I love coconut oil. Shocker, huh? If you’re not already familiar with the awesome coconutty world that I love, check out these posts: Coconut Oil Health Benefits: Why is it so Wonderful? Let’s Get Personal: How Coconut Oil Has Been Helping Me 52 Uses for Coconut Oil – The Simple, The Strange, and The Downright… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Real Food
The Importance of Fermentation: An Interview with Sandor Katz
Many of you will remember that in 2012, I got serious about fermenting and started a new series called 52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria, where I featured a new ferment recipe or fermentation-related post each week in 2012. I ran into some set-backs in the fall of 2012, and I didn’t get to finish… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Fizzy With It! Your Water Kefir Flavor Guide
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Coconut Oil Offers Hope For Those Suffering From ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s
Coconut oil continues to amaze me in the hope it offers for a wide variety of illnesses and for improved overall health. We live in such a toxic world with such poor quality food. Add on the fact that most people have been led to believe that fat is bad, and saturated fat is downright… Continue Reading
Make Your Own: Homemade Deodorant Recipe with Rosemary, Lemongrass, and Coconut Oil
Finally! A homemade deodorant recipe that works (at least for me). This rosemary lemongrass deodorant recipe was inspired by one of my favorite, non-toxic deodorants from Bubble and Bee. I gave up commercial deodorants a long time ago, since I knew they were filled with all sorts of toxic ingredients. I have tried pretty much every non-toxic deodorant out there, plus several DIY… Continue Reading
52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria – Week 34 – Lactofermented Red Onion Recipe (Updated for the Pickl-It)
I am slooooooowly going through my old ferments and getting them updated for the Pickl-It jars. I will, at some point, get them all updated. It’s just going to take me awhile! I did get my original pickled onion recipe updated and that is what I’m sharing with you this week. This recipe is SO… Continue Reading
52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria – Week 33 – Lactofermented Citrus Ginger Carrots Recipe
Oh hello! I am sure you thought that my fermenting had fallen off the face of the earth. I am ashamed to admit it, but I haven’t posted a new fermenting recipe since the first of September. Eek. The reasons for this are many, but I’m not going to go into that here. Let’s just… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Personal: How Coconut Oil Has Been Helping Me
UPDATE 12/28/12: Since I published this post in October, I have received countless emails, comments, and messages about coconut oil and weight loss and how it is or is not working for them. I LOVE hearing from you, however, I do want to stress the importance of this. Please, please, please do not think that this… Continue Reading
Coconut Oil Uses – New Images
Recently, I created a series of images for the Delicious Obsessions Facebook page, on various ways to use coconut oil. I know that not everyone is on Facebook, so I wanted to share those images here as well! These images contain no where near all of the uses there are for coconut oil. If you… Continue Reading
52 Weeks of Bad A** Bacteria – Week 32 – Lactofermented Garlic (Updated for the Pickl-It)
When I started out on this lactofermentation journey this year, the very first ferment that I made was fermented garlic. It was so easy to do and the results were amazingly delicious. The cloves lost their heat and almost became buttery in texture. The flavors were strongly garlic, but they were more complex than just… Continue Reading