Category: Snack
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Hedgehog Mushroom Avocado Toast Recipe
Here is a tasty combination of a couple amazing recipes. Avocado toast is great. Avocado toast with mushrooms is even greater! Recently we got some wild Hedgehog Mushrooms from Forest to Fork. And the bread is from a great local bakery, Brake Bread in Minneapolis. Ingredients Guacamole 2 ripe avocados 1 clove of garlic 1…
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One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream & 4 Flavours
One of the better banana ice cream recipes out there. http://blog.thatcleanlife.com/one-ingredient-banana-ice-cream/
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Refrigerator Pickles: Learn To Pickle Cucumbers the Simple Way
After trying a couple different pickling recipes, this recipes seems to be the simplest and works well. This pickles from this recipe turned out crispy and should last up to a month. Check out how to make your own pickles at the link below: Ingredients In general you need: Cucumbers (Also try carrots, peppers, jalapenos)…
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Mint Jalapeno Green Smoothie
There were some ripe ingredients ready to be used we decided to make a smoothie. There was also some fresh mint and some jalapeno peppers that seemed like they would make an interesting flavor. So basically start out by washing and cutting the fruit and vegetables beforehand. Add the chopped veggies, fruit, and seeds, blend,…
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Banana Ice Cream
This is a great summer treat. It’s simply and easy to make too. Prerequisite: freeze bananas ahead of time. Look for the “sale” or ripe bananas at your local store and freeze them. 4 or 5 bananas makes enough for two. Basically all you do is chop up the bananas and remove the skin and…
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Coconut & Cacao Nib Cookies
I recently had a craving for cookies. I wanted a cookie that was satisfying, but also nutritious. I found this recipe and adapted it based on what I had in my kitchen. Coconut & Cacao Nib Cookies Adapted from A Sweet Spoonful. Makes 16 small cookies. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 1/4 cups oat flour…
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Simple Recipe to Make Fermented Pickles
Here is a simple recipe to make ‘refrigerator pickles’ or ‘fermented pickles’ in your kitchen. *Updated with photos Ingredients Cucumbers Green Beans Garlic Red Pepper Flakes Dill Mustard Seeds Grape leaves or horse radish leaves Brine ingredients Water (2 quarts +) Sea salt (5 Tbs per 2 Qt +) Mix brine (5 Tablespoons of sea…
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Chia Seeds: Benefits and How to Use
What are chia seeds? Chia seeds are small seeds, often dark grey, brown, tan or sometimes black in color. Chia seeds come from a plant called “Salvia hispanica”, commonly known as chia. The chia plant is a flower in the mint family and originates from Southern Mexico and Gautamala. Historically, like Spirulina, another popular ‘superfood’,…
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How to Use Spirulina in Smoothies and Cooking
*Update* Things are never as simple as they appear apparently. A recent post by Dr. Andrew Weil is critical of Spirulina and he claims it is not safe. Is Spirulina safe? No. To my mind spirulina never has been safe. I have been warning against it for years, and the finding that a neurotoxin found…
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Food Matters – Full Documentary
Anyone who eats food should check out Food Matters. There are many food and health documentaries out these days. Some food documentaries that come to mind are Food Inc. Forks Over Knives, The World According to Monsanto, The Future of Food, King Corn, Killer at Large and the list goes on. Food Matters is similar…
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How to Make Applesauce
It has become common today to go to the store and buy applesauce in a package. There is nothing wrong with this but making applesauce yourself saves on packaging, tastes better, you can add any extra ingredients and make as much as you want. It’s also cheaper especially if you have some old apples hiding…
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How to Pomegranate
Pomegranates are a great snack. They are typically in season from October to January. How to prepare a pomegranate: Start with a whole pomegranate Slice it about 1/4 to 1/2 way through and peel the pomegranate apart into two or four pieces. Hopefully the seeds are fresh and bright red. If the seeds are brown…