Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free and/or Grain-Free, Real Food Recipes, Soups & Stews

Turkey Vegetable Rice Soup Recipe

I seriously love soup. I eat it almost year round, even in the summer. I always make soup by the gallon (sometimes 2-3 gallons at a time) and then I carefully portion it up into meal-sized servings and freeze. That way lunches, dinners, and even breakfasts are a no brainer. Yes, you can eat soup...

January 26, 2011

Basics, Budget, & Processed Food Replacements

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...

November 30, 2010

Food

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...

October 16, 2010

Food

The Milk Debate – Raw versus Pasteurized

The controversial debate over raw milk consumption is one that is not going away any time soon. Learn some of the major differences between raw milk and pasteurized milk.

September 11, 2010

Food

The Truth About Raw Milk

I came across a couple of fantastic articles on the Journal of Living Food and Healing’s website. Rather than regurgitate all of the info in the posts – and frankly, there is far too much to do so – I strongly encourage you to read Part 1 and Part 2. If that’s not enough to...

September 7, 2010