Looking for a way to use up your summer harvest of tomatoes? The following Tuscan Tomato Skillet recipe from our friends at Cooking Guru is a simple and delicious preparation for brunch bursting with the fresh flavors of summer. Easily adapted for…
Homemade Nutrient-Dense Mineral Broth
Homemade mineral broth has more body and is more nutrient-dense than traditional store-bought vegetable broths because of the addition of some or all of the following Booster Foods: kombu, nutritional yeast, flaxseeds, and miso. Make your own Mineral Broth at home…
How to Make Perfect Dairy-Free Whipped Cream
Here’s how to make the perfect traditional or dairy-free whipped cream: Traditional Whipped Cream 1. Choose your tools and favorite recipe. Nested whisks Hand mixer Mason jar 2. Chill EVERYTHING (bowls, tools, heavy cream or coconut milk, etc.). 3. Combine…
5 Healthy Sugar Substitutes: A Handy Guide to Keep in Your Kitchen
It’s no secret that refined sugar and artificial sweeteners pose major health risks. To take the holistic route, use concentrated sweeteners sparingly so that blood sugar levels can remain stable. For daily sweet treats, choose fresh, seasonal fruit. For baking…
Orange-Scented Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding
Fresh vanilla bean rice pudding with orange zest is a warm, comforting and vegan version of a traditional comfort food. Orange-Scented Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding Yield: about eight ½ cup servings Ingredients 2 cups water ½ vanilla bean 1 cinnamon…
The 7 Stages of a Banana Ripening from Green to Brown
Banana ripening is a science. Getting a banana to the perfect yellow color at just the right time is an art. Equal Exchange Bananas come from small farms in South America. Hundreds of farmers are organized into cooperatives. Unlike conventional…
An Organic Smoothie Recipe That’s Packed with Antioxidants
Looking for an organic smoothie recipe to start your day? You’ll love this nutrient-packed combination. Antioxidant Berry Blast Organic Smoothie Recipe Ingredients 1/4 c. Whole Milk Yogurt 1/4 c. Coconut Milk 2 Tbs. Chia Seeds Spoonful of Raw Coconut Oil…
Silvopasture Takes Organic Farming to a New Level
In Nature, everything supports and feeds off of one another. There is no waste, only relationships. It’s a system, an endless web of life and connections. Organic farms know the strength of this system and actively cultivate it, by inviting…
Easy Vegan and Plant-Based Recipes for Everyone
One of the most powerful transformations in the world of diets has occurred for the term Vegan. In its early days in the 1980’s when I learned about it, Vegan often meant overcooked carrots with a cold tofu salad. Today…