All five tastes–sweet, sour, bitter, umami, and yes, salty–can be found in whole foods. Let’s break it down–then let’s make an unprocessed bloody Mary and put all five tastes to good use. Continue Reading Truly Natural Flavors — and a Salt-Free Bloody Mary
Horchata has its roots in Mexico and Spain and is probably one of the original milk alternatives, and I think still one of the best. There are lots of versions, but most everyone agrees that it’s essentially rice milk with a bit of cinnamon. I’ve used almonds and coconut in my concoction, too, which gives it a full creamy flavor. Continue Reading Coconut Horchata
Just a small chunk of fresh, peeled ginger launches this smoothie into orbit. Continue Reading Purple Power Smoothie
When I go on and on about the nutritional powerhouse that is blackstrap molasses, folks usually ask me how the heck to use it. When we think of molasses in the kitchen, the occasional ginger snap cookie or pot of baked beans come to mind, but I’ve got a quick recipe that will help you make this a daily pantry staple. Continue Reading Hot Molasses
This lemon-lime sports drink is super refreshing and tastes just like my flavor of choice back when I was a kid. Only it doesn’t come in a big green can. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to mix up and how clean its ingredients list is. Continue Reading Make Your Own Lemon Lime Sports Ade
Kombucha is crisp, refreshing, bubbly, tangy and leaves you with a feeling of well-being – and when you make it yourself, it can end up tasting even better than the stuff you buy in the store. Continue Reading How To Make Kombucha
Often we buy processed foods out of convenience, thinking it would be too complicated, time-consuming or just plain impossible to make them from scratch. Well as it turns out, almond milk, a processed food I used to buy on a regular basis, is not. Continue Reading How To Make Almond Milk
Last weekend we had a few friends over to celebrate Matty’s birthday. In addition to the BBQ bonanza, I thought it would be fun to set up a “SodaStream bar.” Continue Reading The Sodastream Bar
