Have you ever made your own homemade vanilla extract? I will never go back to buying vanilla extract. It is so easy to make your own at home, costs a fraction of what a bottle of high-quality vanilla extract costs, and tastes amazing! Plus, it’s pure, with no additives, sugar, etc. I make both a… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Food Prep
Batch Cooking: Cook A Lot Now, Save Time Later
Life is busy. At least, I know it is for me. Things during the week can sometimes get so hectic that the last thing on my mind is what to fix for dinner. Then, 5:00pm rolls around and I realize that I have no idea what we are going to eat. For years, I avoided… Continue Reading
How to Make Your Own Coconut Milk
I cannot believe the price of coconut milk lately! For quite some time, I have purchased Native Forest Coconut Milk, because it was the only brand of coconut milk that I knew was BPA-free. I used to get mine through the Amazon.com Subscribe and Save program (which is awesome, BTW). At the time, I was getting a case of 12 cans… Continue Reading
Soaking Your Grains – The Phytic Acid Connection
Whole grains are a staple in most households today. We all know that whole grain has much more nutritional value than refined grains, so opting for brown rice or whole wheat flour is a much healthier option. But, did you know that in order to get the optimum nutrition from grains, you should soak them? Whole grains… Continue Reading
Persnickety Pomegranates: How to Open a Pomegranate
Pomegranates are one of my favorite winter fruits. I always get excited when I walk into the grocery store and see the first bin of the season, filled with bright red fruit! Pomegranates can be tricky – the first time I ever got one and attempted to open it, it was a disaster. I didn’t… Continue Reading