Ingredients: 10 tablespoons butter, melted [...]
Raw Kale Chips
These raw kale chips have built-in digestive enzymes and probiotics from the culture brine. This is a mighty green super snack that even the kids love! Ingredients: 1 or 2 bunches of kale (any variety – but we prefer the curly) 1 1/2 cups brine from homemade cultured veggies of any type (see video) 1 cup [...]
