Aside from getting kombucha for literally pennies when you make it at home, controlling the flavor and having full confidence in the purity and freshness are the next best benefits. There are several ways to change the flavor of your kombucha, which can be done as part of the initial process, and also after the initial brewing is complete. If you're new to kombucha I … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Dog Chew Treat
In continuing my love affair with the easy to grow and extremely cheap butternut squash, I decided to use some for dog treats. After Googling, "butternut squash dehydrated dog treats" the first article I found was (no kidding) about 1/2 page of ingredients and 3 or 4 pages of instructions. I don't spend that much time cooking my own food. … [Read more...]
Things My Dog Likes
While you're doing your best to eat healthy there's no reason to leave Man's Best Friend out of the loop. Although some human foods are bad for dogs (and vice versa), there are many healthy human foods that are good for your four legged buddy. … [Read more...]
Crispy Raw Crackers
Store bought for $1.40 per gram, versus home made for .23 cents per gram. One of the hardest things for me on my healthier diet is giving up my favorite junk foods, like crunchy corn chips. I am on a continual quest to create healthy food that meets my culinary needs for flavor and texture. Being healthy should never be a loss, but always a gain. … [Read more...]
Uncivilized Peanut Butter Cookies
This recipe took several attempts. I think it was about 4, and we ate all the failures. It was worth it. I consider it my sacrifice for science. Although these cookies are probably about 6gm of carbs each, all the ingredients are very low glycemic index, and things like butter and peanut butter have "zero" glycemic load so they should not spike your blood sugar [Disclaimer: … [Read more...]