We love pancakes. 100% whole grain, light, fluffy, mild pancakes. Not heavy, dense pancakes. Get the picture? If you’ve used 100% whole wheat for your pancakes and had them to be dense and heavy, try these! Also, if you are like me and during the Summer you hate to raise the temperature INside the house, […]
Review: Sun Oven Dehydrating and Baking Set
June 3, 2012 By
Dehydrating foods is an effective and economical way to create a real food storage. You can dehydrate foods for short-term or long-term storage. Especially in the season of garden growing, Farmer’s markets, bartering and an abundance of fresh foods available, dehydrating these foods while plentiful makes good sense economically as well as practically. Dehydrated foods are […]
Easy Homemade Vanilla Extract
May 31, 2012 By
Pure vanilla extract, ahhhhh, what a rich, earthy aroma and an essential flavor in most kitchens. However, pure, good-tasting vanilla extract has become an expensive ingredient. For those of us who choose not to use imitation vanilla (which neither tastes or smells like the real thing and may contain nothing healthy), there are only a […]
Review: Daiya Non-Dairy Cheese
May 21, 2012 By
The biggest challenge for non-dairy diners is to find a tasty, melt-able completely dairy and casein-free cheese. Having tested and tasted scads of non-dairy cheeses that had the texture and taste of rubber, I was fairly skeptical about trying the Daiya non-dairy cheeses that reportedly melt like dairy cheese, while containing no casein or dairy […]
Book Review: Survival Mom
March 29, 2012 By
Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios by Lisa Bedford Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios articulately yet clearly makes the case that every mom has it in her DNA to take care of her family in preparation for whatever may come. […]
Review: Whole Wheat Bread Making
March 20, 2012 By
Whole Wheat Bread Making Book Review by Vickilynn Haycraft “Whole Wheat Bread Making” by Donna Miller of Miller’s Grain House is a delight to read. I have had the pleasure of hearing Donna Miller teach her whole wheat bread making class in person and I was drawn in by her warm, inviting and adept […]
Homemade Whole Grain Matzah
February 29, 2012 By
Homemade Whole Grain Matzah Vickilynn Parnes Yield: 20 matzah 2 cups hot water 2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil) *or good fat of choice 2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons honey – optional 4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour — more as need to make a sturdy dough *You can use sprouted flour here if desired. […]
Donvier Yogurt Cheese Maker
February 17, 2012 By
Do you love Greek yogurt and yogurt (cream) cheese? Are you seeking a healthy, homemade, inexpensive alternative to cream cheese or sour cream? Then, this handy manual yogurt cheese maker is perfect for you! Whether you make your own raw milk yogurt, or purchase yogurt with actives cultures, the Donvier Yogurt Cheese maker will perform […]
Global Sun Oven
January 31, 2012 By
Harness the free energy from the sun to bake, broil, steam, dehydrate and even more. The idea of using the sun to cook our food is not a new one, in fact, it’s ages old and successfully used with many variations. Today you can find solar cookers in all shapes, sizes, design, price ranges and […]
