Tag: healthy

  • Cashew Pulp Crackers {gluten-free}

    Cashew Pulp Crackers {gluten-free}

    I hate to throw anything useful away, and every time I make nut milk, I always think there must be something that could be made with the pulp that’s leftover, besides just drying it out and saving it as flour. As luck would have it, I recently came across a recipe for Rosemary Raisin Almond…

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  • Old-Fashioned Stew

    Old-Fashioned Stew

    The cooler days and scent of fall in the air has me craving warm, comforting dishes, like stew.  I was curious about the origins of what we think of as “stew”, as I’m sure this differs from place to place and family to family.  While researching the origins of the usual ingredients of stews, typically…

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  • Coconut Milk

    Coconut Milk

    Coconut milk is one of the easiest milks to make, is very inexpensive, and best of all, tastes like the tropics.  The coconut meat does not have to be soaked overnight, so making coconut milk doesn’t take as much planning as the other nut milks, which is nice if you’ve forgotten you need milk.  

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  • Coconut Almond Granola {gluten-free, refined sugar-free}

    Coconut Almond Granola {gluten-free, refined sugar-free}

    Just now while I was washing the dishes, dancing around with Emmy to “Surrender” by Electric Light Orchestra, I remembered reading recently that nuts and seeds, like almonds and pumpkin seeds, are good to eat when exercising. So I thought this would be a great time to whip up a batch of this nutty, crunchy…

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  • Almond Milk

    Almond Milk

    I thought it fitting that the first recipe on this blog should be for almond milk.  It’s easy to make, and is so delicious, with its hint of marzipan and natural sweetness.  Almond milk is excellent on cereal, can replace dairy milk in most recipes, and will make an acceptable latte. I like raw, organic…

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