What I love about casamiento is that it combines simple, inexpensive ingredients into a meal with interesting flavors and textures. I love the way creamy red beans contrast with chewy brown rice. Continue Reading Casamiento Wraps: The Marriage of Rice and Beans
Within six months of eating a Whole-Food, Plant-Exclusive diet free of all processed food, and all sugar, oil, and salt specifically (all sugar and oil are highly processed), all of the polyps disappeared and I regained my health without drugs or surgery. Continue Reading Change Your Diet, Change Your Life (and an Overnight Muesli Recipe)
Snack time can be a toughie, I know. Especially with kids. My family loves nuts, and snack on a variety like pistachios, almonds and cashews. Bring on the veggie chips, too. Alternative chips like sweet potato, kale and seaweed are great choices to replace that bag of cheese puffs. Continue Reading Baked Sweet Potato Chips to Help Your Family Go Unprocessed
I must confess, this is the first time I’ve made chili without opening a single can. I usually reach for canned tomatoes, tomato paste – and (gasp!) canned beans if I’m in a major hurry. I can’t tell you how good it feels, and tastes, to make an utterly unprocessed version. Continue Reading Homegrown Vegetarian Chili
My grandmother used to say, “If you can boil water, you can make soup.” She never grasped the concept of soup in cans. For her, soup was what one did when the garden delivered too many tomatoes or carrots at once, or one employed the remnants from the crisper drawer after a solid cleaning. Continue Reading A Simple Lesson in Soup & Velvety Chilled Carrot and Rosemary Soup
Want to strengthen relationship through cooking? Try this pumpkin fondue recipe! Continue Reading Building Relationships… with Pumpkin Fondue
I’m so excited to share my recipe with you today! As an added bonus I’ve put together a video that walks you through the process. Continue Reading How To Make Soy Milk
Kristin Smith is the owner of SweetChip, a custom-crafted cookie company based in Lawrence, Kansas. She offered to send me a complimentary batch of her 100% Whole Grain, Unprocessed Oatmeal Maple Spice Cookies. I happily accepted, once we confirmed that they passed the Kitchen Test. Continue Reading Oatmeal Maple Spice Cookies
