Spring is finally here and I'm getting excited for some lighter seasonal foods. This is a great recipe that works with any type of meat or all by itself. I usually like to pair the dish with grilled or sautéed seafood or grilled chicken marinated in curry. Whenever legumes like kidney beans are paired with grains like rice, wheat, or…
How is apple cider made? Per Wikipedia: Cider used to be a laborious process involving a trough fashioned from stone or wood and a circulating wheel to crush the apples. A large manual screw-press was used to express the juice from the pulp. Straw was commonly used to contain the pulp during pressing, later replaced by coarse cloth. The Palmer…
Bragg's apple cider vinegar is a gift in this world. Apple cider vinegar is made by fermenting crushed apples in yeast which converts the sugar to alcohol. Then bacteria is added to ferment the alcohol into acetic acid. It tends to have a web-like appearance and needs shaken before use. The web you see is the mother culture which is…
I'm placing the disclaimer first so you (hopefully) understand what I'm talking about. I had to edit this post for compliance and it now sounds ridiculous, but here we are: *The FDA doesn't allow me to say the name of the head ailment I have, so I have to use vague terminology like soreness, aches, discomfort, severe head or neck…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA approval does not mean a product is safe and has been verified as such by the FDA. The FDA does NOT perform any type of independent studies on products that are submitted for approval. They rely on the people or entity submitting the food or drug for approval to provide that information to…
We used to eat real food. Before World War II we ate virtually no processed food. We had food preservation methods like canning, freezing, dehydration, fermenting, etc, but nothing like the frankinfood we have today. Processed food came about because we needed to feed the Army, Marines, Navy, Airmen, military staff, and anyone else tasked with leaving the United States…
People get lost. It happens. Getting lost in the woods or any remote place that is unfamiliar can result in some pretty bad stuff. Being prepared for a trip into the wild is super important. Below I have compiled some information that I have gathered over the years from experience and from others. Take a look and please offer additional…
Caring for pets requires far more than I ever realized going into it. I've had a dog in my life since I was five. I have a connection with dogs. I like them far more than most people (sorry, don't take it personally). They are so loyal. So cute. So much work if you're doing everything that should be done…
Fruit salad is a great way to have your sweets and stay healthy. I hosted an essential oil class the other night and I made some food using the oils for the attendees to try. One of them was a fresh fruit salad tossed in doTERRA's Wild Orange essential oil. It turned out really good. The flavor is insane. This…
