Tip, Trick & a Recipe: 4 Uses for Lavender That You Won’t Believe!
Lavender plants produce vast amounts of pretty and beautifully scented flowers. Not only are these purple flowers a common ingredient in bouquets and potpourri, but lavender flowers (fresh and dried!) are edible. They’ve actually been used in home kitchens since the Middle Ages. My bees love lavender so their honey has a wonderful scent and […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Coconut Butter
There are a lot of ways to use a coconut, let me tell you. I’ve written about coconut oil, coconut vinegar, coconut aminos, coconut milk, and so on and so forth! And today, we’re going to talk about coconut butter. You’re even going to get a trick, a tip, and a recipe to help you […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Turnips
Turnips are white and purple vegetables that are about 5 to 10 centimeters in diameter and are part of the vegetable leaves known as turnip greens. They are high in vitamin C but are often overlooked today in the kitchen as a vegetable that is versatile and usable. Due to their mild, slightly sweet flavor, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Bananas!
You’d have a difficult time finding a home in North America without a bunch of bananas sitting on the counter. Bananas are harvested all year long from trees, where they grow on the banana plant in clusters of 50–150 other bananas. Delicious, nutritious, and so darn versatile, all wrapped up in their own biodegradable wrapper, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: This little super food
is in season now!
One of the most nutritious berries on the block is in season right now! Yes, it’s time to sing the praises of the small but mighty blueberry with a trick, tip, and a great recipe to try out! Blueberries are one of my favorite superfoods. There is so much goodness within those deep blue or […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Ginger A-Peel
The pungent, distinctive smell of fresh ginger is worth the time it takes to grate it and use it. Ginger looks like an alien root mass and is readily available year-round in your grocer’s produce department. Choose firm roots (actually, they’re rhizomes) and skip anything wrinkly or moldy. To make sure your ginger is fresh, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The Perfect Paleo Comfort Food
What if I were to tell you that lamb was high in omega 3 fatty acids, did you know that? Lamb is naturally grass-fed and not subject to unnaturally being fed corn in feedlots the way cattle are. Pasture-fed lamb naturally contains small amounts of vaccenic acid, a precursor for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). CLA […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Don’t be a ham, try the prosciutto!
As far back as 100 BC, Romans were drying pork legs in salt to create the delicacy known as prosciutto. Not familiar with this form of pork? Well, if you enjoy bacon then I’m willing to bet you will absolutely fall in love with prosciutto. Prosciutto is a dry-cured ham that comes from Italy. The […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: What natural eye make up remover tastes great in stir fries?
I’m always touting the benefits of coconut oil (I’m never caught without a big tub of the stuff), but it’s been a while since I’ve shared a Tip, Trick, & a Recipe using this wonderful and healthful oil that comes from dried coconut kernels known as copra. Coconut oil is wonderful for cooking, yes, but […]