Fermented Sweet Tea- Kombucha!

by Cara | Jun 3, 2010 | Dairy-Free, Do it yourself and save, GAPS Recipes, Lactofermented foods

Kombucha- also known as SCOBY, Mother, Baby, Mushroom, Tea Beast- it all is on the weird side of traditional foods, but is interesting nonetheless! I finally made my first kombucha last month.  I followed Briana’s directions of making a strong tea, adding sugar...

Homemade Playsilks Made With Food Dye

by Cara | Apr 19, 2010 | Do it yourself and save

Making play silks at home is a fun easy project- it’s easy to make beautiful colors of silk to give as gifts and let your children’s imaginations run wild.   The silks are ordered online, and then the dye is just Wilton’s cake dye. Our family...

Making Nourishing Traditions Style Chicken Stock

by Cara | Jan 22, 2010 | Do it yourself and save, GAPS Diet, Main Dish

    Chicken stock is said to have many health benefits, including being full of calcium (I tried explaining this to the pediatrician a few months back… didn’t go well. I sometimes forget that not everyone is as excited about real foods as I am)...

Homemade Beef Sausage from Nourishing Traditions

by Cara | Jan 9, 2010 | breakfast, Do it yourself and save, GAPS Diet

We eat breakfast-for-dinner pretty often.  I finally tried making beef sausage because it was a breakfast-kind-of-night and I had some beef thawed in the fridge.  I used 2 lbs of beef at first and the recipe on page 364 of Nourishing Traditions for Spicy Lamb Sausage,...

Homemade Vaposteam Humidifier additive

by Cara | Nov 9, 2009 | Do it yourself and save, natural health

I just remembered to refill the humidifier that I keep in my little one’s bedroom last week when she had a stuffy nose. We all had stuffy noses, including my little baby, this past winter. After spending something like $7 on a bottle of Vicks Vaposteam to add to...

Spinach Artichoke Parmesan Dip

by Cara | Oct 14, 2009 | condiments, Do it yourself and save, GAPS Diet, GAPS Recipes, keto recipes, snacks

    Garlic-Spinach Artichoke Dip 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2 cups fresh spinach 2 cloves garlic Puree in food processor ½ cup artichoke hearts Pulse to chop 2 cups Parmesan, grated Mix in the cheese and enjoy! Keep covered in the refrigerator if you have leftovers....