Do you know it’s been a month since I’ve posted a new recipe? That is ridiculous. You should all be leaving in droves. A food blog with no new recipes. Harumph.
Maybe that’s just because I haven’t been as inspired to cook new things as much lately with the vacation and deciding to sell our [...]
Entries Tagged as 'yogurt'
Homemade Yogurt Recipes (So You Can Eat it All the Time)
January 12th, 2010 · 17 Comments · recipes
Tags: homemade yogurt·yogurt
Kitchen Tip: Eat Plain Yogurt with Little or No Sweetener
January 12th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
It’s my constant goal to consume as little sweetener as possible, because I think that white sugar is going to wreak havoc on my health, and alternative sweeteners are very expensive and not always that much better for your health.
I can’t exactly trick myself, but here are FOUR ways to reduce the sweetener with your [...]
Tags: homemade yogurt·kid-friendly meals·sugar·sweeteners·tips·yogurt
Give Me 3 Easy Changes that Won’t Cost Too Much
December 17th, 2009 · 9 Comments · KS lifestyle
“Just give me three things I can do to make myself healthier without breaking the bank,” he said. “If it takes too much time I won’t stick with it.” My bachelor friend Joe visited for dinner a few weeks ago and gave me this challenge, and I’ve been pondering it ever since. It’s easy [...]
What is Whey? Where Can I Get It? (How to Make Yogurt Cheese)
December 2nd, 2009 · 22 Comments · frugality, recipes
If you’ve read anything from the Nourishing Traditions world about soaking your grains, you’ve seen the recommendation to use whey as an acidic medium. I prefer it for soaking my oats because I have found it least likely to impart a sour flavor to the finished oatmeal.
What is Whey?
My brother, a big weightlifter, is huge [...]
Tags: lacto-fermentation·soaked grains·soaking grains·whey·yogurt·yogurt cheese
How to Make Countertop Culture Yogurt
September 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Do It Yourself, recipes
I told you last week about the Cultures for Health room temperature incubating yogurts and how easy they are to make. This week I’ll show you the process, just in case you didn’t believe me. Then you can head over and sign up to win a starter for yourself.
Here are my supplies to rehydrate the [...]
Tags: Cultures for Health·yogurt
Review: Cultures for Health Room Temp Yogurt
September 15th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Do It Yourself, What to Buy
We go through yogurt like most families go through bread. I make almost a gallon every week, and we just love it. (See What Homemade Yogurt has Done for My Family.) It’s so packed with goodness in many ways, both gustatorially and nutritionally. (I might have made up a word there; please forgive me! I [...]
Tags: Cultures for Health·yogurt
Recipe Connection: A Healthy (and Tasty!) Version of Fruit Pizza
July 28th, 2009 · 28 Comments · Do It Yourself, Upgraded Nutrition, recipes
Every recipe I’ve ever seen for fruit pizza uses sugar cookie dough as the base. Usually they call for pre-packaged, trans-fat and white-sugar laden monstrosities. That bums me out. I really wanted to treat my family to a fruit pizza when my son was working through the Garden of the Good Shepherd Calendar and [...]
Tags: desserts·fruit pizza·healthy substitutes·whole grains·whole wheat·yogurt·yogurt cheese
