Author Archives: Donna Schwenk
Chocolate Lavender Pots of Kefir Creme
Valentine’s Day has always been my favorite holiday. When I was a little girl, I thought it was incredible that there was a whole day, centered on hearts, the colors pink and red, giving flowers and people saying I love you. It just doesn’t get better than that for me. I got made fun of … Continue reading
Ron’s Kefir Onion Dip
Super bowl is coming up and we are going to some friends house to watch the game. I am always trying to think of something new to make for the game. It is mostly for my husband Ron that I get extra creative. Many think that because we eat pretty healthy, that we have always … Continue reading
Miso Pickles
Miso is a popular fermented food in Japan. It’s buttery salty texture will flavor these pickles in a wonderful way. Soy foods tend to be problematic and something that I have not done well on in the past. It affected my thyroid when it was not fermented, but once off soy my body went back … Continue reading
New Cultured Food Class
When: February 23, 2011 7:00 to 8:00 pm Where: Greenacres Market 4175 Mulberry Drive Kansas City, MO 816-746-0010 Learn to make live-cultured foods are loaded with probiotics and enzymes that can transform your life. GreenAcres Market Welcomes back Donna Schwenk to learn how simple it is to make your own kefir, kombucha, and cultured vegetables. Empower … Continue reading
The Dog That Kefir Saved
My Holli (on left) and her friend Anna. Some one of the best friends I have today are because of cultured foods. I meet people who are looking to be well and who either come to one of my classes or who find me through friends, to purchase kefir grains. Dionne is one of those … Continue reading
Probiotic Pickle Poppers
I was driving home from gymnastics in the car with my little Holli. She is really an old soul in a little body. There are times that she will cause me to think in such deep ways, that it will astonish me that she is only ten. That particular day she looked at me in … Continue reading
Detox, chickenpox, colds, flu and cultured foods
When I began eating cultured foods in 2001, I just drank a cup of kefir a day. I started to feel better, so I began drinking a little more. Than I began researching it and started making kefir with raw milk and second fermenting it. I saw even more improvements and became curious about other … Continue reading
Happy New Year Kefir Soda!
This is my favorite kefir soda. It is the mulling spices that make the taste something special. So much better for you than regular soda or holiday drinks. This has kefir cultures in it which gives your body probiotics, and consumes some of the sugar, so you get a delicious drink without tons of sugar. You … Continue reading
Chocolate Kefir Sourdough Waffles
I do recommend a piece of good-quality dark chocolate as a healthy snack . . . It is a source of polyphenols, the same type of antioxidants found in red wine, and the fat it contains is stearic acid, which doesn’t affect cholesterol levels. The latest good news for chocolate lovers comes from a … Continue reading
Kefir Peppermint Brownie Cupcakes (Gluten Free)
I went to the Nutcracker Ballet a few weeks ago. My good friend Nancy, had a daughter who was playing Clara in the production. Nancy is not only a dear friend but the editor for my book. She is so special to me for many reasons. First she is one the biggest givers I know. … Continue reading
