Holiday Foods
Reasons to Have Fermented Foods During the Holidays
As the holiday season hits, we spend more time with friends and family. One thing I have noticed is that there is more and more talk about the health issues that so many are struggling with. Extended family whom I don’t talk with often mostly talk about how sick they are and all the medications they’re on. . .
Read MoreCultured Christmas Gifts
It’s the holidays and we’re all needing all the help we can get. One of the wonderful things about cultured probiotic foods is how fun it is to make them a part of your everyday life […]
Read MoreFermented Flavors for Thanksgiving: Recipes for a Healthier Holiday
Fermented Foods For Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a time for gathering, gratitude, and of course-delicious food! This year, I want to show you how I make my Thanksgiving feast with a few fermented recipes that bring a tangy, flavorful twist to your table while also boosting your gut health. These dishes combine the cozy, savory flavors…
Read MoreProbiotic Pumpkin Recipes
Why You Should Be Eating More Pumpkin (And Loving It!) 15 Pumpkin recipes! 🍂 Jump to the recipes! 🍂 I love, love, love pumpkin. It has many healthy qualities and a creamy consistency that makes it a wonderful treat, especially around the holiday season. I use pumpkin in multiple ways, but some of my favorite…
Read MoreCranberries Have Many Healing Powers
Cranberries are usually eaten only around the holidays. It’s really a shame we don’t eat them all year long as they are powerful foods that can work like preventative medicine. I got all emotional when I discovered all the things cranberries can do for us. […]
Read MoreProbiotic Foods For The 4th of July
✨Keeping your gut healthy 🇺🇸 If you’re new to cultured foods, then let me help you understand how epic these foods are, and especially during parties. Cultured foods are loaded with probiotics, extra vitamins, and enzymes. They help your body heal by adding billions of probiotics to your gut. They rebuild your microbiome and this…
Read MoreI Fed My Microbes on Christmas Day
We love traditions in our family. Every Christmas my mom always made a Christmas braid which was a giant concoction of cinnamon, nuts, and bread topped with a creamy frosting. I kind of changed the recipe with my family and made it from sprouted grains, and this year I decided to break with tradition and make something new. […]
Read MoreThe Power of Peppermint That Changed a Holiday
It was gloomy outside, and I was gloomy inside. I was having my own personal pity party, feeling overwhelmed, and discouraged. I decided I was going to take my daughter Christmas shopping and break the gloom that was following me around. […]
Read MoreYogurt For Christmas
Cultured Cream and yogurt I am very thankful this year for the many new cultured yogurts that have entered my life. I’ve been eating kefir for over years and never expected to have particular strains of yogurt make such a significant impact on me. Kefir has over 50 bacteria, but these new yogurts have a…
Read MoreEasy Kefir Eggnog
Admin Notice:This is the placeholder for your Snow module. Visitors will not see this. Making New Traditions Staying Healthy During the Holidays I love eggnog. It was an exciting day when we discovered how to make Easy Kefir with a little eggnog to give it festive flavors. You just put a little eggnog (get a…
Read MoreSourdough Stuffing Bread —With Fermented Cranberry Sauce
Bread that Tastes Like Stuffing Jump to the recipe “Nurture a sourdough starter and rise your bread to heights of grandeur and fall in love with sourdough bread.”Donna When I was a little girl, my mom always made her stuffing for the turkey the night before Thanksgiving. It would sit in this large glass bowl…
Read MoreGingerbread: The Healthy Holiday Treat
Food as medicine is the way that I live my life. Cultured foods are front and center, but there are many other things I turn to when we need extra help and one of the most important is ginger. […]
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