We all know canned food is not as good as fresh! But, there are other concerns to know about eating canned food that go past its taste and nutritional value. How about the can itself, what is it leaching into our foods that we eat daily. The FDA estimates that 17% of the American diet is made up of canned foods. Maybe this … [Read more...]
Lacto-fermented Hummus (Garbanzo Bean Dip)
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Traditional hummus makes a great healthy snack when served with some fresh veggies along side. THIS hummus is even more "nutritious" due to the lacto-fermentation process, which creates beneficial probiotics and numerous enzymes that are so important for good health. So, go ahead and serve this version at your next get … [Read more...]
Avoiding The Common Trap
Today, I felt that we needed to talk about something a little off the norm. A common trap that we all fall prey to at sometime or another, putting off things till better times. I have a friend that has shown interest in our Immune boosting lacto-fermenting classes that we hold locally, she has told me that she really … [Read more...]
Avoiding the Flu and Cold Season!
The change of Seasons is upon us. As we head indoors we get less sun and exercise, slowly the immune systems get weaker. Then cold and flu season pops up at your door. Here is what you can do to keep that immune system strong and cheat the sick season. Why is it important to keep the immune system strong? Well that is … [Read more...]
Make Lacto-fermentation Easy with our Air-lock Kit!
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The Original Veggie Fermenter™ from Cooking God's Way Using our economical air-lock system when making lacto-fermented foods has a number of benefits. Here are a few... Better tasting ferments! Air-tight seal! Reduces mold on top of ferments! (less scraping fuzz away) Releases pressure/gas naturally (no fear of jar … [Read more...]
