On warm winter nights home made vegetable soup is especially enjoyable. It is a delicious and an easy way to add healthy vegetables to one’s diet. It can be enjoyed as a main meal or side dish. Adding meat broth will increase the nutrition of this meal. Chicken broth can be saved and frozen from chicken crock pot meals, to be used in this recipe. See Simple, delicious crock pot pastured chicken for an easy recipe. Continue reading
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Pressures to Vaccinate and Why Not To Listen to Your Doctor
From a young age, most of us are taught the importance of vaccinations. If we are ever confronted with facts which challenge this information, it can feel very uncomfortable. In my article posted yesterday with Vac Truth, I share some of my own feelings and challenges in very gradually changing my views from extremely pro vaccination to anti- vaccination. I also discuss some of the important real life challenges and pressures individuals face in making the vaccination decision. Continue reading
10 Reasons NOT to Vaccinate
The damages done by vaccines cannot be easily undone, if at all. It is important to do your own research before agreeing to do this medical procedure which has caused serious illness and death, since its inception. Continue reading
Home made, gluten free organic apple pie
I rarely make home made apple pie, but I am moved to do so on Thanksgiving and other special occasions. I use a recipe very close to my mother’s recipe which serves as a nice reminder of my mom, whose sweet memory I carry with me. I use less sugar than the original recipe and play with the crust, using a gluten- free crust which seems to vary a bit each year. I usually serve it warmed with home made vanilla ice cream. It is definitely a family favorite in our household. Continue reading
Delicous Real, Raw Vanilla Ice Cream
Ice cream is loved the world over for its sweetness and creamy, cool taste. Vanilla ice cream is a favorite dessert in our home. We enjoy it alone or occasionally combined with other sweets like warmed home made apple pie or gluten free brownies for an extra decadent treat. If I am in the mood for chocolate, I may add raw organic chocolate syrup to my ice cream. (Wilderness Family Naturals has a chocolate syrup with the cacao left intact.) Raw cacao is extremely high in anti-oxidants. Occasional desserts as part of a well balanced diet are acceptable and can be enjoyed on special occasions.
Ice cream made with real, nutrient dense ingredients is probably one of the healthiest sweets around. Continue reading
Simple, delicious crock pot pastured chicken and soup recipe
Coming home to the delicious aromas of food cooking in my crock pot is a treat. The added bonus is the simplicity and time saved by using my slow cooker. Plus, slow cooking is an excellent way to preserve the nutrients of foods. When food is cooked on high heat, toxins are created and food becomes less healthy. This recipe is so simple, it almost does not seem like a recipe. There are only 5 ingredients. Continue reading
Drink Your Real Milk with Your Chocolate
Chocolate can be enjoyed in moderation, especially if it is dark, organic chocolate. Washing it down with real, raw whole milk will add tremendously to its health benefits. Enjoy both without any guilt. Real milk has healing powers, along with raw cacao. To learn more click on the articles below. Continue reading
Health Benefits of Interval Training Exercise
Exercising is an important part of prevention and good health. In my guest blog today for Kelly the Kitchen Kop I share information about the tremendous health benefits of intensive interval type exercise to increase lung and heart capacity. Interval training also reduces insulin resistance and helps to lose weight. Continue reading
Spicy Pakistani Spinach Potatoes
Years ago my good friend Shane taught me how to make this dish at her home. She estimated her ingredients when she cooked, but tried to help me measure the portions. Shane is an excellent cook and I had the pleasure of enjoying many of her home cooked foods over the years. Shane’s spinach potato dish became a family favorite and many friends have enjoyed this side dish, as well. My children used to refer to the dish as Shane’s potatoes and would often request that I make it. You may adjust the ingredients and spices as desired. I tend to use more spinach and less potatoes. As many traditional recipes do, this recipe uses many healthy spices such as cumin seeds, tumeric, sea salt and crushed red pepper. Continue reading
Traditional, Gluten Free Pasta Con Broccoli
I once avoided pasta with rich cream sauces due to my misinformed fear of healthy fats. Now I embrace these foods made with traditional fats. I use the best ingredients I can find and usually serve with a fresh garden salad and baked wild salmon. Pasta is high in carbohydrates, which can convert to sugar and fat, but the fat in the cream and butter helps to balance this out. By serving with a protein like salmon, the meal becomes balanced and healthy. Try and find tomato sauce or paste in a glass jar to avoid the leaching of chemicals in cans caused by the acid of tomatoes. Continue reading