Cancer causing toxins in peanut butter…what next? They are more correctly called: aflatoxins. Peanuts, and certain other crops such as corn contain the highest risks of aflatoxin contamination, because they attract the molds Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Aflatoxins are the most toxic, naturally occuring carcinogens known. Yikes!
FYI–”Afla”toxin takes its name from the short hand [...]
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Manna from Heaven would be so lovely, in my opinion. We’ve had such a snow-laden winter, that the poor chickens haven’t wanted to free range much. Why bother when the ground is covered with cold, white stuff, right? Sometimes I walk through the drifting snowflakes to do my twice a day chores, and dream of [...]
Let’s talk organic!
Published by December 1st, 2009 in Cooking and Food, Health, In The News and Life. 3 CommentsOkay, the bottom line is age related problems and diseases are widely thought to be caused by two things: consuming insufficient nutrients and adding on top of that, a lifetime truckload of toxic chemicals. This alone is a huge argument for eating organic food when possible–firstly because it is chock full of nutrients, antioxidants and Omega [...]
“Bread and water can so easily be toast and tea.”–author unknown
Two years into my coffee-free lifestyle and hot teas are finally becoming *my thing*! I’m so happy about it, too. The health benefits of tea drinking are fabulous. I’ve already shared here about my favorite, ginger tea, and another one the girls and I enjoy [...]
Cream of Asparagus Soup
Published by February 23rd, 2009 in Cooking and Food and Health. 13 CommentsI’m so excited about this spur-of-the-moment recipe! Mostly because my two youngest daughters hold no fondness for steamed asparagus, but both requested seconds of this deliciously healthy soup!
Do you ever start making a meal with no ideas on what you’re actually going to end up with? I did this today at lunchtime. When staring into [...]
Healthier Gravies and Soups with Bean Flour
Published by February 19th, 2009 in Book Recommendations, Cooking and Food and Health. 11 CommentsThat lady at church, the one handing out snack sized baggies of white bean flour samples? Yeah, that’d be me. You see, I just discovered the absolute coolest (this week anyway) substitute for flour as a thickening agent! Great White Northern beans!
Country Beans by Rita Bingham, is another superb cookbook for the serious homemaker. Whether [...]
Rainstorms last night and this morning have left the outdoors a bit too muddy for me, personally, to be out there enjoying it! But it’s 60 degrees out there and the wind is whipping, sure to dry things out soon enough.
So we’re letting the hope of springtime blow in through the windows. Why not? Rains [...]
Remedies for Hormonal Headaches
Published by January 18th, 2009 in Book Recommendations, Health and Herbal Helps. 8 CommentsI’ve been getting some behind-the-scenes email queries about certain health issues. I think there is a real desire to go natural when possible, and I have to admit, even *I’ve* been somewhat surprised, and as a result, highly excited by how well all of my herbal experiments have turned out on my family and loved [...]
Herbal Helps for Coughs and Colds
Published by January 10th, 2009 in Book Recommendations, Health and Herbal Helps. 16 CommentsRubbing my hands together with glee…this is such a fascinating subject! I’ve mentioned here before what an education I’ve received from the book, 10 Essential Herbs by Lalitha Thomas. Farmer John gave me this book–FYI, to those of you who might not know, he’s my knowledgeable CSA farmer-neighbor who has, along with his sweetheart of [...]
Blender Breakfasts Using Healthy Whole Grains
Published by December 1st, 2008 in Book Recommendations, Cooking and Food and Health. 12 CommentsThis morning we had “Blender Waffles” made with uncooked long grain brown rice. How neat is that? If you’re like me, you didn’t know you could do such a thing without grinding your brown rice into rice flour first. Don’t have a grain mill? Got a tough blender? Read on.
One of my homeschool mom friends [...]
