Enjoying "God's Natural, Organic, Whole Foods, Grown Locally, In Season"
This is just a little bit different than the Chocolate-Date Milk. My kids asked me if I could make Vanilla Milk from our raw goat milk. Since we are low on dates, I tried sweetening the milk with raisins instead. And it worked! So now we have a lower-cost option for fruit sweetening. I like that. Dates can be expensive, but raisins are less so. Please choose organic raisins – otherwise you know the grapes that made them were sprayed to death on the vine.
Last night I came clean with my family and admitted to them that they’d already consumed three kefir smoothies without even knowing it! (This after all the kids declared that they really didn’t like kefir that much — kindly asking me, would I stop serving it.) Just so you know – I do not usually trick my family. But in this case, I wanted there to be absolutely no prejudices hindering their reactions. I’m okay with my treachery, because since then, everyone has told me that they really like kefir served this way.
We are really enjoying kefir! I love it! It brings back many memories for me that reminisce on the Middle Eastern flavors that were part of my growing up. Its fresh and a little sour taste reminds me of plain yogurt, which is a staple in ME cooking. A side benefit (that I didn’t expect) of having cultured foods around — foods that satisfy me and replace my cravings for sweeteners. Kefir fits the bill!
Back in May, I began making Kombucha, under the tutelage of a good friend. Update: Someone suggested that honey, being anti-microbial, would kill the scoby. I haven’t seen that happen myself, and further reading has suggested that honey can work as a sweetener for lacto-ferments because it is diluted and because it was traditionally used [...]
As I wrote at my Such Treasures blog, I’ve been keeping a juice fast since Sunday evening. I am following the guidelines in Don Colbert, M.D.’s book, Toxic Relief. My purpose for fasting has been to improve how my body handles seasonal allergies. I also wouldn’t mind losing about 10 pounds. At first I thought [...]
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